MSP Learning Network Conference 2008

Poster Hall 2008: Claims-Based Abstracts

Reflections
Mark St. John

Reflections
Nancy Shapiro

Title	Presenters	Projects
Assessing the Emergence of Partnership	Jim Minstrell	North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership (NCOSP)
Attributes of Professional Learning Communities that Support Meaningful Discourse About Learning and Teaching	Marilyn Carlson , Nora Ramirez	Project Pathways
Beginning Mathematics and Science Teachers: A New Study of Their Subject-Specific Needs and Induction	Ted Britton , Ralph Putnum	MSP RETA - Research on Teacher Induction
Beyond Stipends and Release Time: Providing Incentives to STEM Faculty	Xiaodong Zhang , Joseph McInerney	Effect of STEM Faculty Engagement in MSP: A Longitudinal Perspective
Breaking the disciplinary barriers: A concept-centered approach to the teaching of biotechnology	Edwin Vázquez , Noel Motta	Puerto Rico MSP
Building and Maintaining Strong K-16 Partnerships Across State, Regional and Local Levels	Sheila Jones , Nancy Vandergrift	Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics (PRISM)
Changing Undergraduate Chemistry Instruction Through Discovery Learning: A Look at Student Performance and Attitudes	Joy Frechtling	Vertically Integrate Partnership
A Comprehensive Professional Development Program to Prepare Effective Teacher Leaders in Science	Carolyn Church Landel	North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership
Contextualized Content Courses: Lessons Learned and Implications	Joan Karp , Hannah Sevian , Marilyn Decker , Christos Zahopoulos , Bob Chen , Arthur Eisenkraft	Boston Science Partnership
Creating a Sustainable Professional Network of K-16 Science Faculty	David May	Vertically Integrated Partnerships K-16 (VIP K-16)
Curriculum Development as a Mechanism for Changing Science Faculty Knowledge and Beliefs About Teaching and Learning	Deborah Donovan	North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership
Deepening Mathematics Understanding of Middle School Teachers	Rachel D. Cochran	Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership (GBMP)
Deep Experience of Mathematics: Impact on Teachers	Gail Burrill , Al Cuoco , Jim Lewis , William McCallum , Glenn Stevens	Park City Mathematics Institute , Focus on Mathematics , Math in the Middle , Arizona Teacher Institute
Designing a Cost-Effective Field Trial for an Intervention in a Messy System With Multiple, Interacting Variables	Pamela Mills , Faith Muirhead , Jeanne Weiler , Madeleine Long , William Sweeney	MSPinNYC
Do Highly Science Qualified Teachers Provide High Quality Science Instruction? Evidence from the Boston Science Partnership	Abigail Jurist Levy	Boston Science Partnership
The Effectiveness of Professional Development on Teacher Best Practices and Student Learning: Conflicting Results From Multimethod/Multisource Data Sets	Kathleen Bocian , Rosalie Torres , Michael J. Bryant , Cathy Miller , Kimberly Hammond , Michael Rettig , Richard Cardullo	Mathematical ACTS
Evaluating the Effects of Intervention on Teacher Learning in an Online Heat and Temperature Course.	Roxane Johnson	Fulcrum Institute for Leadership in Science Education
Examining Teacher Content Knowledge in the Context of Science Notebooks	Carole G. Basile , Doris Kimbrough	Rocky Mountain Middle School Math and Science Partnership (RM-MSMSP)
Great Expectations: Mining State Level Data for Baseline Comparisons to Augment Randomized Experimental Designs	Michael J. Bryant , Kimberly A. Hammond	Mathematical ACTS
Growth in Teachers' Mathematics Content Knowledge for Teaching	Dave Weaver , Thomas Dick	Oregon Mathematics Leadership Institute Partnership (OMLI)
The Impact of the Lead-Teacher Professional Learning Community Within the Rice University Mathematics Leadership Institute (MLI)	Jacqueline Sack , Ngozi Kamau , John Polking , Anne Papakonstantinou	The Rice University Mathematics Leadership Institute
The Impact on Mathematics Teaching Environments Through Establishing, Developing, and Maintaining Professional Learning Communities	David Pagni , Dianne DeMille	Teachers Assisting Students to Excel in Learning Mathematics (TASEL-M)
Implementation Fidelity of Professional Development and Student Achievement Outcomes	Dave Weaver , Thomas Dick	Oregon Mathematics Leadership Institute Partnership (OMLI)
The Importance of Teacher Content Knowledge for Student Learning	P. Sean Smith	ATLAST: Assessing Teacher Learning About Science Teaching
Improving the Infrastructure for K-12 Mathematics	Ben Sayler , June Apaza , Maggie Austin , James Ghents	Project PRIME
The Influence of Policy Inducements and Embedded Relations on the Formation and Operations of Partnerships	Gordon Kingsley	GA Tech - RETA
Inquiry-Based Mathematics Instruction at the University Level	Rachel Cochran , Bernadette Mullins , John Mayer , Tommy Smith	Greater Birmingham Mathematics Partnership (GBMP)
Is Your Partnership Effective?: An Analysis of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District Math and Science Partnership	Christopher L. Broughton, Ph.D. , Bill Badders, M.A.	Cleveland Metropolitan School District NSF/MSP
K-5 Virginia Mathematics Specialist Project: A Preliminary Report	Joy Whitenack , Aimee Ellington , Bill Haver	Preparing Virginia's Mathematics Specialists
Measuring and Modeling Cultural Change in Higher Education	Matthew Tadashi Hora	SCALE
Moving Knowledge Forward by Strengthening the Evidence in Empirical Research	Daniel Heck , Iris Weiss , Barbara Miller	MSP Knowledge Management and Dissemination
P-5 Mathematics Endorsement: Impact and Lessons Learned	Linda Gilbert , Kathy Miller	Georgia Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics (PRISM)
PD3: Opening Classroom Doors as a Vehicle for Change	Nicole Bannister , Gail Burrill , Alex White , Kathe Kanim	Park City Math Institute PCMI and Districts Partner to Design Professional Development
PRISM: Changing Pedagogy of STEM Faculty	Ronald J. Henry	PRISM
Professional Learning Communities (PLC) for Mathematics Education in Middle Schools	James P. Spillane , Ruth Heaton , Jim Lewis , Walt Stroup	The Distributed Leadership for Middle School Mathematics RETA Project , Math in the Middle Institute Partnership
Promoting Rigorous Outcomes in Mathematics and Science Education: Connecting Curriculum Sensitive Assessment With Teacher Professional Development and Student Learning Outcomes	William H. Schmidt	Promoting Rigorous Outcomes in Mathematics and Science Education (PROM/SE)
Revitalizing Algebra: Unstructuring Tasks	Diane Resek , Jessica Quindel	REAL
The Role of a Science Partnership in the Development of Building-Based Professional Learning Communities	George Nelson	North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership
School Based Partnerships: Using Social Network Analysis to Measure Progress Towards Distributed Leadership	Carl E. Hanssen , DeAnn Huinker	Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership
STEM Teacher Learning Communities: International Examples and Issues	Ted Britton , Ralph Putnam , Kathleen Fulton	MSP RETA - Research on Teacher Induction
Student Achievement and the Appalachian Math and Science Part.	Eugenia F. Toma	Appalachian Math and Science Partnership
Supporting Improvements in the Teaching of Precalculus Level Mathematics	Marilyn Carlson , Kay McClain	Project Pathways
Umbrella Partnerships: How the MSP Investment Can Build Enduring Capacity for the Ongoing Improvement of Math and Science Education	Kasi Allen Fuller , Mark St. John	Appalachian Mathematics Science Partnership
Using P-16 Professional Learning Communities to Facilitate Partnerships and Improve Teaching and Learning	Judy Monsaas , Sabrina Hessinger	PRISM
VMP's Loosely Coupled/Tightly Coupled Model for Site Planning and Implementation	Doug Harris , Stephanie Ratmeyer	Vermont Mathematics Partnership
What does a math course buy you?	Steven Kramer	Math Science Partnership of Greater Philadelphia
What Do We Know About Deepening Mathematics/Science Teacher Knowledge and How Well Do We Know It?	Iris Weiss , Joan Pasley , Daniel Heck	MSP Knowledge Management and Dissemination
What Do We Know About Teacher Leaders' Practice and How Well Do We Know It?	Barbara Miller , Neil Schiavo	MSP Knowledge Management and Dissemination Project

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