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The national economy is in need of more engineers and skilled workers in science, technology, and... more The national economy is in need of more engineers and skilled workers in science, technology, and mathematics (STEM) fields who also possess competencies in critical-thinking, communication, and collaboration – also known as 21st century skills. In response to this need, educational organizations across the country are implementing innovative STEM education programs designed in part to increase student attitudes toward STEM subjects and careers. This paper describes how a team of researchers at The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University developed the Upper Elementary School and Middle/High School Student Attitudes toward STEM (S-STEM) Surveys to measure those attitudes. The surveys each consist of four, validated constructs which use Likert-scale items to measure student attitudes toward science, mathematics, engineering and technology, 21st century skills. The surveys also contain a comprehensive section measuring student interest in STEM car...
Distance Education, 2010
Eight teams of elementary and middle school teachers developed pilot online courses for the North... more Eight teams of elementary and middle school teachers developed pilot online courses for the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) in the USA. A qualitative case study with focus groups and a follow‐up survey helped to identify common needs of these non‐traditional course designers during course development efforts. Findings suggest virtual schools can better support non‐traditional course designers by providing leadership components such as technical expertise, regular feedback, and clear expectations, ...
iste.org
... edu Brenda McCombs and Amy Archer Kannapolis City Schools mccombsb@ kannapolis.k12.nc.us Jaso... more ... edu Brenda McCombs and Amy Archer Kannapolis City Schools mccombsb@ kannapolis.k12.nc.us Jason Osborne, Kim Cohen, Latricia Townsend and Megan Townsend North Carolina State University I. INTRODUCTION The ...
Executive Summary The Consortium for Educational Research and Evaluation–North Carolina is evalua... more Executive Summary The Consortium for Educational Research and Evaluation–North Carolina is evaluating North Carolina's use of Race to the Top (RttT) funds to develop a North Carolina Teacher Corps (NCTC) and to expand the presence of Teach for America (TFA) in the state. The evaluation's goals are to assess the extent to which these programs contribute to an increase in the presence of effective teachers in high-need schools and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) targeted in the RttT proposal. This first report presents ...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Implementation of the IMPACT Model has been an ongoing effort by NC DPI since 2... more EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Implementation of the IMPACT Model has been an ongoing effort by NC DPI since 2003, when the first of four cohorts received funding. Since that time, a total of 43 Title I (low income) schools, clustered in four cohorts, have received funding to implement the IMPACT Model. To date, all four IMPACT cohorts have been funded through the federal Enhancing Education through Technology (EETT, Title IID) program. In September of 2009, 31 schools originally participating in the IMPACT II, III or IV cohorts ...
The national economy is in need of more engineers and skilled workers in science, technology, and... more The national economy is in need of more engineers and skilled workers in science, technology, and mathematics (STEM) fields who also possess competencies in critical-thinking, communication, and collaboration – also known as 21st century skills. In response to this need, educational organizations across the country are implementing innovative STEM education programs designed in part to increase student attitudes toward STEM subjects and careers. This paper describes how a team of researchers at The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University developed the Upper Elementary School and Middle/High School Student Attitudes toward STEM (S-STEM) Surveys to measure those attitudes. The surveys each consist of four, validated constructs which use Likert-scale items to measure student attitudes toward science, mathematics, engineering and technology, 21st century skills. The surveys also contain a comprehensive section measuring student interest in STEM car...
Distance Education, 2010
Eight teams of elementary and middle school teachers developed pilot online courses for the North... more Eight teams of elementary and middle school teachers developed pilot online courses for the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) in the USA. A qualitative case study with focus groups and a follow‐up survey helped to identify common needs of these non‐traditional course designers during course development efforts. Findings suggest virtual schools can better support non‐traditional course designers by providing leadership components such as technical expertise, regular feedback, and clear expectations, ...
iste.org
... edu Brenda McCombs and Amy Archer Kannapolis City Schools mccombsb@ kannapolis.k12.nc.us Jaso... more ... edu Brenda McCombs and Amy Archer Kannapolis City Schools mccombsb@ kannapolis.k12.nc.us Jason Osborne, Kim Cohen, Latricia Townsend and Megan Townsend North Carolina State University I. INTRODUCTION The ...
Executive Summary The Consortium for Educational Research and Evaluation–North Carolina is evalua... more Executive Summary The Consortium for Educational Research and Evaluation–North Carolina is evaluating North Carolina's use of Race to the Top (RttT) funds to develop a North Carolina Teacher Corps (NCTC) and to expand the presence of Teach for America (TFA) in the state. The evaluation's goals are to assess the extent to which these programs contribute to an increase in the presence of effective teachers in high-need schools and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) targeted in the RttT proposal. This first report presents ...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Implementation of the IMPACT Model has been an ongoing effort by NC DPI since 2... more EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Implementation of the IMPACT Model has been an ongoing effort by NC DPI since 2003, when the first of four cohorts received funding. Since that time, a total of 43 Title I (low income) schools, clustered in four cohorts, have received funding to implement the IMPACT Model. To date, all four IMPACT cohorts have been funded through the federal Enhancing Education through Technology (EETT, Title IID) program. In September of 2009, 31 schools originally participating in the IMPACT II, III or IV cohorts ...