The document discusses strategies to improve mathematics and science education in K-12 schools. It outlines several initiatives, including developing instructional leadership teams, implementing instructional rounds to share best practices, and expanding extracurricular programs in STEM fields. It also notes that most school leaders do not see math and science education as a serious problem, and evaluates some strategies as only pilot programs rather than robust, research-backed approaches.

1. January 14, 2009

4. High Quality Materials Research and Evaluation Timely Assessment Data In-School Supports Teacher Capacity Instructional Excellence Research and Evaluation Research and Evaluation

7. Is the strategy robust? Red : no strategy, inadequate strategy Yellow : pilot, experimental, hard-to-scale, incomplete, little evaluation data Green : robust, evaluation data support

8. Mathematics K-12 Strategy Alignment Red : no strategy, inadequate strategy Yellow : pilot, experimental, hard-to-scale, incomplete, little evaluation data Green : robust, evaluation data support

9. Science K-12 Strategy Alignment Red : no strategy, inadequate strategy Yellow : pilot, experimental, hard-to-scale, incomplete, little evaluation data Green : robust, evaluation data support

11. “ Despite forceful calls from business leaders and policymakers to upgrade math and science education, most superintendents (59%) and principals (66%) say this is not a serious problem in their local schools.”

12. Knowledge/Advice Networks Language Arts Network Mathematics Network Jim Spillane teachers specialists principal/assistant principal teacher leaders

18. New STEM-focused Schools 5 new technology magnet cluster schools, fall 2008 1 engineering school (Miles Davis, K-8), fall 2008 DeVry Advantage Academy, grades 11-12 Lindblom HS UIC College Prep HS Rowe-Clark HS