Improving Ohio’s Mathematics & Science Infrastructure

Teaching, Teacher Education, and Student Achievement

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Educational Attainment

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Where Ohio Stands Today

Graduate High School

Continue to College

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000, Postsecondary Education Opportunity

DEFICITS:

Some College:

361,954

Bachelor’s Degree:

245,053

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Ohio Hasn’t Made Up Ground

Percent of population with a bachelor’s degree

1990

1. Connecticut 27.2% 2. Massachusetts 27.2% 3. Colorado 27.0% 4. New Jersey 24.8% 5. Virginia 24.5%…

39. OHIO 17.0%

40. Iowa 16.9%41. South Carolina 16.6%42. Louisiana 16.1%43. Tennessee 15.9%44. Alabama 15.6%45. Indiana 15.6%46. Nevada 15.3%47. Mississippi 14.8%48. Kentucky 13.6%49. Arkansas 13.4%50. West Virginia 12.3% 20

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1. Massachusetts 33.2% 2. Colorado 32.7% 3. Maryland 31.4% 4. Connecticut 31.4% 5. New Jersey 29.8%…

39. OHIO 21.1%

40. South Carolina 20.4%41. Oklahoma 20.3%42. Tennessee 19.6%43. Indiana 19.4%44. Alabama 19.0%45. Louisiana 18.7%46. Nevada 18.2%47. Kentucky 17.1%48. Mississippi 16.9%49. Arkansas 16.7%50. West Virginia 14.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 1990 Census, 2000 Census

IMPROVEMENT, BUT . . .

Ohio Hasn’t Made Up Ground

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CONFIRMING THE CONNECTION

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Compared to the national average, per capita income has paralleled the percent of population with a bachelor’s degree.

Bachelor’sDegree Attainment

AssociateDegree Attainment

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Sources of Economic Success

IT’S A DIFFERENT ECONOMIC GAME . . .

The Knowledge Economy

#1: SOURCES OF ECONOMIC SUCCESS

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TRADITIONAL ECONOMY

Land, energy &natural resources

Physical location

Fixed capital & infrastructure

KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

Skilled, knowledge workers

Global communication& transportation

Research & knowledgegeneration

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Ohio’s Estimated Annual Supply of Teachers

Physics 16 Mathematics 239

Earth Science 37

Chemistry 30

Biology 141

General Science 54

Biology/Gen. Sci. 120

Biology/Physics/Gen Sci. 46

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Ohio Resource Center

On-line best practices in mathematics, science and reading

New technology for curriculum and instruction

Centers of Excellence outreach

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Mathematics and Science Centers of Excellence

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Centers of Excellence Goals Recruit and retain increasing numbers of

mathematics and science teachers Improve in-service and pre-service teacher

education Enhance the capacity of under-performing

districts to improve student achievement Strengthen K-16 communication,

coordination, and collaboration Collaborate with Ohio Resource Center

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Northeast University Center of Excellence Higher Education Partners

University of Akron Kent State University Cleveland State University Cuyahoga Community College

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Northeast University Center of Excellence K-12 Partners

Akron City Schools Aurora Public Schools Canton City Schools Kent Public Schools Parma City Schools Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools Streetsboro City Schools

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Northeast University Center of Excellence Highlights

Faculty positions (4) Inquiry-based professional development for K-16

faculty Inquiry-based math/science courses for teachers ORC on-line tutorials for improving 6-16

teaching Transition model for community college students

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Mathematics and Science Evaluation and Assessment Center

Evaluate University Centers of Excellence Assist K-16 institutions with evaluating

mathematics and science programs and curricula

Develop TIMSS-like, K-16, mathematics and science assessment tools

Conduct mathematics and science evaluation and assessment research

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Ohio Teaching and Learning Initiative

Building on arts, science, and education collaborations—campus and statewide

Innovative models for enhancing teacher qualityo K-16 University Council for Teacher Educationo Moving from teaching to learningo Innovative use of technology in teaching and

learning

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OBR Teaching Fellows in Mathematics and Science

Faculty teams-mathematics, science, and education

Link to Title II reporting (supplementing technical assistance)

Peer-to-peer assistance to campuses Identifying and disseminating best practices Targeting mathematics and science program

improvement

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Articulation between Two- and Four-Year Campuses for Teacher Education

Expanding the teacher education pipeline (high-need areas, hard to staff schools)

Natural role for two-year campuses, particularly in arts/science (community college, technical college, regional campus)

Regionally based collaborations: campus-to-campus agreements

Assessing impact—how do students move between campuses?

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CatalystOHIO Grant (PT3)

Preparing teachers to use technology for effective learning

o Building on ISTE technology standards for teachers and Ohio’s K-12 student standards

o Developing modules• Skill modules• Integration modules

o Professional development and assessment

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Ohio Partnership for Accountability:The Impact of Teacher Education

Consortium of:o 51 teacher preparation institutionso Ohio Board of Regentso Ohio Department of Education 5-year empirical study of the components of

teacher education that have the greatest impact on students’ performance

Interest and funding