High Quality

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RSIs in Texas
High Quality Math and Science for All Students
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• Texas RSI
• 58 districts serving 49,700 students
• 59 economically disadvantaged
• 14 African American
• 38 Hispanic

• South Texas RSI
• 30 districts serving 41,400 students
• 71 economically disadvantaged
• 77 Hispanic

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Action Plan
LEARN
SHARE
District Leadership Teams
Parents/Community
Administrators
Counselors
Teacher Partners
IMPLEMENT
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Task
Think ahead to May 2005. Visualize your
students. Write descriptors of the skills,
knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs you want your
students to have.
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Mission
High quality math and science education for all
students in participating districts that results
in

• Increased understanding of math and science by
  all stakeholders
• Increased student performance in all subgroups
• Increased participation in advanced math and
  science classes by all subgroups
• Closing of the performance and participation gaps
  between all subgroups

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Proficiency in Math and Science
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Proficiency in Math and Science

• Understanding

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• Computing

• Applying

• Reasoning

• Engaging

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Task
Discuss your May 2005 student descriptors with
your group. Work together to develop a shared
vision of students skills, knowledge, attitudes,
and beliefs.
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High Quality Math and Science for ALL Students

• Base decisions and actions on data
• High performance by all students
• Emphasis on assets and not deficits
• Insistence that all students learn

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Instruction for All
5E Model

• Engage
• Explore
• Explain
• Elaborate
• Evaluate

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Instruction for All
Problem Solving

• Choosing the task
• Creating the climate

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Assessment for All

• Identifying what students know
• Using information to improve instruction

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RSI Successes and Lessons Learned
Teachers knowledge and understanding of
standards directly impact student performance.
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RSI Successes and Lessons Learned
Teachers are more effective in implementing new
instructional strategies if they have experienced
them as students.
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RSI Successes and Lessons Learned
Teachers implement technology when they are
confident in their own abilities to use it.
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RSI Successes and Lessons Learned
Teachers are empowered when they work
collaboratively.
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RSI Successes and Lessons Learned
Teachers find innovative ways to impact student
learning.
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Task
Using your groups shared vision, choose the
three most important student descriptors. What
actions are needed to make those descriptors a
reality? Who needs to be involved?
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None of us is as smart as all of us.
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You make a difference.