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Jaciw, Andrew P.; Nguyen, Thanh; Lin, Li; Zacamy, Jenna L.; Kwong, Connie; Lau, Sze-Shun – Grantee Submission, 2020
Science education has experienced a significant transition over the last decade, catalyzed by a re-envisioning of what students should know and be able to do in science. That re-envisioning culminated in the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in 2013. The new standards set off a chain reaction of standards adoption and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Science Instruction, Science Achievement, Elementary School Teachers
Cantrell, Steven; Fullerton, Jon; Kane, Thomas J.; Staiger, Douglas O. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) assesses teaching practice based on videos and essays submitted by teachers. We compared the performance of classrooms of elementary students in Los Angeles randomly assigned to NBPTS applicants and to comparison teachers. We used information on whether each applicant achieved…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, National Standards, Teacher Certification, Teaching Methods