Many educational initiatives are funded for only a couple of years. The California NGSS Early Implementers Initiative spanned an extraordinary six years, during which eight school districts worked toward districtwide implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which call for teachers to transform their instructional practice. This 12th report in our evaluation series for policymakers, school and district administrators, and professional learning specialists describes the Initiative's scale-up in its later years to reach all K-8 science teachers. Specifically, the report addresses the following questions:
In contrast to focusing in Years 1-4 on developing Teacher Leaders, what strategies did districts use in Years 5-6 to reach all other K-8 teachers of science (called "expansion teachers" in this report)?
What impacts has the Initiative had on expansion teachers?
Which professional learning strategies have been most and least effective for influencing the practice of expansion teachers?
What special attention was paid to providing administrators with professional learning to prompt their support of NGSS implementation?
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- North America / United States (Western) / California / Sacramento County (Galt Joint Union Elementary School District)
- North America / United States (Western) / California / San Joaquin County / Tracy (Tracy Unified School District)
- North America / United States (Western) / California / Fresno County (Kings Canyon Unified School District)
- North America / United States (Western) / California (Coachella Valley) / Palm Springs (Palm Springs Unified School District)
- North America / United States (Western) / California / San Diego County (Vista Unified School District)
- North America / United States (Western) / California / San Diego County (Lakeside Union School District)
- North America / United States (Western) / California / San Diego County / San Diego (San Diego Unified School District)
- North America / United States (Western) / California / Alameda County / Oakland (Oakland Unified School District)