1. Research and Evaluation Team Lines of Work Andy Porter, Director Building a Partnership – Susan Millar District Case Studies – William Clune Targeted Studies – Bruce King Indicator System – Norman Webb Case Studies of Institutions of Higher Education – Susan Millar

2. Middle School Science Immersion Implementation Grade 6 Plate Tectonics Eric Osthoff

3. SCALE Goal 2 Develop and implement immersion stem learning experiences to ensure that every student in our partner districts experiences the process of engagement in an extended (e.g., four-week) scientific investigation at least once a year

4. Data Collection Observation of the professional development summer institutes and follow-up professional development Pre-test/post-test results on teacher content knowledge Pre-test/post-test on content of classroom instruction Observations of classroom implementation Two group quasi-experiment on student achievement  Gains on district period assessment  Student work samples of challenging tasks  State reading and mathematics assessments as baseline controls ●School and districts supports for and barriers to immersion teaching and learning

5. Table 1. Summary of Grade 6 LAUSD teacher participation in immersion institutes and SCALE Study of Middle School Immersion in LAUSD Number of teachers completing Summer 2006 Grade 6 immersion institutes61 Number of institute participants completing background survey57 Number of participants completing pre-implementation instructional content survey 60 Number of participants completing content knowledge pre- and post-test57 Number of participants agreeing to complete post-implementation content survey 54 Number of participants agreeing to provide student work samples, be observed, and participate in post-implementation interview 44 Number of participants observed to date (2-3 classes each)13 Number of participants with observations scheduled17

6. Teacher Content Knowledge Teacher content knowledge went from 58% correct to 65% correct for a.57 effect size, which was statistically significant at.05 Teachers with two or less years of experience had the biggest gains

7. From observations conducted thus far, 9 or 11 teachers observed are implementing the unit with integrity (two are not)