LASER Program Evaluation
Washington State LASER continues to work with RMC Research Corporation in Portland, Oregon to evaluate our program. Below are reports outlining their research findings
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Washington State LASER conducted a 5 day Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Leadership Institute in June 2012. The event was designed to prepare schools, districts, and regional leadership teams to develop their own common vision of STEM education. The 82 participants were give pre/post surveys. The results are reported here. |
March 15, 2013 |
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Summary of Survey Data for STEM Principals and Teacher Leaders | Washington State LASER (LASER), the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) presented a professional development retreat for principals interested in improving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teaching and learning in their schools. |
October 16, 2012 |
End of Year 1 Report for the Paul G. Allen Foundation TRUST Grant. The Grant provided time and leadership resources to facilitate school-wide conversations in two schools in order to develop shared goals for effective science teaching practices. |
April 19, 2012 |
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Washington State LASER planned and facilitated this STEM Leadership Retreat for building principals. |
November 22, 2011 |
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This reports summarizes the results of the pre- and post-surveys administered to the participants of the Science Partnership Academy in October 2010 and April 2011. |
September 21, 2011 |
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The Washington State LASER Science Partnership Academy has brought together science leaders representing all regions of Washington State for the last two years. These leaders, Alliance Directors, ESD Science Coordinators, and representatives from Higher Ed, Washington State MESA, WSTA, and local school districts, have met for a total of 15 days, using the Washington State Logic Model for Professional Development as a cornerstone for more clearly defining what teachers need to know and be able to do in order to support student learning and the application of science. |
September 12, 2011 |
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This report evaluates the BSCS National Academy for Curriculum Leadership (NACL), a three-year professional development program for secondary science leadership teams. NACL is based on the core belief that when inquiry-oriented, standards-based instructional materials are implemented in conjunction with an ongoing professional development program designed to transform teachers' thinking and promote collaboration, the combination can contribute to building both a professional learning community in schools and improving student achievement. |
August 2011 |
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RMC, the outside evaluator for Washington State LASER, has recently completed a report of the findings from several studies conducted during the 2009-2010 school year. This article is a summary presenting the highlights. |
March 28, 2011 |
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Year 1 - Mid Term Report for the Paul G. Allen Foundation TRUST Grant. The Grant provided time and leadership resources to facilitate school-wide conversations in two schools in order to develop shared goals for effective science teaching practices. |
January 2011 |
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RMC, the outside evaluator for Washington State LASER, has recently completed a report of the findings from several studies conducted during the 2009-2010 school year. This article is the full report. |
February 26, 2011 |
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RMC, the outside evaluator for Washington State LASER, has recently completed a report of the findings from several studies conducted during the 2008-2009 school year. This article is the full report. |
January 10, 2010 |
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This is the final report from a two year research project that attempted to determine whether teachers who (1) are trained in ASK Assessment, (2) participate in a PLC, and (3) increase time in science teaching improve their teaching practice and subsequently improve the learning of their students. |
October 2009 |
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RMC, the outside evaluator for Washington State LASER, has recently completed a report of the findings from several studies conducted during the 2007-2008 school year. This article is a summary and includes a link to the full report. |
October 2008 |
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Evaluation indicates the participants found each content strand contributed to awareness, knowledge and understanding of curriculum leadership. |
November 2007 |
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This RMC Corporation report identifies elementary schools that have demonstrated a consistent increase in the percentage of students who meet the science standard on the Washington State Assessment of Student Learning (WASL). It also reports the findings of their staff interviews at those schools that determine what they attribute their success to. |
March 2007 |
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The RMC Corporation collected more than 6000 LASER Professional Development Surveys between September 1, 2000, and June 30, 2006. This report presents an analysis of the professional development participation and the survey data. |
January 2007 |
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In Winter of 2006, RMC Research, in cooperation with the Washington State LASER Alliance and project directors, conducted a follow-up to the research conducted in 2004 using student-level data provided by OSPI. This paper describes the results of this study. |
May 2006 |
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Washington State LASER Evaluation Results - Article for WSTA Journal |
In this article for WSTA Journal, the RMC Corporation research shows how well students perform on the 5th grade Science WASL in schools where teachers had significant amounts of professional development compared to schools where teachers experienced little professional development. |
July 2005 |