SCALE (System-Wide Change for All Learners and Educators) is a partnership
involving two major educational research and development groups: the
University of Wisconsin's Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER)
and the University of Pittsburgh's Learning Research and Development Center
(LRDC). Building on past collaborations, the partnership includes the
Denver Public Schools, Los Angeles Unified School District, Madison Metropolitan
School District and the Providence Public Schools, as well as institutions
of higher education whose preservice programs provide many new teachers
to these districts.
SCALE encompasses the following five areas of
work:
1. Implementing the best current mathematics and science programs
system-wide;
2. Creating state-of-the-art science, technology, engineering
and mathematics immersion projects and implementing them system-wide;
3.
Reforming preservice and in-service STEM teacher education for teachers
in the partner districts;
4. Creating mentoring and guidance experiences
for middle and high school students, especially women and minorities;
and
5. Implementing a comprehensive program of research and evaluation
The
partnership brings together mathematicians, scientists, social scientists,
and education practitioners to build a whole new approach to reforming
preK-12 mathematics and science education. The partnership seeks to improve
the mathematics and science achievement of all students at all grade levels
in the four partner school districts by engaging them in deep and authentic
science and mathematics instructional experiences. The partnership is
providing documentation of what works and information about how to construct
such a partnership to a wide audience of policymakers and university and
school leaders.
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