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Mathematics and Science

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Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC): The SECC, which SEDL manages, works with the state departments of education of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina to build their capacity to improve student academic achievement, including achievement in mathematics and science. For example, in Mississippi and South Carolina, SECC staff helped increase the rigor of the state standards in math and science. SECC staff also are helping to correlate Mississippi's mathematics and science standards to its English-language proficiency standards to support inclusion for English language learners (ELLs).

Texas Comprehensive Center (TXCC): The TXCC, which SEDL houses, works with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the state’s 20 regional education service centers (ESCs) to build their capacity to improve student academic achievement, including achievement in mathematics and science. For example, TXCC staff are providing the ESCs with professional development on teaching mathematics and science to ELL students. The TXCC is also a partner in the Mathematics for English Language Learners (MELL) project, housed at Texas State University.

National Center for Quality Afterschool: SEDL’s National Center for Quality Afterschool uses Web-based technology to provide research-based resources and professional development that help afterschool and expanded learning instructors develop high-quality, balanced programs. The Center’s online Afterschool Training Toolkit contains sections on mathematics and science that include promising practices, sample lessons, and illustrative videos.

Past Work

Southwest Consortium for the Improvement of Mathematics and Science Teaching (SCIMAST) (1992–2005): SCIMAST was 1 of 10 regional mathematics and science consortia funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. SCIMAST worked to improve mathematics and science learning through teachers’ use of research-based knowledge and resources, especially in economically disadvantaged schools.

Partnership for 21st Century Skills: SEDL served as an affiliate professional development provider for the nationwide Partnership for 21st Century Skills, an initiative formed by major U.S. technology corporations and the U.S. Department of Education to teach skills that students need to succeed in the 21st century.

Texas 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Project Evaluation: SEDL and Academic Information Management, Inc., conducted case studies and cross-case analyses to evaluate Texas 21st CCLC grantees in their second year of implementation. The evaluation study was designed to provide qualitative data that would contribute to a larger quantitative study of the grant program. SEDL identified and profiled promising 21st CCLC projects across Texas and examined common characteristics across the afterschool programs they implemented.