Inverness Research and The Research Group at the Lawrence Hall of Science acted as independent evaluators for IFI’s collaborative project with the Sonoma Valley Unified School District, funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Investing in Innovation (i3) Program. Their findings are available in the series of reports below.

Exploratorium & SVUSD Project Portfolio

• Introduction and Overview: The Innovation and Its Contributions (PDF)
• Contributions to Teachers (PDF)
• Student Progressions:
  • An Introduction and Rationale (PDF)
  • Progress in Developing Positive Attitudes and Confidence (PDF)
  • Progress in Learning Science Content (PDF)
  • Progress in Developing Science Practices and Thinking Skills (PDF)
  • Progress in Developing Language Fluency and Complexity (PDF)

Publication Date: 
September 2015

Project:
Exploratorium & SVUSD, Partners in Innovation
Integrating English Language Development and Science: A Professional Development Approach

Authors:
Pam Castori, Barbara Heenan, Katherine Ramage, Mark St. John