Cal State Northridge 1999 Conference on Standards-Based K-12 Education California State University Northridge Conference transcripts and audio recordings available on-line.
.		What are the California Academic Content Standards? The California State Board of Education has adopted State Academic Content Standards for language arts, mathematics, history-social science, and science. These standards, and their linked frameworks, are available at the URL links below: Core Content Area Standards English-Language Arts State Board of Ed. English-Language Arts Standards (published) Mathematics State Board of Ed. Mathematics Standards (published) Science State Board of Ed. Science Standards (pre-publication) History & Social Science State Board of Ed. History & Social Science Standards (pre-publication) Purpose of the conference: To consider and discuss the challenges faced by the State of California in implementation of a standards-based accountability system. The audience included educational stakeholders and policymakers, and was free and open to the public. Dates of conference and location: Friday May 21 to Saturday May 22, 1999. Northridge Room, University Student Union, California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge CA, 91330. Organizers of conference: Drs. David Klein (Mathematics), Aida Metzenberg (Biology), and Stan Metzenberg (Biology) Sponsors of conference: California State University Northridge Office of the President Office of Graduate Research and International Programs Office of the Provost The College of Science and Mathematics Houghton Mifflin Company The McGraw-Hill Companies The Harcourt Companies The Prentice Hall and Scott Foresman Publishing Companies For California Academic Content Standards on the web, visit: The California State Board of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/board/board.html Conference Transcripts and audio recordings of individual talks, and speaker biographies are being made available, as shown below: Transcript Realaudio track Biography REALTIME CAPTIONING BY SANDY EISENBERG & PATTY DABBS. THANKS ALSO TO TOM POEHLMANN, MARK SCHAUBERT, RICHARD RUGGIERO, DAVID KING, AND JOHN HARTZOG FOR ASSEMBLY OF AUDIO FILES Realaudio player for use with audio track files Disclaimer: Note that transcripts may contain errors, and should not be used for the purposes of quotation. ©1999 California State University Northridge Friday, May 21, 1999 Educational Standards in California: The Past, Present and Future   Welcome. David Klein, Professor of Mathematics, Cal. State Northridge.   Introductory remarks. Blenda Wilson, President, Cal. State Northridge. The history of educational reform in California, and the California Academic Content Standards Janet Nicholas, Member California State Board of Education.         The Challenge of Implementing Academic Content Standards   Language Arts Standards: The struggle to overcome illiteracy. Marion Joseph, Member, California State Board of Education     Distinguished panel, moderated by Marion Joseph: Sandra Stotsky, Research Associate, Harvard Graduate School of Education Patrice Abarca, Member, California Curriculum Commission Carol Jago, Editor, California English Journal, Director of the California Reading and Literature Project at UCLA, English Teacher, Santa Monica High School Richard Colvin, Los Angeles Times   Question and answer session       Mathematics and Science Standards: A new direction for California. Hung-Hsi Wu, Professor of Mathematics, U.C. Berkeley Stan Metzenberg, Assistant Professor of Biology, Cal. State Northridge. Former Science Consultant, Academic Standards Commission     Distinguished panel, moderated by Edward J. Carroll Jr., Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, Cal. State Northridge: William Tarr, Science Advisor, Division of Instruction, Los Angeles Unified School District Norman Herr, Professor of Secondary Education, Cal State Northridge R. James Milgram, Professor of Mathematics, Stanford University Michael McKeown, Associate Professor, Salk Institute           Questions from the audience, moderated by Edward J. Carroll, Jr.         Effective teaching: The legacy of Project Follow-Through. Bonnie Grossen, Research Associate at the National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators, University of Oregon Educational policy: Bringing to rest the swinging pendulum. Bill Honig, former California Superintendent of Public Instruction, Visiting Distinguished Professor, San Francisco State University The schools we need and how we can get them. E.D. Hirsch, Jr. President, The Core Knowledge Foundation           Open microphone, moderated by David Klein.     Saturday, May 22, 1999 Preparing the Student to Learn, and the Teacher to Teach     Welcome Aida Metzenberg, Assistant Professor of Biology, Cal. State Northridge       Parents stake their claim to public school policy. Marianne Jennings, Professor of Legal and Ethical Studies, Arizona State University     Distinguished panel, moderated by Marianne Jennings: Martha Schwartz, Co-founder, Mathematically Correct Diana Dixon-Davis, Demographic consultant Veronica Norris, Attorney Jeff Lee, Vice President and Executive Director, Alliance for Quality Education Gayle Cloud, Parent Jimmy Kilpatrick, Editor, Education News   Question and Answer Session Implementation of standards: The buck stops in the classroom.       Informing instructional practice, and teacher development, with research.       Moderated by Norman Herr, Professor of Secondary Education, Cal State Northridge Value added teaching in Tennessee Sandra Horn, Educational consultant, University of Tennessee; Head Library Information Specialist and Technical Coordinator at South-Doyle High School in Knoxville A comparative study of instructional methods in China and the United States Justine Su, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, California State University Northridge The California Subject-Matter Projects and teacher development Roland Otto, Director, Center for Science and Engineering Education at the E.O. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory         Are NCATE Teachers Better? Michael Podgursky, Chair, Department of Economics, Univ. of Missouri Implications of Project Follow-Through for language arts instruction Cathy Watkins, Professor of Education, Cal. State Stanislaus Contested terrain in education reform. Williamson Evers, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution The use of assessments to drive instruction. Paul Clopton, Biostatistics, U.C. San Diego           Audience discussion, question and answer session, moderated by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. Where do we go from here?       The promises and pitfalls of standards implementation Chester E. Finn, Jr., President, The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation     Distinguished panel moderated by David Klein Janet Nicholas, Member California State Board of Education David Tokofsky, Member Los Angeles Board of Education Valerie Fields, Member Los Angeles Board of Education Day Higuchi, President, United Teachers Los Angeles Nancy Ichinaga, Principal, Bennett-Kew Elementary School Vik Hovsepian, Chair, Hoover High School-Math Department, and Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at Pasadena City College.   Questions and Moderated Microphone
		Contact the organizers Postal and telephone information: 1999 Conference on Standards-Based K12 Education College of Science and Mathematics California State University Northridge 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge CA 91330-8235 Telephone: (Dr. Klein: 818-677-7792) FAX: 818-677-3634 (Attn: David Klein) email: david.klein@csun.edu clipart: http://www.clipartconnection.com/, http://web2.airmail.net/patcote1/partydan.gif