Rider 82 Curriculum
2007 Pilot Report Findings

by
Dr. Lesley Tomaszewski and Genny Reid
February 27, 2008

~ Rider 82 Curriculum 2007 Pilot Report Executive Summary ~


Table of Contents for Full Report

Introduction

Methods

Data collection
Assumptions and limitations


Quantitative Findings

Teachers

Piloting the industry clusters
Overall pilot
Teacher lesson plans
Instructor manual
Assessments

Students

Qualitative Findings

Teachers

Pilot
Curriculum
Lesson components
Teachers’ perceptions of students

Students

Application of curriculum
Improvements
Lessons

Administrators

Pilot
Curriculum
Lesson components
Administrators’ perceptions of students

Discussion

Future Research

Appendix A Teacher Lesson Evaluation

Part 1 - ESL Lesson Evaluation
Part 2 - Math Lesson Evaluation
Part 3 - Technology Lesson Evaluation
Part 4 - Employability Lesson Evaluation

Appendix B Teacher overall evaluation

Appendix C Teacher Conference Call Interview Questions

Appendix D Teacher Exit Interview Questions

Appendix E Administrator Exit Interview Questions

Appendix F Student Lesson Evaluation

Part 1 - English version
Part 2 - Spanish version

Appendix G Student Exit Interview Questions

Appendix H Healthcare Industry Cluster, El Paso Pilot Site Report

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8

Appendix I Healthcare Industry Cluster, McAllen Pilot Site Report

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8

Appendix J Sales and Service Industry Cluster, Houston Pilot Site Report

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8

Appendix K Sales and Service Industry Cluster, Mt. Pleasant Pilot Site Report

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8

Appendix L Manufacturing Industry Cluster, Sequin Pilot Site Report

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8

Appendix M Program Evaluation

List of Tables

Table 1: Breakdown of teachers and students by pilot site

Table 2: Pilot sites completion of modules 1-4

Table 3: Pilot sites completion of ESL, technology, employability, and math components

Table 4: Pilot sites’ hours teaching the ESL, technology, employability, and math components

Table 5: Teacher responses to overall evaluation of pilot

Table 6: Pilot sites’ usage of component assessments

Table 7: Student responses to lesson evaluation questions

Table 8: Student conference calls by pilot site