Research and Evaluation Team member, Matthew Tadashi Hora, submitted this abstract for the Teaching strand of the 2008 MSP Learning Network Conference to be held on January 28th and 29th at the Hilton -- Washington, Washington, D.C.

The 2005 Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Learning Network Conference will be held on January 31 and February 1, 2005, at the Capital Hilton Hotel. The meeting will convene Principal Investigators and other representatives from all Comprehensive, Targeted and Institute Partnerships (CTI) and from Research, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) projects. The theme is Challenging Courses and Curricula, one of the five MSP key features and one that is critical for realizing the goals of the MSP program.

Lead staff of each of the MSPs met in Washington from January 28th-January 31st 2004. SCALE members' presentations included:

Andy Porter

The Relationship Between Student Learning and High-Stakes Assessments