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Science IDEAS Overview Science Learning & Literacy Interdisciplinary Perspectives Content Area Learning & Literacy Policy Implications Science IDEAS Project NSF IERI Project Scope Science IDEAS Research Base 1992, 2001 Project Objectives (Science IDEAS, Scale-Up) Science IDEAS Model Principles Knowledge-Based Instruction Six (6) Basic Elements Figures Illustrating Science IDEAS Model Science IDEAS Advanced Components Science IDEAS and NGSS 3-Dimension Instruction Inquiry and Science IDEAS Science IDEAS Project Findings School Participants by Year Project Results (School Grades, Fidelity) Project Results (ITBS Science & Reading Achievement) Project Results (Grades 1-2 Adaptation, Mini Studies) Project Scale Up Model Development Science IDEAS Requirements & Planning K-5 Requirements K-5 Planning Science IDEAS Scale Up Methodology Science IDEAS Scale Up Model Project Management Tools Web-Based Planning Tool Web-Based Implementation Monitoring & Status Reporting Web-Based Achievement Trajectory Tool Web-Based "Value" Data Form Scale Up Findings, Lessons Learned, Implications References	A Research-Validated Instructional Model Related References Page Back Romance, N. R, & Vitale, M. R. (2004). Some suggestions for talking to "others" about Science IDEAS. NSF Project Report, Florida Atlantic University. Romance, N. R, Vitale, M. R., & Haky, J. (2009). Science IDEAS Brochure. NSF Project Publication, Florida Atlantic University. Vitale, M. R., & Romance, N.R. (2009). Implications for science education research and development from the NSF/IERI Science IDEAS scale-up project. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Garden Grove, CA. Vitale, M. R., & Romance, N.R. (2010). Toward a curricular policy for advancing school reform by integrating reading comprehension within time-expanded science instruction in grades K-5. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA. Vitale, M. R., Romance, N. R., & Klentschy, M. (2006). Improving school reform by changing curriculum policy toward content-area instruction in elementary schools: A research-based model. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Page Back