LOGIC MODEL: SLOPE (DEV11) v. 8
INPUTS for Teachers Randomly
Assigned to Treatment Condition
IMPLEMENTATION of Classroom
Intervention (Prior to and During Grade 8)
Teacher PD and Coaching for Algebra I
(same teachers over 2-year span)
 Year 1: ConnectEd trains teachers to
use math curriculum during four halfday online sessions and RTF conducts
1 full-day training on use of college
awareness curriculum activities
 Year 2: ConnectEd conducts online
refresher training for one hour
quarterly (before each unit) and RTF
conducts 1 half-day refresher training
 Years 1 and 2: CSUN provides online
math content coaching for 1-3 hours
per week
Algebra I (Impact Study #1 = Algebra I)
All grade 8 Algebra I students assigned to
treatment teacher attend year-long Algebra I
course taught by trained treatment teacher
 4 ConnectEd Algebra I drop-in units
(between 7 and 11 class periods each)
 8 RTF College Awareness Curriculum
activities (15 min each) †
 ConnectEd-developed CAMP &
Algebra I Curricula
 RTF-developed College Awareness
Curriculum
CAMP (Impact Study #2 = Algebra I + CAMP)
 Year 1: ConnectEd & RTF train
teachers to use math & collegeawareness curriculum during five fullday meetings prior to CAMP
 Year 2: ConnectEd & RTF conduct
refresher training during two full-day
meetings prior to CAMP
Subset of above group (students assigned to
treatment teacher, low grade 6 CST and/or
grade 7 math grade) attend 5-week summer
program before grade 8)
STUDENT-LEVEL
OUTCOMES
Students
falling behind
benefit from
academic
support from
teachers
(“Extended
Day”)
Students
benefit
through
increased
engagement
in learning
process
Curricular Materials
Teacher PD for Summer CAMP (same
teachers over 2-year span)
MEDIATORS
(Underlying Processes)
Teachers
benefit from
PD, coaching,
and
curricular
materials
Improved
student learning,
as measured by
performance on
state test in
grade 8
mathematics
Teachers’
instruction
al
practices
and
content
knowledge
improve
More students
enroll in higherlevel math
classes and
pursue STEM
pathways in high
school and
beyond
 4 ConnectEd Pre-Algebra units (Mon-Thur)
 RTF College Awareness Curriculum (Fri) †
LEGEND
= Not measured by i3 grant
† = Part of implementation study