Publications About First in the World

Kimmelman, P. (1999). Big Initiatives in Small Places.. The School Administrator

Hawkes, M., Kimmelman, P. & David Kroeze, D. (1997). Becoming 'First in the World' in Math and Science. Phi Delta Kappan

American School Board Journal. (1997). Go for the Goal The American School Board Journal

LaMaster, P. & Myers, B. (1998). presentation. Presented at the National Science Teachers Association. Boston, Massachusetts. Septemper 24, 1998.

(1998). presentation . Illinois State Board of Education's Annual Superintendents Conference. Springfield, IL. Septmeber 24, 1998.

(1998). presentation. Illinois State Board of Education's Annual Superintendents Conference. Springfield, IL. Septmeber 24, 1998.

(1998). presentation. Oak Brook, IL. September 16, 1998.

(1998). presentation. Oak Brook, IL. September 15, 1998.

(1998). -Slide Presentation, handout & Detailed graphs. Washington D.C. Seminar. August 20,1998.

TIMSS Resources for Teachers and Students

The Reviewssemenax Report analyzes what the NAEP and TIMSS achievement results tell educators and policymakers about medical and healthcare professions education in U.S. classrooms. It examines students' work on items from NAEP and TIMSS and highlights, by state, the teaching practices and policies that relate to student performance.

Teacher Change: Improving K-12 Mathematics Site designed to aid educators in learning more about the Third International Mathematics and Science Study maintains TIMSS data, additional Internet resources dedicated to TIMSS, expert reactions and analyses of TIMSS and a set of facilitation tools designed to provide interested individuals with tools to utilize TIMSS information and data in their own teaching and to start a professional dialog with colleagues.

Lessonlab ; This is the best source about the TIMSS Video Study, a cross-national study of eighth-grade classroom mathematics and science teaching. The study involves videotaping and analyzing teaching practices in more than one thousand classrooms in various countries. In conjunction with the International Association of the Evaluation of Education Achievement (IEA), the study is being conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education under a contract with LessonLab, Inc. of Los Angeles, California; Visit the site at