Bridging Research, Practice, and Design
Incubated at the National Academy of Sciences, SERP was founded in 2003 to bridge the worlds of education research, practice, and design. The organization is designed to provide the infrastructure to make a coherent and sustained research, development, and implementation program possible. SERP establishes long-term partnerships with school districts addressing critical problems of practice identified by the district partner. Accomplished researchers from leading universities are recruited to tackle multiple dimensions of the problem and user-centered design is incorporated to generate classroom friendly solutions. SERP products are made available to all districts.
WordGen Weekly
The Original Interdisciplinary Word Generation for Grades 6–8
Week-long units where students read, discuss, debate, and write about a social or civic dilemma using academic language.
SciGen Teacher Dashboard
(digital assets for tablets and projectors)
This new version of SciGen includes 24 units, numerous updates, flexible formats, and dozens of interactive and projectable features. Unlike the PDF version, student materials are embedded within detailed digital lesson plans for teachers.
WordGen Elementary
Interdisciplinary Units for Grades 4 & 5
Two-week units organized around a central question, each offering a variety of texts, word-learning activities, writing tasks, and discussion/debate opportunities
Social Studies Generation
In-depth social studies units for Grades 6–8
Approximately five full class sessions each, plus each unit contains supplementary materials for other content-area classes.
Science Generation
In-depth science units for Grades 6–8
Approximately five full class sessions each, plus each unit contains supplementary materials for other content-area classes.
STARI
Strategic Adolescent Reading Intervention
A rich, literature-focused reading intervention for adolescents in grades 6–9 who are 2–4 years behind grade level in reading.
Reading to Learn in Science
Web resources for teachers designed to provide support for disciplinary literacy in science classrooms.
RISE Reading Assessment
A computer-administered diagnostic reading assessment for grades 5–10 containing six subtests on specific components of reading.
Poster Problems
Two-day lessons on critical math concepts ideal for diagnostic teaching in 6th and 7th grades.
AlgebraByExample
Algebra I problem sets incorporating worked examples that students are prompted to analyze and explain.
Tools for Sense-making in Mathematics
Strategies for prompting sense-making in middle grades mathematics such as multiple representations, solution triangles and the use of diagrams.
Focus 5
Short breathing exercises to help students focus.
The 5x8 Card
A handy observation protocol to recognize Common Core practices in mathematics classrooms.
Also available: The "Deck Behind” the Card.
Internal Coherence Assessment & Protocol
A program to help schools function better as organizations and to develop pathways to improvement.
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SERP's Public Products
- Download FREE Open Education Resources at serpmedia.org
- Order Printed Materials through Goetz Printing
WordGen Weekly
Interdisciplinary Word Generation for Grades 6–8
WordGen Elementary
Interdisciplinary Units for Grades 4 & 5
Social Studies Generation
Social studies curriculum for Grades 6–8
Science Generation
Science curriculum for Grades 6–8
SciGen Teacher Dashboard
Digital assets for tablets and projectors
STARI
Literature-focused reading intervention for adolescents
Reading to Learn in Science
Resources to support for disciplinary literacy
RISE
Diagnostic reading assessment
Poster Problems
Two-day lessons on critical 6th and 7th grade math concepts
AlgebraByExample
Problems with worked examples to analyze
Supporters
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Goldman Sachs Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Haan Foundation for Children
Institute of Educational Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
Intel Foundation
John S. and Catherine L. Reed Foundation
Leon Lowenstein Foundation
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
National Academy of Sciences
National Science Foundation
Robert Noyce Foundation
S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation
Simons Foundation
Spencer Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
William T. Grant Foundation
Research Partners
Boston University
Carnegie Mellon University
Harvard University
Mills College
Stanford University
Temple University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester
University of Texas at Austin
University of Wisconsin
Wheelock College
School District Partners
CA: Clovis | Oakland | San Francisco
IA: Fort Madison
IL: Evanston/Skokie | Evanston Township | Oak Park
MA: Boston | Brookline | Dennis-Yarmouth | Everett | Leominster | Worcester
MD: Baltimore
MI: Ann Arbor
NC: Chapel Hill-Carrboro
NY: New York City
OH: Shaker Heights
PA: Penns Valley | Pittsburgh
TX: Fort Worth
VA: Arlington
WI: Green Bay | Madison
Other Partners
Baltimore Education Research Consortium (BERC)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Lawrence Hall of Science
Lectica
Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN)
1100 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 1310 | Washington, DC 20036
(202) 223-8555
info@serpinstitute.org
