Aligning Instruction to Standards and Aligning Instruction to Standards and Assessments for English Language Assessments for English Language

Learners (MLearners (Meeting #1) eeting #1)

U.S. Department of Education, Title I, Enhanced Assessment Grant

December 6-7, 2007

Iowa SEC-ELL Consortium

Study ObjectivesStudy Objectives

Do ELLs have opportunity to learn academic content and skills in state standards?

What is relationship of state ELD standards and assessments to state academic standards?

What instructional practices/strategies are used to teach English language skills?

What is relationship of alignment of instruction (to standards) with student achievement?

Major StepsMajor Steps

I. Planning & Instrument Development

II. Alignment content analysis --workshop

III. Data collection – in schools w/teachers

IV. Produce data analysis reports -- from project

V. Technical assistance, training—state, local

VI. Achievement analysis, Further data (options)

VII. Report and Disseminate

SEC-ELL ConsortiumSEC-ELL Consortium Iowa, Florida, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, Iowa, Florida, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Ohio, Utah, Virginia,

Wisconsin, NevadaWisconsin, Nevada

CCSSO – Rolf BlankCarlise Smith, Adam PetermanCarolyn Karatzas, Lani Seikaly, consultants

edCount Ellen Forte

WCER – John SmithsonJaime Usma

WestEd -- Edynn SatoPeter Worth, Merle Longenecker

Evaluator Joe McCrary (WestEd)

Advisers Jamal Abedi, Gary Cook, Robert Linquanti, Charlene Rivera, Andrew Porter, Phoebe Winter

Meeting #1 ObjectivesMeeting #1 Objectives

Review study design and decide how project will meet state needs and education community

Develop ELL component or extension of SEC instrument for ELL alignment

Project schedule and implementation plan

Tools for Aligning Instruction, Standards, Tools for Aligning Instruction, Standards,

& Assessments& Assessments

Orientation

Surveys of Enacted Curriculum

SEC Orientation—Leaders, EducatorsSEC Orientation—Leaders, Educators

What? … are the Survey of Enacted Curriculum tools?

How?… are data collected, analyzed, reported?

Why?… are SEC data useful to educators, leaders, researchers?

Now what?…how do we implement locally and lead the use of SEC in schools?

RationaleRationale

AssessmentStandards

Curriculum

Applications Applications

Alignment analysis --instruction, standards, assessments

Instructional improvement in schools Needs assessment/ Evaluation Indicators – monitoring change over time

Key Question -- SEC ToolsKey Question -- SEC ToolsResearch into PracticeResearch into Practice

How can Educators obtain reliable, valid data to determine Alignment of instruction with required standards and assessments?

• School & Class Description• Instructional Activities

• General• Problem Solving Activities

• Pairs & Small Group Work• Use of Hands-on Materials• Use of Calculators/Computers & other Ed. Tech.

• Assessment Use• Instructional Influences

• Instructional Readiness• Teacher Opinions• Professional Development

• Types, Frequency• Content , Active,• Collegial, Coherence

• Instructional Content•Topic x Cog. Demand

Survey Sections

Uses a multi-dimensional language fordescribing instructional content

SEC Instructional Content

Topics

byCognitive Demand

(Expectations for Student Learning)

MemorizePerform

CommunicateConjecture

Connect0

0.020.040.060.08

0.1

Operations

Number Sense

Measurement

Geometric Concepts

Algebraic Concepts

Data Analysis

Instructional Technology

MemorizePerform

CommunicateConjecture

Connect

State J Grade 8Mathematics Instruction

Content Maps

Steps in SEC DevelopmentSteps in SEC Development

R&D studies of curriculum-- Early ‘90s Models:TIMSS, NAEP, Analyze assessment OTL interest of States, Porter/ Smithson research CCSSO Science Assessment project Develop Math/Science surveys-’98-’01 (NSF) 11-State field study, Reports format, Alignment

method

Multi-State CollaborativeMulti-State Collaborative

Build Knowledge of leaders Share Strategies Produce joint products, tools

SEC Collaborative Members2007-08

•Delaware•Idaho•Illinois•Indiana•Iowa•Kansas•Maine•Michigan

• Mississippi• Montana• Ohio• Oklahoma• Oregon• Wisconsin• Duval/Jax, FL• Minnesota• Vermont

Social Studies SEC Development2005-2007

• Arizona• Delaware• Idaho• Maine• Ohio• Oregon• Vermont• Wisconsin• Minnesota• Nevada

• U of Wis-WCER• NCSS• Civics Education• National Geographic• GENIP• NCEE• CCSSO

SEC Collaborating OrganizationsSEC Collaborating Organizations

•Council of Chief State School Officers www.SECsurvey.org

•Wisconsin Center for Education Research www.SEConline.org

•Learning Point Associates/NCREL www.SECsupport.org

•TERC Regional Alliance DEC Project www.ra.terc.edu/DEC

•Measured Progress (assessment development and PD)

SEC Collaborative offersSEC Collaborative offers

Core Components of SEC tools/services1) Surveys with teachers – report instruction

2) Alignment analysis – content code standards and assessments

3) How to use Data – knowledge, skills

4) Leader development – 2-3 meetings/yr

4) In-state workshops: a) orientation

b) use of data

SEC by the Numbers: ’06-07SEC by the Numbers: ’06-07

10,393 SEC Surveys 06-07

4674 Math

1993 Science

3646 ELAR

80 Soc Stud

131 Standards/Assess. Content analysis

1000 est. schools--Data use

SEC by the Numbers (2)SEC by the Numbers (2)

• By Comparison

1996 207 Science Teachers (5 states)

1999 626 M/S Teachers (11 states)

2005 5,414 E, M, S teachers

2006 10,200 E, M, S teachers

2007 10,400 E, M, S, SSt (27 states)•

SEC CollaborativeSEC Collaborative

How SEC Collaborative works for members Training and Assistance to project leaders Project Planning w/ budget– meet local objectives Each state/district makes decisions on services &

project plan Multi-state benefits of collaborative

e.g., learning from experience, sharing ideas, training

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments06-0706-07

SEC CollaborativeSEC Collaborative In-state Leader workshops, Project Planning PPTs for Orientation, Survey Admin, Data

use Leader Development Standards document Website revisions, improvements

(SECsurvey.org; SEConline.org)E.g., State Projects, All Alignment results,

Report generator

More AccomplishmentsMore Accomplishments SEC CollaborativeSEC Collaborative

“Using Data to Improve Instruction” St. Louis 9/07 conference – 200 leaders, 32 sessions (30 states)

Social Studies Survey development – 10 states, 5 prof. orgs.,

NAEP Alignment analysis – 2007 Math items Research/evaluation:

MSP study of professional development– multi-site study Ohio case study of district/school implementation of SEC Follow-up data tool –to track school level data Validity study—longitudinal data for teachers and students

Ohio reading study John demonstrated SEC comparisons in Feb 07

Goals SEC 07-08Goals SEC 07-08

State/local projects—From pilots to broad application, local leadership training

Integrate SEC tools/data with Improvement Initiatives, especially data-driven

Research/Evaluation --Broader use of Surveys, Alignment

Assist States in planning with Service delivery agencies;

Social Studies SEC complete & implement

(2) Steps in SEC (2) Steps in SEC

Data as PD in urban schools – DEC study Evaluation of PD effects on instruction (MSP

study, 4 sites) English/ Language Arts survey (‘03 – 04) SEC Collaborative –Operational—15 to 20 states

– since ‘04 Social Studies survey Using Data leadership and PD SEC–ELL development See www.secsurvey.org / Resources

Questions Addressed by SEC DataQuestions Addressed by SEC Data

How can in-depth data on content of instruction be collected and reported (not topic checklists), to analyze teaching content in relation to standards, assessments, achievement?

How can methods of teaching practices be compared across classrooms, schools, districts, and states?

How can enacted curriculum data be reported in a manner to encourage use by teachers to improve instruction?

Key Education Questions Key Education Questions (cont’d)(cont’d)

How can we measure the effects of standards-based initiatives on instructional practices and curriculum in classrooms?

How can we analyze effectiveness of professional development on changes in teachers’ instructional practices? (i.e. determine the quality of professional development)

Categories of Cognitive Demand

Topics Memorize Peform

Procedures Communicate Understanding

Sovle non-routine

problems

Conjecture/ Generalize/

Prove Multiple

Step Equations

Inequalities

Literal Equations

Lines / Slope and Intercept

Operations on

Polynomials

Quadratic Equations

Content MatrixContent Matrix

Categories of Cognitive Demand

Topics Memorize

facts, defintions

Conduct Invest/ Perf Procedures

Communicate Understanding of sci concepts

Analzye information

Apply concepts/ Connnect

Nature of Science

Meas/Calc. in Science

Life Science

Physical Science

Earth Science

Chem/Biol/ Physics

(HS)

Science content matrixScience content matrix

Surveys of Enacted Surveys of Enacted CurriculumCurriculum

A neutral content grid

with cognitive demand

The intended curriculum: State content standards—What students should learn

The enacted curriculum: What teachers teach

The learned curriculum: Student outcomes based on school learning

The assessed curriculum: State (and other) assessments—tested learning

The The EnactedEnacted Curriculum Curriculum

SEC Websites SEC Websites

CCSSO, SEC Collaborative

www.SECsurvey.org

WCER, SEC Online Survey and Reports

www.SEConline.org