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Introduction to Surveys of Enacted Curriculum
Presentation: Introduce SEC to Educators
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What are the SEC?
• Practical, reliable set of data collection tools used by teachers
• Online web-based surveys in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science
• Group data that is reported in user-friendly charts
• Assists in Facilitating group discussions for observed differences across classrooms, schools and districts
SEC History Lesson
• The Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC) Collaborative Project was initiated in 1998 in Mathematics and Science.
• Over the past six years the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and their partners have worked with states to implement the SEC tools for data collection, analysis, and reporting.
History (continued)
• In 2003, CCSSO working with state specialists, Learning Point Associates™ (LPA) and the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research (WCER), developed an English Language Arts and Reading survey.
• Surveys are available K-12 for Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts and Reading.
— Carl Glickman, 2002
Research has found that faculty in successful schools always question existing instructional practice and do not blame lack of student achievement on external causes.
What if…… there was a powerful tool that compared teacher’s
reflected instructional practices to other teacher’s across a school, district or the nation?
… a powerful tool compared teacher’s reflections of content instruction to state standards, benchmarks and assessments?
… you could start powerful school discussions about teacher’s curricular and professional development needs based on data, observed differences between student achievement scores and schools curriculum?
Education Improvement Questions
Collecting Data: How can in-depth subject content data be collected -not simple topic checklists- to analyze teaching content in relation to curriculum goals, standards, or assessments?
Analyzing Data: How can methods of teaching/ practices be compared across classrooms, schools, districts, and states?
Using Data: And, how can the data then be used to improve instruction toward standards?
Source: Maine SEC Project PPT, 2004
Taking the Online Survey
• Approximately 60-90 minutes to complete
• May be completed in multiple sittings
• Data is saved as each section is submitted
Survey Instruments: Teachers
• Teacher Characteristics– Teacher Readiness– Professional Development Experiences– Influences on Curriculum– Teacher Beliefs
• Class Description
Source: CCSSO- PPT: An introduction to Understanding and Assessing SEC Data, 2005
Survey Instrument: Alignment
Subject Content
Student Specific Topics
Time Spent on Topic
&Student Expectations
Taking a look at the survey Items
• Please take the next 10 minutes to read through some of the questions in each Instructional Content section of the survey. Record any questions you have, and we will address them to the entire group at the end of this time.
Instructional Practices- Math
• Use of Homework
• Problem-Solving Activities
• Small Group Work
• Educational Technology
• Teacher Opinions and Beliefs
• Professional Development
• Instructional Influences
• Instructional Readiness
Instructional Practices- ELA
• Use of Homework
• Instructional Activities
• Small Group Work
• Educational Technology
• Teacher Opinions and Beliefs
• Professional Development
• Instructional Influences
• Instructional Readiness
Taking a look at the survey Items
• Please take the next 10 minutes to read through some of the questions in each Instructional Practice section of the survey. Record any questions you have, and we will address them to the entire group at the end of this time.
DataSurvey Output
• Reports on three (3) or more teachers only
• Currently there are three types of data displaysInstructional Content
1. Contour Maps
2. Tile Charts
Instructional Practice
3. Floating Bar Charts
Applications for K-12 Education:
– Aligning standards, assessments and curriculum
– Improvement of instruction
– Interpreting student assessment results
– Needs assessment and program evaluation
– Indicators system for monitoring progress
What’s Required of Teachers
• Sharing– Bring information about your instruction
• Time– Survey administered by trained leader– 1-2 hours
• Planning– Schedule over year, meetings, etc.– Next Steps
Source: Maine SEC project PPT, 2004
“Regardless of what a state policy requires or what a district curriculum spells out,” says Andrew C. Porter of Vanderbilt University, “the classroom teacher ultimately decides” what to teach.
Education Week, October 8, 2003
Source: Maine SEC project PPT, 2004
Planning Guide: Steps 4-7
• Take a few minutes, read over the planning strategies and discuss them with the person next to you and make a few notes.– What was the purpose?– Similarities in your thoughts, perspectives? – Based on what you read – how could the SEC
help to improve your classroom, school or district?