Montana Surveys of Enacted Curriculum Project

1. Montana Surveys of Enacted Curriculum Project Al McMilin, Gail Surwill, Lisa Scott and Jodi Rookhuizen Presentation for CCSSO Surveys of Enacted Curriculum Webinar April 22, 2009

2. Al McMilin, Education Quality Program Specialist, Montana Office of Public Instruction

3. Agenda • MSEC State Overview • MSEC District Perspective • MSEC School and Classroom Perspective • MSEC Next Steps • Questions

4. Montana – Big Sky Country!

5. Curriculum (Intended) Assessment (Assessed) (Learned) Montana Standards (Intended) Professional Development Instruction (Enacted) The Five -Year Comprehensive Education Plan (5YCEP) Building a Continuous Education Improvement (CEI) Process for Montana Schools 5YCEP CEI Process Montana Surveys of the Enacted Curriculum (MSEC) – Alignment Assessment Process The Vision 5YCEP CEI Process

6. Interpretation of Data • Current Practice/Curriculum • Perspective • Planning • CRT Results • I-Analyze Results • Released Item Review • Other District Data • Individual Maps • School/District/State Maps Dialogue Insuring Effective Decisions! Standards-Based Instruction - Alignment - Assessment Data MSEC Data

7. Options for Action Plans Curriculum Modifications Materials Development Pacing Guides Vertical/Horizontal Articulations Monitor Progress/Adjust Professional Development

8. Phase I – Pilot Projects – 2005-2006 … making (M)SEC work for us! Montana Small Schools Alliance Prairie View Curriculum Consortium Chester-Joplin-Inverness Billings Wolf Point St. Regis Huntley Project Poplar Bozeman Troy Havre Title II Math/Science Partnership Grants Libby

9. Phase II – Developing the Model • 2006 – 2009 • Working with districts through a multi-year cycle • Taking on a limited number of new districts • Continue to build trainer corps

10. Phase III – Reconnecting Statewide 2009 • Continue to support current projects • Promote use of MSEC through a variety of venues across the state • Title I will begin using it as an initial strategy when working with schools in need of improvement or in restructuring under NCLB

11. Gail Surwill-K-12 Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Billings Public SchoolsLisa Scott-9-12 Curriculum and K-12 Assessment for Billings Public Schools

12. Billings Public Schools District use of SEC • District Demographics • District Goal • Tool used to connect Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development and Assessment Curriculum PD Assessment Instruction

13. First Steps… • Examined current reality • State Standards, Enacted Curriculum, and State CRT Assessment • Asked hard questions • Challenging conversations

14. SEC Map Activity • Take a few minutes to examine and discuss the contour maps • Discuss the alignment of the four maps. • Do you see any noticeable patterns? • Describe the similarities and differences between the maps? • What conclusions can you make? • What content topics and/or cognitive levels would you suggest improving?

15. 2005 Comparison – Standards, Instruction, and CRT

16. Identified Curriculum Points • 7th & 8th Coarse Grain Maps the Same • Needed to examine Fine Grain Maps • Shift Emphasis • Build Trust • District Learning Objectives • Resources • Primary and supplemental • Technology

17. Professional Development Decisions • Primary Resource & Technology Training • Summer Courses • Math Professional Learning Communities • District Math Meetings • Math Coach

18. 2005-2008 Comparison–Measurement–Gr 8 Instruction Maps

19. 2005-2008 Comparison–Geo Concepts–Gr 8 Instruction Maps

20. Billings District Curriculum Maps – 7th and 8th Grades

21. Comparison – Gr 8 Curriculum, Instruction, and CRT 50% 40% 63% 33% 63% 50% 50% 67% 58% 50% 63% 44% The percentages come from the Gr 8 district avg points earned out of the points possible for each state standards content topic on the MT CRT.

22. 8th Grade Comparison – Cognitive Demand 2005 - 2008

23. Jodi Rookhuizen, 7th Grade Mathematics Teacher at Castle Rock Middle School

24. What does this all mean for me - the teacher? A Lot of Data! Our Struggle Self Reflection Change is a Process Where to Begin?

25. Anatomy of Change the 1st Year In our District In our school In my classroom

26. Anatomy of Change: A Continued Process • In our District • Revisit Pacing Guide • Writing Companion • Supplementary Lessons • Manipulatives • Professional Learning Community • Summer Professional Development

27. Anatomy of Change: A Continued Process • In our school • Professional Development • Revisited Goals • Instructional Strategies Across Disciplines • Math Labs • Instructional Strategies Team • Department Collaboration

28. Anatomy of Change: A Continued Process • In my classroom • Lesson Reflection • Writing in Math • Cooperative Learning • Alternative Assessments • Instructional Strategies • Interdisciplinary Lessons

29. Lisa Scott, 9-12 Curriculum and K-12 Assessment for Billings Public Schools

30. Next Steps… • Teacher Maps • Common Formative Assessments • Use Data • Time • Continue the process with High School Math

31. .....Who knows what else is to come….. “One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment … if it doesn’t turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.” ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

32. Questions?

33. Thank You!! • Al McMilin, Montana Office of Public Instruction • amcmilin@mt.gov • Gail Surwill, Billings Public Schools • surwillg@billings.k12.mt.us • Lisa Scott, Billings Public Schools • scottl@billings.k12.mt.us • Jodi Rookhuizen, Castle Rock Middle School • rookhuizenj@billings.k12.mt.us