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Data-Driven Decisions for Teaching Using the Curriculum Matrix

Data-Driven Decisions for Teaching Using the Curriculum Matrix. Tom Venezio, Chief Academic Officer Successful Practices Network. 2008 Whole School Reform Symposium February 8-10, 2008. An Overcrowded Curriculum. TIMSS - Trends in Math and Science Study

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Data-Driven Decisions for Teaching Using the Curriculum Matrix

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  1. Data-Driven Decisions for Teaching Using the Curriculum Matrix Tom Venezio, Chief Academic OfficerSuccessful Practices Network 2008 Whole School Reform Symposium February 8-10, 2008

  2. An Overcrowded Curriculum • TIMSS - Trends in Math and Science Study • McREL Study - Mid-coast Regional Educational Laboratory • 15,000 hours are needed to cover all of the standards in grades K-12 • 9,000 hours are available • Quality Counts 2001 - Education Week • 7 out of 10 teachers - “Not enough time”

  3. Deciding Curriculum Priorities • Standards • Community Expectations • State Tests

  4. High Achieving Schools Use Data to Answer These Questions • What is on the test? • What will students need to know and be able to do once they leave school?

  5. Curriculum Matrix • Crosswalks • State Standards and learning expectations • English language Arts • Math • Science • State test data • Curriculum Survey of Essential Skills

  6. State Standards • Subcategories help define the standard • Key ideas, performance indicators, benchmarks, topics • We use the term “topic” • “Determines the author’s purpose and point of view and their effects on the text.”

  7. Curriculum Survey of Essential Skills • Created in 1998 by the International Center • List of topics compiled were taken from exit standards as determined by NCTM, NSTA, NCTE and various state standards • Participants asked to identify the 35 most important topics • Over 21,000 participants

  8. National Essential Skills Study (NESS) • Online Study similar to the 1998 Curriculum Survey of Essential Skills • Topics • English Language Arts • Science • Math • Social Studies

  9. NESS • Approximately 13,000 responses to date

  10. NESS • All kits purchased now will be updated as the new data becomes available.

  11. Language Arts - Top 10 Topics Apply in writing the rules of grammar, punctuation and spelling. Gather, analyze and summarize information from a variety of sources. Give oral directions that are clear and understood Follow oral directions. Identify and select pertinent information while reading. Follow written directions carefully and accurately. Understand rules of grammar, usage, punctuation, and spelling. Develop processes for understanding and remembering Prepare and deliver individual speeches. Know how to decipher unfamiliar words.

  12. Science - Top 10 Topics Understand how and why rotation and revolution of Earth affect day, seasons and weather. Understand the systems of the human body. Understand nutrition. Know the metric system and conversion. Make observation of the local environment using senses and instruments. Understand technology changes environment Know processes in water cycle. Understand reproduction of living things from cells to species. Understand cells and functions. Understand the human impact on environment and ways to improve.

  13. Mathematics - Top 10 Topics Perform operations with numbers include, decimals, ratios, percents and fractions Understand characteristics of parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines Understand basic algebraic properties Understand characteristics of angles Understand best procedures for statistical data collection, organization and display Understand basic geometry ( point, line, plane) Understand and use variables in expressions Use correct order for performing algebraic expressions Compute the distance between two points Understand properties of circles

  14. State Test Data • State assessment are built from blueprints correlated to state standards • Important standards are tested multiple times on an exam or, are weighted more heavily.

  15. Curriculum Matrix

  16. Using the Curriculum Matrix • Determine priority standards • Objective data on community expectations • Simple reference as to what is tested • Agenda for conversations with teachers

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