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Education Leaders Conference: Using Data to Improve Instruction. Council of Chief State School Officers. Sponsored by SEC SCASS Milwaukee September 8-10, 2008. Problem ? Data ?. Educators have lots of Data Appropriate data to assist/Guide teachers ?
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Education Leaders Conference:Using Data to Improve Instruction Council of Chief State School Officers Sponsored by SEC SCASS Milwaukee September 8-10, 2008
Problem ? Data ? • Educators have lots of Data • Appropriate data to assist/Guide teachers ? • Instruction – Standards – Assessments • Data at teacher and classroom level • Leadership on using integrated data systems • a) Describe b) Interpret c) Apply
Conference Themes • SEA leadership on Initiatives with Data • Results with formative Classroom Assessment • Use of Surveys of Enacted Curriculum tools/data • Access to data in integrated systems—Capacity building • Training for education leaders on using data • Discussions: Sharing ideas, problems, strategies
Breakout Sessions -- Strands • Inquiry-focused practice –how data used • Research findings and applications • Leadership with SEC and other data tools
K-12 Mathematics Content Basic Algebra NAEP
Ohio Enacted Curric.-Gr. 3 Teachers Intended (3rd Grade Math Indicators)
Surveys of Enacted Curriculum Standards Assessment Curriculum
Instructional Content Professional Development Mathematics Tchr. Char./Opinions/Beliefs Instr. Activities English Language Arts & Reading SUMMARY MEASURES Content / Practice / Climate / Prof. Dev. The SEC Data-set Science Social Studies
Key Question addressed by SEC Tools/Data • How can Educators obtain reliable, valid data to determine Alignment of instruction with required standards and assessments?
SEC Data Applications • Alignment analysis – degree of consistency of Instruction, Standards, Assessments • Instructional improvement in schools • Needs assessment/ Evaluation • Indicators – monitoring change over time
States /Districts Active with SEC Tools and Data : 2001 - present • Alabama • Arkansas • California • Delaware • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Maine • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • New Hampshire • New York • North Carolina • Ohio
States /Districts Active with SEC Tools and Data : 2001 - present • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • West Virginia • Wisconsin
SEC by the Numbers: ’07-08 12,100 SEC Teacher Surveys (30 states) Math Science ELAR Soc Stud ELD (SEC ELL Consortium) 140 Standards or Assessment documents Alignment analysis
Panel of Chief State School Officers • State Education Improvement Initiatives and Use of Data? PANEL • Gene Wilhoit, CCSSO Executive Director, (Facilitator) • Elizabeth Burmater, Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction • Valerie Woodruff, Delaware Secretary of Education • Susan Zelman, Ohio State Superintendent of Education