Alignment as a Systemic Tool Classroom Instruction
Why is this important? First national (SEC) project including students with IEPs (and those with significant cognitive disabilities) addressing: Intended curriculumEnacted curriculum Assessed curriculumLearned curriculum Identifying “what we don’t know” – (i.e., building knowledge and capacity through R/D) Opportunity to support teachers in work with students with disabilities
Surveys of Enacted Curriculum SEC Content Framework Topics by Cognitive Demand The intended curriculum: State standards / CCSS—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
SEC Professional Development Online Guide SEC PD Online Guide website “Building School Capacity to Use the Surveys of the Enacted Curriculum” The purpose of the site is to encourage teacher reflection and conversation about classroom practice and instructional content. Developed under the Kansas EAG project—based on our experience working with school teams. It has 5 modules based on questions on use of SEC in implementing the CCSS, and all of the results from the project.