What if… You could use data to guide professional development? You could have consistency across grade levels? You could know how well aligned your state standards were to the state assessment? You could compare how you teach content compared to how others across the nation teach? You could use anonymous teacher data to start a powerful school discussion about what the teacher needs are?

for English Language Arts Reading, Mathematics, and Science Introducing…

Collaborating Organizations

SEC Collaborative Members State Education Agencies representing: Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Michigan Mississippi New Hampshire North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Wisconsin

The teacher survey tool… Collects data on what content is taught and how it is taught. Produces reports indicating the degree of alignment between the taught (enacted) curriculum and state assessments or standards. Collects data on teacher beliefs, readiness to teach the content and readiness to instruct special groups of students. Provides a rich source of information to support teachers analysis of student learning challenges.

The SEC can help your schools… Align curriculum, instruction, and assessment including vertical alignment Improve instruction within and across grade levels, Determine professional development needs Focus teacher planning and development on instructional practice and its effects on student performance Focus coaching and mentoring activity around content and practice

Help teachers monitor changes in practice as a result of implementing new curricula. Help teachers and leaders determine areas of need when planning for professional development. Help teachers see areas for deepening content expertise and knowledge of how students learn that content. Help teachers identify gaps/redundancies in curriculum –weak materials to support instruction The SEC can …

School & Class Description Instructional Activities General Problem Solving Activities Pairs & Small Group Work Use of Hands-on Materials Use of Calculators/Computers & other Ed. Tech. Assessment Use Instructional Influences Instructional Readiness Teacher Opinions Professional Development Types Content Focus Active Learning Collegial Participation Coherence Time Span Teacher Characteristics Instructional Content Survey Sections

SEC Survey Administration Procedures for completing on-line surveys Procedures for completing paper surveys

Online Survey Administration Approximately minutes to compete May be completed in multiple sittings Data is saved as each section is completed

SEC Online Registration

Registrar Area

Registration Page SEC Online Registration

Final Step SEC Online Registration

Survey Menu SEC Online

For all questions, please respond only for the selected subject. If you teach more than one class in this subject, respond only for the first class that you teach each week for this subject. If that is a split class (i.e., the class contains more than one group for instruction, and each group is taught separately), respond for only one group. Instructions for Selecting the Target Class SEC Online

Your data is saved each time you click on a Submit button.

You may log-off at any time by simply closing your browser.

Your progress will be noted on survey menu when you return.

Reporting Instructional Content Encourage use of lesson plans, grade books, text, etc. to recall Topic Coverage organized and reported by Content Area Number Sense, Properties & Relationships Measurement Data Analysis, Statistics, Probability Algebraic Concepts Geometric Concepts Instructional Technology Cognitive Demand reported for each topic covered (e.g. math) Memorize Perform Procedures Demonstrate Understanding of Mathematical Ideas Conjecture, Generalize, Prove Solve non-routine problems, make connections

Step 1: Report time spent on topics taught Reporting Instructional Content

Step 2: Set expectations for students for each topic taught. Reporting Instructional Content

Step 3: Repeat steps 1 & 2 for each content area presented. Reporting Instructional Content Step 1: Report time spent on topics. Step 2: Report expectations for students.

Editing Results Survey Completion Completed survey sections may be reviewed/edited until: 1)The survey completion window has closed 2) You review results for a given survey section To review/edit responses: Check the box on the Survey Menu Screen next to the section you want to review/edit. (Completed sections will be identified by green text.)

Online Report Generator Reviewing Results

Instructional content can be reported using a variety of graphic displays

SEC Online reports instructional content using tile charts. Drop-down menus allow you to select grade-specific and course-specific results for your school, district and state, in addition to reports of your own results.

Paper Survey Administration Approximately minutes to complete Complete the back cover information first Teacher confidentiality is maintained by using individually sealed envelopes

SEC Paper Survey Back Cover Information

SEC Paper Survey For all questions, please respond only for the selected subject. If you teach more than one class in this subject, respond only for the first class that you teach each week for this subject. If that is a split class (i.e., the class contains more than one group for instruction, and each group is taught separately), respond for only one group. Instructions for Selecting the Target Class

Sample Survey Section

Reporting Instructional Content Encourage use of lesson plans, grade books, text, etc. to recall Topic Coverage organized and reported by Content Area Number Sense, Properties & Relationships Measurement Data Analysis, Statistics, Probability Algebraic Concepts Geometric Concepts Instructional Technology Cognitive Demand reported for each topic covered (e.g. math) Memorize Perform Procedures Demonstrate Understanding of Mathematical Ideas Conjecture, Generalize, Prove Solve non-routine problems, make connections

Reporting Instructional Content Instructions for paper version

Content Maps

Provide comparisons of standards, assessments, instruction and learning

For additional information and resources, visit: SEC Collaborative SEC Collaborative (Council of Chief State School Officers) (Council of Chief State School Officers) SEC Support SEC Support (Learning Point Associates) (Learning Point Associates) SEC Online SEC Online (Wisconsin Center for Education Research) (Wisconsin Center for Education Research)