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

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

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

Montana – Big Sky Country!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Billings Public Schools District use of SEC District Demographics District Goal Tool used to connect Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development and Assessment Assessme nt PD Instructio n Curriculu m

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

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?

Comparison – Standards, Instruction, and CRT

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

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

Comparison–Measurement–Gr 8 Instruction Maps

Comparison–Geo Concepts–Gr 8 Instruction Maps

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

Comparison – Gr 8 Curriculum, Instruction, and CRT 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. 40% 50% 33% 63% 50% 63% 50%67% 50% 58% 44% 63%

22 8 th Grade Comparison – Cognitive Demand

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.....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

Questions?

Thank You!! Al McMilin, Montana Office of Public Instruction Gail Surwill, Billings Public Schools Lisa Scott, Billings Public Schools Jodi Rookhuizen, Castle Rock Middle School