Using SEC Data for Program Evaluation Report on SEC Data Analysis for a State MSP
Goal 1: Increase the quality and quantity of teachers' content knowledge in science to improve ability to create and lead inquiry-based lessons fostering reasoning and problem solving in 4-8 students. Goal 2: Increase teachers' knowledge of the state and national science standards to enable them to align their curricula and instruction in order to increase student achievement. Goal 3: Increase teachers' involvement as leaders in their profession. Goal 4: Increase the use of inquiry-based teaching strategies by project participants. Goal 5: Increase the appropriate use of technology as a teaching and learning tool. Goal 6: Increase teachers' use of high quality, authentic assessment strategies and their abilities to make targeted, real-world connections between and within science and mathematics. Goal 7: Enhance teachers' abilities to reflect on their performance and how they impact student learning. Goal 8: Increase collaboration between and among teachers, and between teachers and university faculty. Goal 9: Improve student performance on science MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) examinations. Missouri PRISM Project Goals
Goal 1: Increase the quality and quantity of teachers' content knowledge in science to improve ability to create and lead inquiry-based lessons fostering reasoning and problem solving in 4-8 students. Goal 2: Increase teachers' knowledge of the state and national science standards to enable them to align their curricula and instruction in order to increase student achievement. Goal 3: Increase teachers' involvement as leaders in their profession. Goal 4: Increase the use of inquiry-based teaching strategies by project participants. Goal 5: Increase the appropriate use of technology as a teaching and learning tool. Goal 6: Increase teachers' use of high quality, authentic assessment strategies and their abilities to make targeted, real-world connections between and within science and mathematics. Goal 7: Enhance teachers' abilities to reflect on their performance and how they impact student learning. Goal 8: Increase collaboration between and among teachers, and between teachers and university faculty. Goal 9: Improve student performance on science MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) examinations. Missouri PRISM Project Goals
Graduate course-work throughout the year Teacher collaboration with colleague not in program PD & Admin. of Formative Assessments Teacher Content Knowledge Assessments Develop criteria and protocols for observing inquiry-based lessons Administrator Training & Observations Teachers given PDA’s for planning/ organizing assignments Training in simulations and probe-ware Missouri PRISM Project Highlights
Assessments (Teacher & Students) Classroom Observations & Walk-thru Evaluations Video-taped classroom instruction Student-work Teacher-work Coach/Mentor field notes Teacher (SEC) Surveys Missouri PRISM Project Data
English Language Arts & Reading The SEC Data-set SUMMARY MEASURES ContentPracticeClimateProf. Dev./// Science Instructional Content Instr. Activities Tchr. Char./Opinions/Beliefs Professional Development Mathematics Social Studies (coming soon)
Comparison Groups MO-PRISM Group Teachers participating in the MO-PRISM project for 2 (n=51) or 3 (n=47) years Other MSP Groups Teachers participating in other state MSP projects for 2 (n=606) or 3 (n=174) years Non-MSP Groups Teachers participating in school/district-based school improvement initiatives for 2 (n = 73) or 3 (n=6) years.
Participation in Formal Course-work & Institutes
SEC Indicators of Quality Professional Development
SEC Reports of Instructional Practice
Two Strategies for Improving Alignment
MO-PRISM Student (Classroom) Assessments
Measuring the Learned Curriculum
SEC Longitudinal Data Patterns
The ‘Lag’ Effect
SEC Longitudinal Data Patterns The ‘Negative Growth’ Effect
SEC Longitudinal Data Patterns The ‘Sustainability’ Effect