1. Exploring Relationships between Professional Development,
Teacher Practice, and State Content Standards By
John L. Smithson, Ph.D.
Director, Measures of the Enacted Curriculum
Wisconsin Center for Education Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2. Content Practice PD Climate
What relationships can be found between participation
in Professional Development Activities & Classroom Instruction
Content
Practice PD
Climate

3. Using Survey Instruments
Describing Classroom Practice
Using Survey Instruments
Supply & Demand
(1990)
Supply: LOW / Largely Limited to Ed. Researchers
Primarily policy research
Demand: LOW / Largely Limited to Ed. Researchers
Primarily policy research

4. Using Survey Instruments
Describing Classroom Practice
Using Survey Instruments
Supply & Demand
(2005)
Supply: HIGH - due to access computers and internet
Demand: HIGH / Ed. Researchers /
Ed. Ldrs. (at all levels)
Program Evaluators

5. The SEC Data-set SUMMARY MEASURES Content Practice Climate Prof. Dev.
Instructional
Content
Instr.
Activities
Tchr.
Char./Opinions/Beliefs
Professional
Development
Mathematics
Science
English Language
Arts & Reading
SUMMARY MEASURES
Content
Practice
Climate
Prof. Dev. /

6. Summary Measure Description
SUMMARY MEASURES
Prof. Dev. /
Content /
Practice /
Climate
Variable
Summary Measure Description
PDhrs
# of PD Hours reported
PDfreq
Frequency of PD Activities
PDactive
PD that involved active engagement of teachers
PDcohere
PD that is part of a coherent plan & goals
PDcoll
Collective participation from school/department
PDcnt
PD with focus on subject matter content
PDdata
PD with focus on Student Data
PDstnd
PD with focus on Standards & Instruction
PDstlrn
PD with focus on Student Learning

7. Content Areas (Topic Coverage)
SUMMARY MEASURES (Mathematics)
Prof. Dev. /
Content /
Practice /
Climate
Content Areas (Topic Coverage)
Variable
Summary Measure Description
MX1
Number Sense, Properties, Relationships
MX2
Operations
MX3
Measurement
MX4
Algebraic Concepts
MX5
Geometric Concepts
MX6
Data Analysis / Probability / Statistics
MX7
Instructional Content

8. Performance Expectations for Students
SUMMARY MEASURES (Mathematics)
Prof. Dev. /
Content /
Practice /
Climate
Performance Expectations for Students
(Cognitive Demand)
Variable
Summary Measure Description
Cgd_B
Memorize / Recall
Cgd_C
Perform Procedures
Cgd_D
Demonstrate Understanding
Cgd_E
Conjecture, Hypothesize, Prove
Cgd_F
Non-routine problems / Make Connections

9. Classroom Activities SUMMARY MEASURES (Mathematics) Prof. Dev. /
Content /
Practice /
Climate
Classroom Activities
Variable
Summary Measure Description
UseAssess
Use of multiple assessment types
PerfProc
Perform Procedures
Analyze
Analyze Information
Connect
Make Connections
AcLrn
Active Learning

10. Climate Measures SUMMARY MEASURES (Mathematics) Prof. Dev. / Content /
Practice /
Climate
Climate Measures
Variable
Summary Measure Description
InflStnd
Influence of Standards on Instruction
ProfColl
Professional Collegiality & Trust

11. PERSISTENCE OF RELATIONSHIPS
Which relationships (correlations) persist
across multiple samples of teachers
(Mathematics)
Sample/Sub-sample
# of teachers
Full Sample
4593
MSP-PD study
211
State F
388
State I
853
State M
469
State O
338

12. SUMMARY MEASURES W/ PERSISTENT
ASSOCIATION TO PD MEASURES
Prof. Dev. /
Content /
Practice /
Climate

13. SUMMARY MEASURES W/ PERSISTENT
ASSOCIATION TO PD MEASURES
Prof. Dev. /
Content /
Practice /
Climate

14. SUMMARY MEASURES W/ PERSISTENT
ASSOCIATION TO PD MEASURES
Prof. Dev. /
Content /
Practice /
Climate

15. SUMMARY MEASURES W/ PERSISTENT
ASSOCIATION TO PD MEASURES
Prof. Dev. /
Content /
Practice /
Climate

16. #OF PERSISTENT SUMMARY MEASURES
ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PD MEASURE
Prof. Dev. /
Content /
Practice /
Climate