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International Center for Leadership in Education
Using Data to Drive Instruction
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How to Know What to Teach
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Set Curriculum Priorities

• Standards
• Community expectations
• Test Items

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Curriculum Matrix

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  Inc.

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Why ?What ?How ?

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  Inc.

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Curriculum Survey

• ?? What should be priority??
• Language Arts, Math, Science
• 20,000 surveys
• Districts across U.S
• School and Community
• Select 35 priority content topics
• Sub-group analysis

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Curriculum Survey

• Top Ranked - skill and content based
• Low Ranked - more strategy
• Educators and Community similar except subject
  specialists
• Basic skills low ranked by subject area
  specialists
• Top Ranked English could be responsibility of all

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ICLE Curriculum SurveyLanguage Arts - Top 10
Topics

• Apply in writing the rules of grammar,
  punctuation and spelling
• Gather, analyze and summarize information from a
  variety of sources
• Give oral directions that are clear and
  understood
• Follow oral directions
• Identify and select pertinent information while
  reading
• Follow written directions carefully and
  accurately
• Understand rules of grammar, usage, punctuation,
  and spelling
• Develop processes for understanding and
  remembering
• Prepare and deliver individual speeches
• Know how to decipher unfamiliar words

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ICLE Curriculum SurveyMathematics - Top 10 Topics

• Perform operations with numbers include,
  decimals, ratios, percents and fractions
• Understand characteristics of parallel,
  perpendicular, and intersecting lines
• Understand basic algebraic properties
• Understand characteristics of angles
• Understand best procedures for statistical data
  collection, organization and display
• Understand basic geometry ( point, line, plane)
• Understand and use variables in expressions
• Use correct order for performing algebraic
  expressions
• Compute the distance between two points
• Understand properties of circles

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ICLE Curriculum SurveyScience - Top 10 Topics

• Understand how and why rotation and revolution of
  earth affect day, seasons and weather
• Understand systems of human body
• Understand nutrition
• Know the metric system and conversion
• Make observation of the local environment using
  senses and instruments
• Understand technology changes environment
• Know processes in water cycle
• Understand reproduction of living things from
  cells to species
• Understand cells and functions
• Understand human impact on environment and ways
  to improve

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ICLE Curriculum Matrix
Data Included

• State Standards
• Essential Skills
• Related Skills
• Ranking
• Priority Rating (High Medium, Low)
• Test ( based on appropriate State Test)
• Essential Skills
• Overall Priority

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Excerpt from Arizona Curriculum Matrix
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Michigan Summary
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MI ELA State Tests
Exam Benchmarks High Med Low
Early 55 no no no
Grade 4 55 25 10 20
Grade 7 55 24 10 21
Grade 11 55 23 9 23
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MI ELA Curriculum Survey
Exam Benchmarks High Med Low
Early 55 38 9 8
Grade 4 55 39 11 5
Grade 7 55 44 7 4
Grade 11 55 44 6 5
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MI Math State Tests
Exam Benchmarks High Med Low
Grade 4 74 53 5 16
Grade 7 77 48 22 7
Grade 11 77 53 9 15
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MI Math Curriculum Survey
Exam Benchmarks High Med Low
Grade 4 74 58 2 14
Grade 7 77 60 7 10
Grade 11 77 39 17 21
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MI Science State Test
Exam Benchmarks High Med Low
Grade 5 53 17 23 13
Grade 8 65 14 22 29
Grade 11 60 4 10 46
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MI Science Curriculum Survey
Exam Benchmarks High Med Low
Grade 5 53 32 14 7
Grade 8 65 43 12 10
Grade 11 60 40 12 8
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Activity Using the Curriculum Matrix
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Resources for Data Driven Decisions

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Career and Technical Education

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  Inc.

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CTE Matrix
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ARTS

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  Inc.

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ARTS Matrix
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Activity Using the CTE and Arts Matrix
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How would you use this data?
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Willard Wirtz

• There arent two worlds -- education and work,
  there is one world -- life

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Options

• Adding Rigor and Relevance to your instruction
• Theme-based Units taught by multiple teachers
• Including other Standards in your instruction

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Products Summary

• Aligning Standards Kit
• Career and Technical Education Matrix
• Increasing Academic Success for All Students with
  Disabilities
• Gold Seal Lessons
• EdGate
• Leading with Reading

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PowerPoint Slides

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