1. Teachers Seeking Wisdom: Correlations of Teachers' Lessons to State Curriculum & Tests Dr. Alan Zollman Northern Illinois University November 15, 2007 2:15-3:15 pm Golden Ballroom 4-5 School Science & Mathematics Association 2007 Annual Conference November 15, 2007 2:15-3:15 pm Golden Ballroom 4-5 School Science & Mathematics Association 2007 Annual Conference

2. Northern Illinois University (NIU) was started by the State of Illinois in 1895.

3. A few decades ago, 75% of our NIU budget came from the State.

4. Northern Illinois University (NIU) was started by the State of Illinois in 1895. A few decades ago, 75% of our NIU budget came from the State. Five years ago, 40% of the NIU budget came from the State.

5. Northern Illinois University (NIU) was started by the State of Illinois in 1895. A few decades ago, 75% of our NIU budget came from the State. Five years ago, 40% of the NIU budget came from the State. Three years ago, 33% of the NIU budget came from the State.

6. Northern Illinois University (NIU) was started by the State of Illinois in 1895. A few decades ago, 75% of our NIU budget came from the State. Five years ago, 40% of the NIU budget came from the State. Three years ago, 33% of the NIU budget came from the State. For 2006-2007, the State will provide $103,937,100 of NIU's $380,447,200 budget. (That's 27.32%)

7. … from being a State institution, … from being a State institution, So we have moved:

8. … from being a State institution, … to being a State-funded institution, … from being a State institution, … to being a State-funded institution, So we have moved:

9. … from being a State institution, … to being a State-funded institution, … to being a State-supported institution, … from being a State institution, … to being a State-funded institution, … to being a State-supported institution, So we have moved:

10. … from being a State institution, … to being a State-funded institution, … to being a State-supported institution, … to being a State-tolerated institution, … from being a State institution, … to being a State-funded institution, … to being a State-supported institution, … to being a State-tolerated institution, So we have moved:

11. … from being a State institution, … to being a State-funded institution, … to being a State-supported institution, … to being a State-tolerated institution, and now (with what the State did to our retirement accounts) … from being a State institution, … to being a State-funded institution, … to being a State-supported institution, … to being a State-tolerated institution, and now (with what the State did to our retirement accounts) So we have moved:

12. … from being a State institution, … to being a State-funded institution, … to being a State-supported institution, … to being a State-tolerated institution, and now (with what the State did to our retirement accounts) … to being a State-despised institution. … from being a State institution, … to being a State-funded institution, … to being a State-supported institution, … to being a State-tolerated institution, and now (with what the State did to our retirement accounts) … to being a State-despised institution. So we have moved:

13. SURVEYS OF ENACTED CURRICULUM (SEC) Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Surveys of Enacted CurriculumTools for Aligning Instruction, Standards, and Assessments Correlations of teacher-reported enacted curriculum vs. the Illinois State Achievement Test (ISAT) vs. The Illinois Learning Standards

14. Survey of Enacted Curriculum (SEC) Correlations Left side graphs are Pre-Test Grades 3-5 Teachers’ Enacted Curriculum in Math Right side graphs are Illinois Learning Standards For Grades K-4 Math

22. Grades 3-5 Teachers vs. ISAT Exam Correlations Left side graphs are Pre-Test Grades 3-5 Teachers’ Enacted Curriculum in Math Right side graphs are Illinois ISAT Exam 2003 Grade 5 Math

31. Mathematics Content Overall a)Number Sense/Properties/Relationships b)Operations c)Measurement d)Algebra Concepts e)Geometry Concepts f)Data Analysis/Probability/Statistics g)Instructional Technology

32. Grades 3-5 Teachers’ Overall Instruction Time Alignment with State Learning Standards Left Side Illinois K-4 Math Learning Standards Right Side Teachers’ 2006 Post-Test Results

42. Grades 3-5 Teachers’ Overall Instruction Time Correlations Left Side Teachers’ 2005 Pre-Test Results Right Side Teachers’ 2006 Post-Test Results

52. Reflections

53. references: Zollman, A. (2005). Final Report: MSTD Mathematics-Science Partnership. ISBE/US DOE. http://www.mstd-d41-d4.niu.edu/ Illinois Assessment web site: http://www.isbe.net/assessmenthttp://www.isbe.net/assessment Council of Chief State School Officers;Surveys of Enacted Curr(SEC) http://www.ccsso.org/projects/surveys_of_enacted_curriculum/ http://www.ccsso.org/projects/surveys_of_enacted_curriculum/ Zollman, A. (2006, February 25 th ). What's Really Being Taught vs. What's Really Being Tested vs. What's Said. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning, Las Vegas, NV.

54. Dr. Alan Zollman Dept. of Mathematical Sciences Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 815/753-6750 zollman@math.niu.edu