1. Teachers Seeking Wisdom: Correlations of Teachers' Lessons to State Curriculum & Tests Dr. Alan Zollman Northern Illinois University March 3, 2007 Research Council on Mathematics Learning 2007 Annual Conference March 3, 2007 Research Council on Mathematics Learning 2007 Annual Conference

2. Burn On By Randy Newman On the Cuyahoga River Rolling into Cleveland to the lake There's a red moon rising On the Cuyahoga River Rolling into Cleveland to the lake There's an oil barge winding Down the Cuyahoga River Rolling into Cleveland to the lake There's an oil barge winding Down the Cuyahoga River Rolling into Cleveland to the lake Cleveland city of light city of magic Cleveland city of light you're calling me Cleveland, even now I can remember 'Cause the Cuyahoga River Goes smokin' through my dreams Burn on, big river, burn on Now the Lord can make you tumble And the Lord can make you turn And the Lord can make you overflow But the Lord can't make you burn On the Cuyahoga River Rolling into Cleveland to the lake There's a red moon rising On the Cuyahoga River Rolling into Cleveland to the lake There's an oil barge winding Down the Cuyahoga River Rolling into Cleveland to the lake There's an oil barge winding Down the Cuyahoga River Rolling into Cleveland to the lake Cleveland city of light city of magic Cleveland city of light you're calling me Cleveland, even now I can remember 'Cause the Cuyahoga River Goes smokin' through my dreams Burn on, big river, burn on Now the Lord can make you tumble And the Lord can make you turn And the Lord can make you overflow But the Lord can't make you burn

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

4. A few decades ago, 75% of our 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.

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.

7. 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%)

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

9. … 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:

10. … 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:

11. … 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:

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) … 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:

13. … 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:

14. 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

15. 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

23. 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

32. 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

33. 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

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

53. Reflections

54. 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.

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