SEC Meetings and Workshops

Next SEC Meeting –January 2009—Phoenix, AZ The SEC SCASS Collaborative holds each year project leadership planning and training meetings for state and district leaders who are members. The Collaborative also works with State members to plan and organize SEC training workshops on use of the Surveys or SEC data at the local level. The Collaborative also convenes and organizes multi-state SEC alignment content analysis workshops for state standards and assessments are convened by SEC staff to provide alignment analyses for states and for use with survey data. The web-linked presentations and materials from recent SEC Collaborative meetings and conferences are shown below. CCSSO 2008 Education Leaders Conference on Using Data to Improve Instruction Conference Program Participant Roster Evaluation 2008 CCSSO Education Leaders Conference on Using Data to Improve Instruction September 8-10, 2008 Hyatt Regency Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Meeting Materials The breakout sessions file will show each session per day. Click on the session title or presenters name and access the presentations. Opening Plenary Panel - Sept. 8 Highlighting State Initiatives on Using Data to Improve Instruction Rolf Blank, CCSSO Elizabeth Burmaster, WI DPI Valerie Woodruff, DE DOE Susan Zelman, OH DOE Gene Wilhoit, CCSSO Plenary Session - Sept. 9 Implementation of Data-Driven Improvement Model: MT SEC Project Plenary Session - Sept. 10 Building Capacity on Using Data Lani Seikaly, CCSSO [Website demonstrated: School Improvement in MD]  Mike Stetter, DE DOE Shelley Lee, WI DPI Ellen Mandinach, CNA Lois Adams-Rogers, CCSSO Breakout Sessions Teacher Analysis of Interim Assessment Results in Elementary Math (Nabors Oláh) – Sept. 8 SEC Basics (Eastman, Money, Blank) – Sept. 8 Using Data to Improve Math Instruction – Part 1a & Part 1b & Part 2 (Unger, Nunnaley, Wermers) – Sept. 8 & 9 Tools and Resources to Increase the Capacity of State Data Use (Cohen, Osmundson, Gibson) – Sept. 8 Many Eyes - open-source, online data visualization website Swivel - open-source, online data analysis, graphing and sharing site Implementing a Formative Assessment Training Model McManus, NC DPI Anderson, IA, DOE Roschewski, NE DOE Kotz, DE DOE Talking the Language of ELLs (Iribarren, Lee, Potter, Smithson) – Sept. 8 How Can States Use Alignment Results for Standards and Assessments (Porter) - Sept. 8 Examining Student Work to Inform Instruction (Seikaly) – Sept. 8 Tools for In-Class Visual Reporting of Multiple Measures (van der Ploeg) – Sept. 8 D3A2 Ohio Data Primer  New York Data Primer Learning Points - Picturing Progress Data Tool Example Inquiry-Focused Practice (Heritage) – Sept. 9 Use of SEC Data as Part of a Larger District Improvement Effort (Palacios, Money) – Sept. 9 Building Knowledge of Instructional Alignment to Standards (Eastman, Smithson) – Sept. 9 Data-Driven Practices: Balancing Between Compliance Data and Data for Teaching & Learning (Mandinach, LaPointe) – Sept. 9 Principal Leadership Training for School Improvement (Rathburn) – Sept. 9 Using Data as a Catalyst for Collegial Conversations, (Farrington) – Sept. 9 Characteristics of Effective Observers Characteristics of Formative Feedback Classroom Observation Protocol: Instructional Practice Steps 1-4 Peer Observation & Formative Feedback  Evaluating Innovative Inquiry-Oriented Science Curricula and PD (Baxter, Osthoff) – Sept. 9 Establishing Connections Between SEC Data and Student Achievement (Money, Palacios) – Sept. 10 SEC Webinar Series (Thomas, Unger, Nunnaley, Eastman) – Sept. 10 Going Virtual with Surveys of the Enacted Curriculum Orientation Session Why Use SEC Advice for Those Considering SEC  SEC Collaborative Leader Training/Content Analysis Workshop February 11-14, 2008 Catarman Resort and Spa San Diego, CA Meeting materials: Agenda Participant List Presentations SEC Collaborative Update - Rolf B. Access to SEC, Carolyn K. Use of SEC in Evaluation, John S.  Using the SEC to Improve Instruction in Illinois, IL Team An Essential Tool for School Improvement in Fostoria Schools – Constance Dorr Idaho: Principal Academy of Leadership -ID Team Presentation 1 Presentation 2 Missouri: Report on SEC Data Analysis for a state MSP Motivation to Use SEC – Carolyn K. SEC in Wisconsin – WI Team Tennessee Science Partnership - Terry L. CCSSO – SEC State Collaborative Alignment Study – The College Board Montana Report on SEC Interview of Local Superintendent reports on use of SEC data 2007 CCSSO Education Leaders Conference on Using Data to Improve Instruction September 12-14, 2007 Hilton Hotel at the Ballpark St. Louis, MO Meeting Materials The breakout sessions file will show each session per day. Click on the session title or presenters name and access the presentations. Conference Program Link to Presentations Opening Plenary Panel - Sept. 12   Rolf Blank Todd Flaherty Sally Wherry Gerald Zachorak CCSSO State Education Data Center Plenary Sessions Mike Schmoker - Sept. 13 Commissioner Doug Christenson - Sept. 14 Conference Summary Report Chiefline Article SEC Members Planning Meeting September 11, 2007 Hilton Hotel at the Ballpark St. Louis, MO Meeting Materials Agenda Total # of Surveys by state Surveys by subject State Reports/Presentations Delaware Indiana Mississippi Montana Oregon Duval County, FL Powerpoint MEGASCASS 2007 in New Orleans, LA February 4 - 6, 2007 Intercontinental Hotel New Orleans, LA Meeting Materials Agenda Participant List Indicators of Quality of Teacher Professional Development and Instructional Change Using Data From SEC: Findings From NSF MSP-RETA Project State Project Presentations Vermont Plan for SEC – Pat F. Ohio Year 4 – Chris W. Maine SEC –John K. Delaware SEC – Mike S. SEC Collaborative Update - Rolf B. Analysis of SEC Data in Classrooms with High vs Low Achieving students – John S. Using SEC Data for School Improvement ppt– Lani S.  Building Capacity of State and Local Educators to Lead SEC Projects November 13-14, 2006 The Grove Hotel Boise, ID Meeting Materials Agenda Participant List SEC Contacts by Project Executive Summary report on Massillon City Schools, OH Status Report on SEC tools and services, November 2006 Presentations Analysis of Math SEC Data: Instructional Alignment and Professional Development Quality Math SEC Data Grade 4 and 8 Charts National Math SEC Data Charts Analysis of ELA SEC Data: Instructional Alignment and Professional Development Quality Delaware SEC Pilot Study Presentation Introduction to SEC Maine SEC Report Do you know what your students know? PDALs: Idaho Instructional Reveiw PDALs: Idaho SEC Data Introduction to Teacher Survey A Shout Out to Ohio Educators Session B: Improving Student Acchievement and Integrating SEC CCSSO Summer Leader Conference: Using Data to Improve Instruction July 31–August 2, 2006 Millennium Harvest House Boulder, Colorado Conference Information Conference Program  Session Presentations Cross Session Themes Recommendations Building Capacity of State and Local Educators to Lead SEC Projects February 27-28, 2006 The Driskill Hotel Austin, Texas Meeting Outcomes Develop knowledge and skills for leading state and local SEC projects Understand the value SEC offers for purposes and programs selected by states or districts Articulate how SEC supports alignment analyses Understand, access, analyze, and use SEC data for several educational purposes Learn how to demonstrate value of SEC to decision makers and educators Interact with other state and district leaders, build out project plans, & identify supports Meeting Materials Agenda 2005-06 SEC Activities, matrix of main uses of the SEC, Rolf Blank Overview of SEC for New Participants, ppt, Rolf Blank Issues with SEC Projects--3 Work Groups Discussion, Session 2 What Challenges Have You Encountered in Your SEC Projects? MSP and SEC, ppt, Group A SEC and Low-Performing Schools, Group B Improving Achievement in Low-Performing Schools, ppt, Lani Seikaly Understanding Alignment Analyses, ppt, Session 3, John Smithson Modeling State Alignment Analyses for NCLB Requirements, ppt, Session 4, John Smithson Do You Know What Your Students Know? SEC & student achievement ppt, Lani Seikaly For past SEC meeting materials in 2004-2005, please contact Carlise Smith to request electronic copies. Contacts Rolf K. Blank, Director, SEC Collaborative, rolfb@ccsso.org Carlise Smith, SEC Information Contact, carlises@ccsso.org

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