The Route to Success Begins with a Map Curriculum Mapping and Standards Alignment in an Alternative Certification Pro

1. The Route to Success Begins with a MapCurriculum Mapping and Standards Alignment in an Alternative Certification ProgramNational Center for Alternative Certification � February 8-11, 2006

2. Judith Hayes, Director Alternative CertificationJeri Carroll, Professor Introduce presenters, session goals and organization -Presenters -Goals 1. Focus on digital elements and related thinking as we prepared for review (October, 2004) 2. Share with you some of our �digital developments� that were available for the visiting team -Organization 1. Discuss background and context for the WSU effort 2. Share our major digital developments and a bit about a non-digital developmentIntroduce presenters, session goals and organization -Presenters -Goals 1. Focus on digital elements and related thinking as we prepared for review (October, 2004) 2. Share with you some of our �digital developments� that were available for the visiting team -Organization 1. Discuss background and context for the WSU effort 2. Share our major digital developments and a bit about a non-digital development

3. Overview Background of WSU Program History, Culture & Setting Structure, Organization & Management Standards & Assessment Systems Curriculum Mapping Standards Alignment Program Alignment Assessment Systems Mapping process for individual programs

4. History, Setting & Culture History--founded in Peace Corps Fellows/USA Program, approved by faculty Urban setting of Wichita State University distinguishes it from other state supported schools Culture represented by large number of people coming together with diverse characteristics & diverse educational needs

5. Sedgwick County Wichita is the major city with a population of 453,000 people 85% of the population have high school degrees 25%+ have Bachelor�s or advanced degrees Less than 3.3% unemployment 32.1% of jobs held in Management & Professional 24.5% of jobs held in Manufacturing

6. Sedgwick County Schools 77,855 students of the state�s total of 499,458 students attend Sedgwick schools 15.6% of all students in Kansas attend schools in Sedgwick County City of Wichita has 48,676 students Ethnicity in Wichita schools is represented with 49.8% White; 18.3% Hispanic; 23.6% African American; 8.1% Other

7. Organizational Development PhasesWSU Program

8. WSU Alternative Licensure Candidates 308 Total Candidates 17% of Candidates have multiple U/G Degrees 14% of Candidates have advanced Degrees 69% of Candidates have U/G degree in content teaching area 100% of Candidates have satisfied course work & demonstrated proficiency in content teaching area

9. WSU Alternative Candidates Average Age 37.4 years Gender- 39% Male; 61% Female Ethnicity- 84% White; 16% Non-White Content Areas- Highest needs in Sciences and Mathematics Academic Degrees- 31% hold multiple degrees and/or advanced degrees in content area Persistent- 308 candidate and 256 completers 81% still teaching

10. Background of WSU Program Structure, Organization & Management

11. Program Description One of three delivery models in the College of Education- (1) Traditional Undergraduate model, (2) Professional Development model, and (3) Alternative Licensure secondary model Two-Year Program for students with undergraduate degrees in nationally recognized high needs teaching areas Multi-faceted funding Partnerships

12. Program Management University: Housed within the College of Education as part of the Professional Education Division within Curriculum & Instruction Connections to the various colleges on campus. LEAs: Advisory Council Partnerships State: Interface with state Transition to Teaching Program Close working relationship with standards, licensure paperwork, and security procedures

13. Program Organization

14. Coursework

15. Transition Points 1. Program Admission Recommendation to seek employment 2. Admission to Clinical Practice Recommended for restricted license 3. Exit from Final Internship All coursework completed Exit from Program Recommendation for conditional license

16. Program Review Process Kansas State Department of Education posted a new requirement. Program Review Documents must be submitted digitally PDF format Multiple copies of the CDs Paper Copies Event: KSDE required digital program review documents This event was significant because it forcably moved us to begin thinking digitally. Started with one program to develop a consistent format across all programs Created templates for each item that would be in all programs -- table of faculty information, --checksheets with transition point information, -- goals/objectives for each program --assessments had descriptions and rubrics. Friday afternoon work sessions with academic, tech, and assessment support Proofed and linked all documents to text in Word Event: KSDE required digital program review documents This event was significant because it forcably moved us to begin thinking digitally. Started with one program to develop a consistent format across all programs Created templates for each item that would be in all programs -- table of faculty information, --checksheets with transition point information, -- goals/objectives for each program --assessments had descriptions and rubrics. Friday afternoon work sessions with academic, tech, and assessment support Proofed and linked all documents to text in Word

17. Curriculum Mapping General education guidelines Content standards Professional education [INTASC] standards

18. Curriculum Mapping Connected to Unit�s conceptual framework Elements of NCATE Standard One First element of NCATE Standard Four

19. Program Review Documents  Consistent format across programs Clear instructions and training. State Matrix Standard and Indicator Where addressed (linked to syllabus for new program) Assessments (linked to a description of the assessment) Rubric and Criteria (linked to a copy of the rubric)

20. Program Review Documents  (continued)  Part II PRAXIS II Content and PLT data. Five years of data were required. Part III of the template asked the institution to Part III Discuss the conclusions that can be drawn, based on all data collected from candidate assessments and other sources�.about the relative strengths and weaknesses of your program. What are your goals for improvement over the next five years? (Synthesis)�

21. Program Review Documents (continued) Content Creation Program Chairs, Committees, and Advisory Councils Chair of C&I and a Graduate Assistant Storage Server Space Digital Document Naming Folder names consistent File names consistent Minutes from all meetings

22. Program Review Documents (continued) Draft Documents Reviewed by Program chair Appropriate assistant dean(s) Unit head/dean Technology Preparation (Technology Specialist) Established navigation format Converted MULTIPLE Word files to single PDF document Relinked all links Checked on multiple machines, various platforms Burned CDs and printed paper copy. Final Step (Dean�s Office Staff) Run copies Package Mailing Be sure to note that it took one person working alone approximately 2-3 days to convert the documents to pdf and relink in the format and structure that we selected. We got better as time went along.Be sure to note that it took one person working alone approximately 2-3 days to convert the documents to pdf and relink in the format and structure that we selected. We got better as time went along.

23. Assessment System Overview of the Assessment System Online http://www.wichita.edu/education/ncate Program Assessment Flow Chart http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=NCATE&p=/standard2/assessmentsystem/ Core Review Questions http://webs.wichita.edu/depttools/depttoolsmemberfiles/ncate/standard2/Core_Review_Questions_copy.pdf Jon�show flow chart of UAS and Core Review Questions Jon�show flow chart of UAS and Core Review Questions

24. Data Management System Data Management System Role and DMS Specialist Responsibilities Design, operation and retrieval of data Input the alignment coding of assessments Orchestrate assessment data collection and entry Design assessment report cards Uploads of candidate information from university�s student information database Generation of reports for candidates, programs, and unit. Relation with UCATS�conflicts and cooperation Development of formats for reports to Program Committees/Unit Asst Committee consistent with asst. system/core review questions (show sample reports�field placement diversity) Relation with UCATS�conflicts and cooperation Development of formats for reports to Program Committees/Unit Asst Committee consistent with asst. system/core review questions (show sample reports�field placement diversity)

25. Data Management System (continued) Technology Software FileMaker Pro 7 (now 8) TELEform Elite, version 8 Equipment Dell Server (now have 2) Kodak i260 Departmental Document Scanner FilemakerPro � why? Internal vs. external arguments Cross-platform � This was the biggest selling feature. Customizable and easily updated � I would probably call this �Ease of Use� � FileMaker has a low learning-curve and is very easy to use compared to other products, like Microsoft Access. Internally created, managed, and controlled (allowed for downloads from the university SIS) � I don�t know that I would say this, since it isn�t happening. We could connect directly to University data systems and pull/update data, but we aren�t. What we do is request information from University Computing and then import it into FileMaker for use. Another feature, which we ended up not using, was the ease with which you can publish and make information available from FileMaker on the Internet. What was the cost? � Claudia has this information FileMaker Pro 7 (now 8) � We have one thing, the diversity of ST placements report, which still is done using FileMaker 6 TELEform - Teleform is used to create scannable forms. Reason�s Teleform is cool: USD 259 has a large and sophisticated Teleform installation and has been using it for several years. We have some experience having them scan forms for us using this system (Randy/Larry Gwaltney). Therefore, they were available to help us with technical issues as we setup and used our system. Teleform, compared to it�s competitors, has a more advanced handwriting recognition system, allowing for the creation of forms with �fill in the blank� style input, in addition to standard bubbles and check boxes. Other systems have this, there�s appears to be the best. Teleform has a feature called AutoMerge Publisher which it�s competitors do not have. Essentially, it allows us to pre-print forms with candidate and assessor information (like the Dispositions forms this past semester) already filled in, like a big mail-merge. This was a key selling point. Kodak i260 (scanner) � can scan 11x17 sized forms, front and back, 60 per minute Dell server � used for storage of documents as mentioned in an earlier slide, as well as running the FileMaker Server application where the databases are actually stored. We now have two servers, one still is used for storage of documents and runs FileMaker Server 5 for our older databases, and the other runs FileMaker Server 7 (soon to be upgraded to 8) for our new databases, including the �DMS� which generates the Grade Sheets and various reports. FilemakerPro � why? Internal vs. external arguments Cross-platform � This was the biggest selling feature. Customizable and easily updated � I would probably call this �Ease of Use� � FileMaker has a low learning-curve and is very easy to use compared to other products, like Microsoft Access. Internally created, managed, and controlled (allowed for downloads from the university SIS) � I don�t know that I would say this, since it isn�t happening. We could connect directly to University data systems and pull/update data, but we aren�t. What we do is request information from University Computing and then import it into FileMaker for use. Another feature, which we ended up not using, was the ease with which you can publish and make information available from FileMaker on the Internet. What was the cost? � Claudia has this information FileMaker Pro 7 (now 8) � We have one thing, the diversity of ST placements report, which still is done using FileMaker 6 TELEform - Teleform is used to create scannable forms. Reason�s Teleform is cool: USD 259 has a large and sophisticated Teleform installation and has been using it for several years. We have some experience having them scan forms for us using this system (Randy/Larry Gwaltney). Therefore, they were available to help us with technical issues as we setup and used our system. Teleform, compared to it�s competitors, has a more advanced handwriting recognition system, allowing for the creation of forms with �fill in the blank� style input, in addition to standard bubbles and check boxes. Other systems have this, there�s appears to be the best. Teleform has a feature called AutoMerge Publisher which it�s competitors do not have. Essentially, it allows us to pre-print forms with candidate and assessor information (like the Dispositions forms this past semester) already filled in, like a big mail-merge. This was a key selling point. Kodak i260 (scanner) � can scan 11x17 sized forms, front and back, 60 per minute Dell server � used for storage of documents as mentioned in an earlier slide, as well as running the FileMaker Server application where the databases are actually stored. We now have two servers, one still is used for storage of documents and runs FileMaker Server 5 for our older databases, and the other runs FileMaker Server 7 (soon to be upgraded to 8) for our new databases, including the �DMS� which generates the Grade Sheets and various reports.

26. Data Management System (continued) Summaries are also available by (clockwise): Conceptual Framework Proficiencies / Dispositions NCATE Knowledge Type Gender Race Transition Point (remember this is just embedded assessment data � not all transition point data)Summaries are also available by (clockwise): Conceptual Framework Proficiencies / Dispositions NCATE Knowledge Type Gender Race Transition Point (remember this is just embedded assessment data � not all transition point data)

27. Success Indicators Strong Retention (81% still teaching) Support & Persistence ( 91% complete program) Strong Pedagogical Knowledge & Skills (100% pass PLT) Strong Content Knowledge (100% pass Praxis II in primary area of licensure) Strong Partnerships with districts that want to hire WSU Alternative Licensure candidates

28. Conclusions The goal of all teacher educators is to create effective teachers. Selection of candidates Support of candidates - Mentoring Standards-based programs Data driven decision-making

29. Presenter Information Judith L. Hayes, Director WSU Alternative Certification judith.hayes@wichita.edu Jeri A. Carroll, Professor jeri.carroll@wichita.edu Wichita State University http://education.wichita.edu