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Key Findings from NCLE’s
2015 National Survey
Catherine NelsonEvaluation Consultant for the National Center for Literacy Education
• Despite controversy, clear majorities of teachers report implementation is going well and benefitting students.
• Schools where implementation is strongest invest in professional capacity, cultivate ownership, and view standards implementation as a collective learning process.
Big picture
Teacher support for the standards is increasing.
2013 20150%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Strongly agree, 16%
Strongly agree, 41%
Agree somewhat,
49%
Agree somewhat,
37%
“In general, the new literacy standards will help improve instruction
and classroom practice.”
% o
f te
ach
ers
Most teachers report implementation is going well.
Strongly disagree7%
Disagree somewhat19%
Agree somewhat48%
Strongly agree21%
Don't know enough to say5%
"The implementation of new literacy standards
is going well in my school"
Teachers see positive impacts on students.
Very neg-ative, 2% Negative,
9%
No change, 12%
Positive, 48%
Very pos-itive, 19%
Don't know; 11%
Creating a profile of “Strong- implementation” schools
Strong standards implementation
• Seen as positive change
• Implementation going well
• Teachers feel well prepared
• Positive impacts on students
• Standards implementation as an organizational learning process
• Investments in building shared expertise• Focus on teacher ownership of change
What are “strong- implementation” schools
doing differently?
Capacity-Building Approach
Creating a profile of “strong-
implementation” schools
Capacity-building conditions
• Clear vision• Teacher ownership• Leaders support
teacher learning• Time for
collaboration• Hands-on
curriculum work
Strong standards implementation
• Seen as positive change
• Implementation going well
• Teachers feel well prepared
• Positive impacts on students
Teachers with protected collaboration time feel better
prepared and are more likely to make shifts.
Some collaborative tasks are particularly powerful.
Even assessments were viewed more positively at
high-ownership schools.
Capacity-driven schools use all the building blocks differently
Over the next 6 months, NCLE will be releasing a series of
focus briefs looking at how schools where
standards implementation is
going well approach each of these
elements.
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