TSI 2006 Statistics
General
Information
Number of Years Teaching
Average 6.54
Most 30
Least 1.5
Size of School
Average
Number of Students 1184
Largest
Number of Students 2700
Smallest
Number of Students 135
Grade(s) Taught
10 (40%)
teach 9th grade
11 (44%) teach 10th grade
15 (60%)
teach 11th grade
14 (56%) teach 12th rade
Personal
Experience
Macbeth
25 (100%) have read
8 (32%) have
never seen it on stage
20 (80%) have seen a movie version
20 (80%) read it in
college
13 (52%) have taught it
2 (8%) have
acted in it
12 (48%) plan to teach
it this year
The Tempest
23 (96%)
have read
10
(40%) have never seen it on stage
9 (36%)
have seen a movie version
21
(84%) read it in college
6 (24%)
have taught it
2 (8%)
have acted in it
5 (20%)
plan to teach it this year
The
Sonnets
13 (52%) have taught
10 (40%) have
read many
9
(36%) have read only a few
2 (4%) plan
to teach
Were
Hooked …
3
(13%) in middle school
10
(42%) in
high school
4 (17%) in
college
1 (4%) in
grad school
2 (8%) while
teaching
4 (17%) while
performing
2 (8%) while
seeing a performance
1 (4%) through
parents
Experience
in High School Was…
4 (16%) okay
15
(60%) positive
2 (8%)
negative
2 (8%)
not memorable
2 (8%)
nonexistent
Number
of Live Plays Seen
Average 9
Most 30-40
Least 0
Teaching Shakespeare
First
Teaching Experience Was…
6
(27%) good
4
(18%) okay
5
(23%) difficult
What
Worked When Teaching
10 (45%) performing
3
(14%) reading aloud
3
(14%) watching a film
2
(9%) directing
3
(14%) rewriting in modern language
5
(23%) talking through
What
Didn’t Work When Teaching
5
(23%) close reading/text analysis
5
(23%) reading aloud
4
(18%) worksheets/book work
3
(14%) reading at home
2
(9%) rewriting in modern
language
Use Technology in
Teaching Shakespeare
18 (72%) do
7
(28%) do not
Resources Used
Free
Response
2
(9%) Folger Lesson Plans
11 (48%) video
2
(9%) stage
13 (57%) internet resources
7
(30%) Shakespeare Set Free
4
(17%) criticism
3
(13%) colleagues
Shakespeare
Set Free Units
8 (35%) never
6 (26%) sometimes
6 (26%) most
of the time
3 (13%) all
the time
The
18 (78%) never
2 (9%) sometimes
2 (4%) most
of the time
1 (4%) all
the time
Study
Packet of Questions
8 (35%) never
6 (26%) once
in a while
4 (17%) sometimes
4 (17%) most
of the time
1 (4%) all
the time
Questions
and Activities from the Class Anthology
11
(48%) never
1 (4%) once
in a while
9 (39%) sometimes
2 (9%) most
of the time
Parallel
Text (Modern Text) Editions
15
(65%) never
6 (26%) once
in a while
1 (4%) sometimes
Lessons
from the Folger Website
9 (38%) never
4 (17%) once
in a while
5 (21%) sometimes
4 (17%) most
of the time
2 (8%) all
the time
Lessons
from Other Websites
3 (12%) never
8 (33%) once
in a while
12
(50%) sometimes
1 (4%) most
of the time
Audio
Versions of the Play
8 (35%) never
1 (4%) once
in a while
11
(48%) sometimes
3 (13%) most
of the time
School Environment
Emphasis
on Standardized Testing
1
(4%) never
3
(12%) hardly ever
4
(16%) sometimes
7
(28%) most of the time
10 (40%) always
Emphasis
on State Standards
4
(16%) never
5
(20%) sometimes
5
(20%) most of the time
12 (48%) always
Can
Teach the Plays You Want…
6
(24%) never
5
(20%) hardly ever
6
(24%) sometimes
6
(24%) most of the time
2
(8%) always
Get
Guidance in Teaching From a Supervisor
10 (40%) never
3
(12%) hardly ever
6
(24%) sometimes
6
(24%) most of the time
2
(8%) always
Help
Others to Teach
1
(4%) never
3
(12%) hardly ever
9
(36%) sometimes
2
(8%) most of the time
10 (40%) always
Student Information
English
Language Learners
9
(39%) 0
11 (44%) 20%
2
(8%) 40%
1
(4%) 60%
2
(8%) N/A
“Special
Education” Students
4
(16%) 0
17 (68%) 20%
2
(8%) 40%
2
(8%) 60%
2
(8%) N/A
Independent
Learners
8
(33%) 20%
10 (42%) 40%
2
(8%) 60%
3 (12%) 80%
1
(4%) N/A
Need
Explicit Instructions When Reading a Text
4 (16%) 20%
3 (12%) 40%
10 (40%) 60%
7
(28%) 80%
1 (4%) 100%
Will Attend A 4-Year College Upon Graduation
3
(12%) 20%
2 (8%) 40%
3
(12%) 60%
9
(36%) 80%
8 (32%) 100%
Will
Take AP English Classes
3 (12%) 0
11 (46%) 20%
5 (21%) 40%
2
(8%) 60%
1
(4%) 80%
2 (8%) 100%