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OBJECTIVE/OUTCOMES
PARTICIPANTS WILL:
• HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF USING DATA TO IMPROVE LEARNING
• HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF USING DATA TO IMPROVE TEACHING
• BE GIVEN PRACTICAL TIME SAVING STRATEGIES TO USE IMMEDIATELY IN THE CLASSROOM
• EDUCATORS WILL SEE INCREASED STUDENT GROWTH AND ENGAGEMENT
THREE FORMS OF HELPFUL DATA
•CUMULATIVE FILES
•USEFUL ASSESSMENTS (FORMAL AND INFORMAL)
•STANDARDIZED TESTS
•CLASSROOM
CUMULATIVE FILES
•YOU MUST MAKE TIME TO READ THEM
•THEY HAVE IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE
MAKE-UP OF YOUR STUDENTS
•START BEFORE STUDENTS ARRIVE
STANDARDIZED TESTS
•MOST OFTEN USED ALONE BUT IT DOES NOT TELL THE WHOLE STORY
•CONFERENCE WITH STUDENTS
•HELP STUDENT MAKE REALISTIC GOALS
•HELPS WITH GROUPING
CLASSROOM OBSERVATION
•LOW STAKES ASSESSMENT ( EXIT TICKETS, WARM-UPS, THUMBS UP-
THUMBS-DOWN)
•ALLOWS YOU TO COLLECT DATA IMMEDIATELY ( WHOSE NOT GETTING IT)
•BE THE GUIDE ON THE SIDE
•CREATE A CONSTRUCTIVIST, STUDENT DIRECTED CLASSROOM ( NO FRONT
TO THE CLASS)
Assessments can be a vital
component in our efforts to
improve education. But as long as
we use them only as a means to
rank schools and students, we will
miss their most powerful benefits. Thomas Guskey, 2003
USEFUL ASSESSMENTS
• ASSESSMENTS DO NOT NEED TO BE A SECRET
• THEY SHOULD NOT BE A “GOTCHA” MOMENT
• USE MULTIPLE KINDS OF ASSESSMENTS TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE MEETING STUDENT STYLES
(ESSAYS, PROJECTS, HOMEWORK, QUIZZES AND EXAMS)
When teachers' classroom assessments
become an integral part of the
instructional process and a central
ingredient in their efforts to help
students learn, the benefits of
assessment for both students and
teachers will be boundless.Thomas Guskey, 2003
IMPROVE YOUR TEACHING
• IF 50% OR MORE MISS A QUESTION CONSIDER THROWING IT OUT
• DON’T JUST RETEACH THE SAME LESSON LOUDER
• UTILIZE OTHER RESOURCES AND TRAINING BOTH ELECTRONIC AND HUMAN
• MANIPULATIVES STILL WORK IN UPPER GRADES
• UTILIZE SMALL GROUPS AND MATH TALKS
THINGS YOU CAN DO•PLAN, PLAN AND PLAN
•INVOLVE PARENTS EARLY
•TUTORING
•KNOW YOUR RESOURCES ( TECHNOLOGY, COACHES, MANIPULATIVES, ETC)
•KAGAN STRATEGIES TO HELP STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER AND USE
LANGUAGE
THINGS YOU CAN DO•WORD WALLS, VISIBLE OBJECTIVES, ANCHOR CHARTS
•EXTRA TIME , FILL IN THE BLANK NOTES, TEST MODIFICATIONS AND BETTER
ASSESSMENT ADVOCACY
•SCAFFOLDING
•MATH MENUS
•MATH TALKS AND SMALL GROUPS
PRACTICAL PROTOCOL FOR DATA USE•WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?
•WHAT OTHER DATA DO YOU NEED?
•WHO DO YOU NEED?
•WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE ISSUE? (ASK WHY 5 TIMES)
•PLAN YOUR NEXT STEPS
ADAPTED FROM: ELIZABETH A. CITY, ED.D.
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
SCENARIO GROUP DISCUSSION
IN YOUR GROUPS TAKE A LOOK AT THE SCENARIO’S AND USE
THE PROTOCOL FOR DATA SHEET
WAYS TO ENGAGE HIGH ACHIEVERS JOSEPH
RENZULLI
• SET UP A COMMITTEE
• ENCOURAGE VARIED GROUPING
• ENABLE ACCELERATION
• ADAPT ADVANCED CURRICULUM SEE
PROJECT M3 MENTORING
MATHEMATICAL MINDS
1. Adopt other National Programs
Odyssey of the Mind
Future Problem Solvers
National History Day
Gamestar Mechanic
2. Offer Professional Development
3. Encourage Open Ended Assignment
4. Aim for School Wide enrichment (all students should
be exposed to authentic learning)
TEACHERS VIEW OF USING DATA TO INFORM THEIR TEACHING
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GOOD LUCK! YOUR STUDENTS ARE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU!
Dr. Ellene T. PolidoreWestchester Academy
Spring Branch ISD
7th Grade Mathematics