CTEDDI Action Plans - ImplementationWebinar March 29, 2012

The current climate in education calls for teachers and faculty to develop an understanding of how to use multiple sources of data to formulate a practical improvement plan that contributes to positive changes in student outcomes.

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What does this really mean?

1Use multiple sources

Data exists at many levels. In order to effectively target your efforts to improve instruction, you will need a number of sources:

• National• State • District/System

• School • Program• Teacher

• Class• Student • Standards

•Achievement gaps•Differences between subgroups• Trends • Progress

What Data Reveals

2Practical Improvement Plan

There is a difference between data use for instructional improvement and data use for accountability.

Comparing Accountability Purposes to Improvement Purposes

Data Source Accountability Purpose(Generally answers - How many? What?)

Instructional Improvement Purpose(Generally answers – Who? To what degree? To what end?)

Attendance records Obtain reimbursement from state or federal funding source Reduce student absences

Grades Prepare student report cards Reduce failure/dropout rates

Test Scores Comply with Federal/State requirements to assess students

Assess and modify curriculum and assure alignment of instructional strategies used with intended student outcomes

Transfer recordsReport to board or funding agency who requires reporting on this measure

Facilitate successful transfers for students; identify reason for and trends in transfer that might be related to labor market trends or institutional programs or processes

Graduation Rates Federal/State reporting requirements Improve student success, preparation for postsecondary or the workforce

3Positive Change in Student Outcomes

An outcome is a change in a student’s skills, attitudes, knowledge, behaviors, status, or life condition brought about by experiencing a program.

o While attention to outcomes matters so does attention to the experiences that lead to those outcomes.

Data Driven Action Plan Where do you start?

Start with a questionWhere can I look to start improving instruction?

Teachers/Faculty Students

• How do I know I am delivering instruction well? Does the way I currently teach this contribute to a performance gap?

• How confident am I that my own content knowledge has kept up with changes in the field?

• To what degree are all students in my class given the same opportunity to learn successfully?

• How do I know that my students have adequate opportunity to practice new skills and apply them in unpredictable situations?

• What do I know about my students’ readiness to learn and how might that change how I teach?

• Which students are succeeding or struggling? Are there similarities? Differences?

Program Design Program Implementation• To what degree is this program aligned with

industry standards and expectations?• How clearly has this program articulated its

goals and objectives?• To what degree have we identified the

necessary entry skills and knowledge of our participant population?

• Does this program have appropriate materials to facilitate learning?

• Do I have the right facilities for delivering the program effectively?

• Does the scheduling allow for adequate delivery of the content?

The Process

National/State

• Demographic/workforce trends

• State assessments

• Standardized achievement tests

• Enrollment trends

• Accountability measures

Campus/District/School/Program• Enrollment trends (transfer, drop-out)• Student demographic data• Student transcripts• Program participation (free/reduced

lunch, first generation, etc.)

Classroom/Student

• Accuplacer results• ACT PLAN or EXPLORE results• Guidance/Advisor records• Student portfolios• Student Surveys (CCSSE, graduate

follow-up, etc.)• Authentic assessments (performance-

based assessments)

• Work-readiness assessments• Daily teacher records and observations

(attendance, participation) • CTSO participation records• Enrollment trends• Parent demographic data• Employer evaluations

• What data will I collect?

• What does the data tell me about:My studentsMy Program Design & ContentMy Program Implementation & ResourcesMy Teaching Methodologies

• Given the information from the data, what changes and improvements can I make to improve student outcomes?

My Data Driven Improvement Plan

Lauri Wyum, Business Teacher

Lac qui Parle Valley High School

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