Using Data for Continuous Improvement

“Teachers blaze the path to knowledge generation when pairs, small groups and entire staffs intentionally and purposefully use data as a source for analyzing progress and proactively planning for improvement.” ~Laura Lipton

Defining the Purpose for DDD

Data Driven

Dialogue

Drives instruction at the classroom

level for differentiation

and just-in-time instruction

Used to support

interventions

Informs effectiveness of curriculum

and other programs

Informs the system of

instructional strategies and innovation in

varying schools that are

improving student learning

Grade Level Common AssessmentsDescription:Classroom data gathered at multiple times, in all classrooms at a grade level or content area, through multiple measures, Grades K-12

Purpose:•Classroom intervention planning•Inform instruction•Grade level/School level collaboration•Inform Standards-Based Grading

Audience:StudentParentsTeacher

Core Content: Addition and Subtraction

2.2.A Quickly recall basic addition facts and related subtraction facts for sums through 20

2.2.B Solve addition and subtraction word problems that involve joining, separating, and comparing and verify the solution

Summative Unit 3 Assessment

#6 #8

Summative options from Stickers, Number Strings, and Story Problems, ALL INVESTIGATIONS

Session 1.6 Assessment: Number Strings p. 62Session 4.6End-of-Unit Assessment (M41 only—NOT M40 as it is on the district test)

Session 2.7 Assessment: Story ProblemsSession 4.6End-of-Unit Assessment (M39 only—NOT M40 as it is on the district test)

Summative options from other sources 6-grid needed 6-grid needed

Classroom Formative AssessmentDescription:Classroom data gathered at all times through multiple measures, Grades K-12

Purpose:•Inform immediate instructional decisions Audience:

StudentTeacher

Student ReflectionDescription: Reading assessment reflection where students can evaluate how they achieved compared to each standard assessed and create goals for improvement.

Purpose:•Inform instruction•Inform student growth and goal setting

Audience:TeacherStudentParents

Reading Assessment WallDescription:Classroom/Building data gathered at least three times a year.

Purpose:•School wide intervention planning•Inform instruction•Grade level/School level collaboration

Audience:TeacherPrincipal

Social Studies Reading AssessmentDescription: Reading assessment within the content area assessing students using only informational text, given each quarter across the district.

Purpose:•Inform instruction•Achievement for reporting•Inform student growth and goal setting•Grade level/School level collaboration

Audience:Teacher StudentPrincipal ParentsDistrict

Overall Grade by School N Included 1 = 0 - 4 pts 2 = 5 - 6 pts3 = 7 - 8

pts4 = 9 - 10

pts

High School A 308 34.74% 7.79% 22.73% 34.74%

High School B 324 8.92% 8.62% 33.54% 48.92%

High School C 265 10.57% 13.96% 27.92% 47.55%

High School D 292 29.45% 23.29% 26.37% 20.89%

High School E 355 12.39% 13.24% 23.10% 51.27%

District 1544 18.98% 13.21% 26.68% 41.13%

Measurement of Student Progress (MSP, formerly WASL)

Description:Washington State Assessment for Grades 3-10

Purpose:•School wide intervention planning•Inform curricular decisions

Audience:Student ParentsTeacher District AdministrationPrincipal General Public

Spokane Assessment of Student Learning

Description:Classroom/Building Mathematics data, gathered two to three times a year for grades 1-6.

Purpose:•School wide intervention planning•Inform instruction•Grade level/School level collaboration

Audience:StudentTeacherPrincipal

Question #

#1 She needs 3 1/4 yards @ $2.92 per yard. Estimate the total cost. ( B )

#2 How can she figure out how many 1/4 cups to make 3 cups? ( D )

#3 Which multiplication expression should be used for the fraction division problem? ( B )

#4 In the chart, which circle has the correct ratio? ( C )

#5 Radius = 21 inches. What's the circumference to the nearest inch? ( See Rubric )

P.E.

6.1.C Estimate products & quotients of fractions & decimals.

6.1.B Represent multiplication & division of fractions & decimals using models & connect to related equation.

6.1.D Multiply & divide fractions and explain the inverse relationship.

6.3.E Identify the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle and common approx. for pi.

6.4.A Determine the circumference and area of circles.

Point Value 1 1 1 1 2           

Student Name C C 1 D 0Student Name 1 1 D 1 2Student Name 1 1 1 1 1Student Name 1 C A 1 1

End-of-Unit Common Assessments for Mathematics

Description:Classroom/Building data gathered at the conclusion of each math unit, Grade 1-Algebra II

Purpose:•School wide intervention planning•Inform instruction•Grade level/School level collaboration•Inform curricular decisions

Audience:StudentParentsTeacherPrincipalDistrict Administration

Unit #5 Name that Portion

Jan./Feb.

#1 Simplify 12/18 to the simplest form. C. 2/3

#2 Kelly and her friends ordered pizzas for lunch. They cut the pizzas into eighths. They ate 1 9* of the pizzas ordered. What mixed number s equivalent to the pizza eaten? B. 2 3/8

#3 After playing “Roll Around the Clock”, Nevaeh recorded a set of equivalent fractions. Which set of equivalent fractions did she record? A. 1/4 = 3/12

#4 Jolene is making brownies for her class field trip. She needs to make 3 batches of brownies. Each batch of brownies requires 3/4 cup of sugar. How much sugar will she need altogether? See Rubric

Strand Focus

PE 4.2.G Simplifying Factions

PE 4.2.C Improper Fraction/Mixed Number

PE 4.2.F Equivalent Fractions

PE 4.2.C/4.2.I Adding Fractions

Point Value (B) 1 pt. (B) 1 pt. (A) 1 pt. Rubric-2 pts.

Student Name 1 1 1 2Student Name 1 1 C 0

Student Name C 1 1 0

Student Name 1 1 1 2

Sample Data Sets:EthnicityGender

MAP (Measurement of Academic Progress)

Description: Diagnostic assessment given across the district three times a year in Reading and in Math.

Purpose:Grade level/School level collaborationTo inform intervention/extension groupsProgress MonitoringDifferentiating instructionProgram evaluation

Audience:Teacher StudentPrincipal ParentsDistrict