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What do we need to know, understand and be able to do?
Data Driven Dialogue in a Professional Learning Community … assessing student learning
How does data make you feel?
Let’s take a look!
Here’s what …
Environment Data vocabulary Data format
Environment
Create a culture of trust and collaboration Build capacity Provide Professional Development focused
on Effective Data Teams Monitor the work Modify actions along the way Validate that what you are doing is working…
fidelity and efficacy
How?
Create “natural” teams Create teams for a purpose Develop team norms for efficacy Select protocols that support the team work Meet frequently to examine the data (student
work) to monitor student learning along the way
Data formats …
Bar graphs Line graphs EXCEL spread sheets Scatter plots Tables Authentic samples Censograms
Bar graphs
Table
Data vocabulary
Keep it simple … but don’t dumb it down Build on background knowledge Make connections Be consistent Minimize new terminology … you can always
add to the word bank Begin with a specific data set you are going
to examine
So what?
Important elements
What is important?
Clarity Simplicity Consistency Relevancy Accuracy Timeliness
Collaborative inquiry cycle …
Collect of data
Analyze data
Draw conclusions
Take action
Monitor results
Teachers as experts
The data collected need to be aligned with the standards and performance indicators
The curriculum needs to be aligned with the standards and performance indicators
-------------------------- The teaching needs to be aligned with the standards and performance indicators The learning will reflect understanding of the
knowledge, skills and abilities articulated in the standards and performance indicators
Let’s begin the process…
Examine the data Check for understanding Model Provide practice Encourage data vocabulary Reinforce, validate and promote leadership
Now what?
Why should we engage in these practices? What are the next steps?
Support
Encourage, assist and champion each other along the way and at the gate!
Bernhardt 1996
“What separates the schools that will be successful in their reform efforts from the ones that won’t is the use of one, often neglected, essential element – DATA”
Thank you!
It was my pleasure to work with you today. Please contact me with questions or need for
support. [email protected] 716-874-8400 ext. 5330