Data-Driven Instruction

“ There is no value in assessing students if it does not impact learning and instruction.” - Fullan, Crevola and Hill

Sphere of Concern? Or Sphere of Influence?

How can data play a role in setting up structures for student success?

Essential Questions Essential Question 1: What is baseline data and how can we use it? Essential Question 2: How do we write measurable instructional goals? Essential Question 3: What are formative assessments and how are they different from summative assessments? Essential Question 4: How can we use formative assessment data to identify immediate instructional interventions?

What is baseline data and how can we use it? Essential Question 1: What is baseline data and how can we use it?

Baseline data is a “line in the sand” to measure student progress toward academic goals.

How do you establish a baseline for students?

Hard Data: Quantifiable. Who? What? When?

Soft Data: Qualitative. Surveys. Interviews. Opinion Polls. Observation.

Triangulation Analysis Observation Triangulation Analysis Survey Results Interviews

Based on the data, what strategies could you use to increase student learning?

How do we write measurable instructional goals? Essential Question 2: How do we write measurable instructional goals?

Measurable instructional goals with clear student learning targets is key to student success.

Using baseline data to set SMART goals.

How can we use assessment data without becoming overwhelmed?

Essential Question 3: What are formative assessments and how are they different from summative assessments?

Summative data are used in the autopsy. Formative data take the pulse on student learning as teaching is happening. Summative data are used in the autopsy.

Assessment Calendars Should: Identify when specific data will be collected and analyzed. Monitor intervention plans. Make mid-course corrections. Include ALL assessments scheduled to be administered. Include a timeline for collecting non-academic data.

Map out your assessment planning calendar.

Essential Question 4: How can we use formative assessment data to identify immediate instructional interventions?

What are some ways you give students feedback?

Effective Teacher Teams: Specify common assessments. Link assessment items to competencies. Work together to establish levels of quality. Assess key concepts frequently. Discuss data as a team.

Successful Focused Instructional Interventions: Analyze student data. Identify areas for re-teaching and extended learning.

while working to protect confidentiality. Involve stakeholders in data discussions to create transparency and deepen community understanding of student learning… while working to protect confidentiality.

How does the data you brought indicate your next step for instructing students?

“To be intentional is to act purposefully, with a goal in mind and a plan for accomplishing it.” - Ann Epstein

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