Cultivating the Continuous Improvement Classroom Student Data Folders

DATA COLLECTION Helps to show students their progress or lack of progress at all times.

Individual Test and Quiz Grades

Student’s keep data from previous quarters to show possible growth or lack of growth.

Decline In Failures for the Year In 7th grade Social Studies:Use of Data Folders

Student Data Folders

WHAT IS IT? A “TOOL” USED BY STUDENTS TO KEEP TRACK OF THEIR PROGRESS INCORPORATES GOAL SETTING AND DATA COLLECTION “PERFECT TOOL” TO ENHANCE STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? SHOWCASES MISSION STATEMENTS CLASSROOM PLEDGES EXPECTATIONS STUDENT GOALS STEPS TO ACHIEVE GOALS STUDENT DATA DISPLAYING PROGRESS TOWARD GOALS

MEASURING INSTRUMENTS HISTOGRAMS PARETO DIAGRAMS RADAR CHARTS CHECK SHEETS RUN CHARTS BAR GRAPHS LINE GRAPHS

WHEN IS IT USED? ESTABLISH “QUALITY CLASSROOM” THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL GOAL SETTING THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL DAILY OR WEEKLY DATA MEASURES KEPT QUARTERLY EVAULATE PROGRESS & ADJUST OR RESET GOALS

HOW IS IT MADE ? COMMUNITY BUILDING - DEVELOP QUALITY CLASSROOM CLASS & INDIVIDUAL MISSION STATEMENTS CLASS & INDIVIDUAL GOAL SETTING PORTFOLIO TO SUPPORT DATA FOR STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES BINDERS OR FOLDERS

Student Data Folders Students need to be able to answer these questions: 1) What will I measure? 2) How will I measure it? 3) How will I improve? 4) How often will I chart my progress?

Things to Remember about Student Data Folders Will students set individual benchmarks or use a class benchmark? Anything students choose to create a data folder on MUST BE MEASURABLE. Students need to be able to know how to improve and set an appropriate benchmark.

Student Data Folder Example Forms

Personal Information This form will help me get to know your child. Please complete and return it to me as quickly as possible. Child’s Name________________________________________________________ Name of parents or guardians__________________________________________ Birthday_________________________Age______Phone #____________________ My child is good at_____________________________________________________ My child needs help with________________________________________________ My child likes to_______________________________________________________ Academically, I would like to see my child improve____________________________ Socially, I would like to see my child improve________________________________ Anything else you would like to share about your child to help make the school year more successful_______________________________________________________ Feel free to use the back of this paper. Thank you for your participation in your child’s education.

Parent Expectation Form I expect my child to_______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________. I expect my child’s teacher to_______________________________________ As a parent I will ________________________________________________

Goals What:_____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ How: _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Goals (How will I measure what and/or how?) Measure 1:____________________________ Measure 2:____________________________ Measure 3:____________________________ Measure 4:____________________________

My goal in ____________ is: ___________________________________

How am I doing on my goals in _________________________? I will reach my goal by: 1. ________________________________!   2. ________________________________! AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Red = Not yet! Yellow = Working on it! Green = Did it!!!

Sample: Watch me get to grade level in reading! _____________________

How do I feel about my progress in ________________________? ______ J K L Month Good Okay Not so good

Kindergarten Example Mission Statement Key Goals Key Measures Student Data Folder Classroom Data Center

We are Mrs. Thompson’s kindergarten class and we learn, work, and have fun playing nicely. We want to be responsible, caring, and kind grownups.

Know 28 lowercase letters Key Measures for Kindergarten Know 26 CAPITAL LETTERS All students will… Count 1-100 Know 32 sight words Know 26 sounds Know 28 lowercase letters by the end of the school year.

My goals for Kindergarten: I will know all lowercase letters by the end of the school year. I will know all uppercase (capital) letters by the end of the school year. I will know all my sounds by the end of the year. I will know 32 sight words plus my name by the end of the school year.

I know my CAPITAL LETTERS. Student’s Name _______________________ (to be kept in the student's journal) 5 letters 15 letters 20 letters 10 letters 26 letters

I know my lowercase letters. Student’s Name _______________________ (to be kept in the student's journal) 15 letters 20 letters 10 letters 26 letters

I can count to 100. Student’s Name _______________________ (to be kept in the student's journal) 1 to 20 1-60 1-80 1-100 1-40

I know my first 33 sight words. Student’s Name _______________________ (to be kept in the student's journal) 32 words 24 words 18 words 6 words 12 words My name

I know my sounds. 6 sounds 32 sounds 24 sounds 18 sounds 12 sounds Student’s Name _______________________ (to be kept in the student's journal) 32 sounds 24 sounds 18 sounds 6 sounds 12 sounds

Posted as part of the classroom data center goal