Part 2 - Continued 2 Applying the 7 Steps to Customer Pain Points and Initiatives Applying the 7 Steps to Customer Pain Points and Initiatives Numeracy  Literacy  Assessment  Literacy Intervention  Early Learning  FSL  21 st Century Learning  Student Success

Market Conditions and Funding What’s the big deal?

Key Contacts and Responsibilities Who holds the key?

Making the conversation bloom … differentiating our Unique Positioning Statement(s)

Seven Steps Special Considerations around the Caution.

Sales and Marketing Supports

Highlights from our Integrated Plans

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Key Initiative: Assessment

Market Conditions and Funding What’s the big deal?

Assessment: Market Conditions and Funding 12 …This memorandum also outlines how teachers shall use their professional judgement to determine: which assessment and/or evaluation tool(s) from the board’s list of pre-approved assessment tools is applicable; for which student(s); and the frequency and timing of the use of the tool. “

Assessment: Market Conditions and Funding 13 Growing Success requires teachers to conduct diagnostic and formative assessment as essential steps of assessment for learning and assessment as learning… (Growing Success, pp. 28–29) “

Assessment: Market Conditions and Funding 14 Criteria for Selection is related appropriately to the knowledge and skills in the curriculum is designed to identify student needs and targets improvements; identifies strengths and gaps in students’ knowledge and skills provides a range of targeted strategies that help plan next steps provides detailed evidence of each student’s development. “

Assessment: Market Conditions and Funding 15 Bottom line… No new funding but still a big deal!

Key Contacts and Responsibilities Who holds the key?

17 Key Contacts School LeadershipDistrict Leadership Principals Lead Teachers and Coaches Student Success Department Heads Superintendent of Curriculum Principal of Program Literacy and Numeracy Consultants Assessment Consultant MISA representative Student Success

18 Supporting Assessment: Possible Initiatives Diagnostic Assessment to help teachers diagnose areas of student need to gather system data Assessment for Learning to close gaps and build success to shape instruction Assessment as Learning to heighten metacognition to inform and stimulate goal-setting

Supporting Assessment: Possible Solutions 19 Diagnostic Assessment? Assessment for Learning? Assessment as Learning?

Supporting Assessment: Possible Solutions 20 Diagnostic Assessment? Numeracy Nets Insights: EQAO Math 6 Benchmark Assessment Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) ON Comprehension Assessment (OCA) (SuccessMaker) Assessment for Learning? Numeracy Nets LLI OSSLT Success SuccessMaker (Insights) Assessment as Learning? Cogneeto CLiC? NEW!

Making the conversation bloom … differentiating our Unique Positioning Statement(s)

Possible Assessment Solution: SuccessMaker Assess AssignAdapt Alert

23 UPS Proven to significantly improve achievement Assesses learning on all five strands Adapts instruction to meet student needs Alerts teachers to areas on ongoing need Personalized and self-guided Game-based and interactive Aligned to Ontario Detailed reports for teachers Cost-effective 24-hour access SuccessMaker’s Secret Sauce Developing a Possible Solutions Numeracy Nets Insights Benchmark Assessment DRA OCA LLI OSSLT Success SuccessMaker Objectives To gather and monitor system data on progress in reading and numeracy Formative assessment To increase use of technology by teachers Key Data Sources EQAO Analysis Report Cards Challenges Decreased budgets

24 UPS Possible Solutions Numeracy Nets Insights Benchmark Assessment DRA OCA LLI OSSLT Success SuccessMaker Developing a Superintendent Principal of Program SuccessMaker provides your entire system with ongoing and constant data snapshots -- both in Reading and Math -- that let you know precisely how your students are progressing. More than that, it’s an adaptive learning environment that personalizes instruction to student needs and helps them progress. Best of all, independent research shows it significantly improves math and reading achievement in less than twenty weeks. Unique Positioning Statement (UPS) Objectives To gather and monitor system data on progress in reading and numeracy Formative assessment To increase use of technology by teachers Key Data Sources EQAO Analysis Report Cards Challenges Decreased budgets

25 Possible Assessment Solution: Coming late reliably predicts EQAO progress at grade 6; 2.provides instant feedback to students, teachers and districts; 3.provides online support to students through scaffolding, tutorials & virtual manipulatives; 4.informs instructional decisions for teachers, principals and districts throughout the year.

26 UPS Developing a Possible Solutions Numeracy Nets Insights Benchmark Assessment DRA OCA LLI OSSLT Success SuccessMaker Objectives To gather and monitor system data on progress in reading and numeracy Formative assessment To increase use of technology by teachers Key Data Sources EQAO Analysis Report Cards Challenges Decreased budgets reliably predicts EQAO progress at grade 6 provides instant feedback to students, teachers and districts provides point-of-use support to students through scaffolding, tutorials & virtual manipulatives informs instructional decisions for teachers, principals and districts throughout the year searchable by expectation or topic or textbook lesson more engaging than paper and pencil Insight’s Secret Sauce Superintendent Principal of Program

27 UPS Developing a Superintendent Principal of Program Insight provides ongoing predictive data on how your Grade 6 cohort is progressing against parallel EQAO math items. Because all items are housed in a database, teachers can search for and sort by expectation, and use the student results to shape instruction throughout the year. And research conducted by Prof Cathy Bruce ensures the difficulty levels reliably parallel those of the actual EQAO items. Unique Positioning Statement (UPS) Objectives To gather and monitor system data on progress in reading and numeracy Formative assessment To increase use of technology by teachers Key Data Sources EQAO Analysis Report Cards Challenges Decreased budgets Possible Solutions Numeracy Nets Insights Benchmark Assessment DRA OCA LLI OSSLT Success SuccessMaker

Possible Assessment Solution: Numeracy Nets …catching students before they fall through the cracks

29 UPS Objectives Improving pedagogy and teacher PCK Conceptual learning Diagnosing misconceptions Key Initiatives School Effectiveness OFIP CIL-M Challenges Low teacher PCK Limited release time Possible Solutions Numeracy Nets Insights Benchmark Assessment DRA OCA LLI OSSLT Success SuccessMaker Developing a Numeracy Consultant Principal of Program Quick to administer and almost instantaneous to mark Illuminates “why” students aren’t progressing Shocking “moments of discovery” create “readiness” in teachers for pd Leverages professional resources already in schools; specific page references offer relevant just-in-time support Connected to commonly used textbooks Provides basis for rich school- based conversations focused on student learning Charts included to track progress and inform IEPs Numeracy Net’s Secret Sauce

30 UPS Objectives Improving pedagogy and teacher PCK Conceptual learning Diagnosing misconceptions Key Initiatives School Effectiveness OFIP CIL-M Challenges Low teacher PCK Limited release time Possible Solutions Numeracy Nets Insights Benchmark Assessment DRA OCA LLI OSSLT Success SuccessMaker Developing a Numeracy Consultant Principal of Program Numeracy Nets is a series of uncommonly insightful diagnostic tasks that uncover typically undiagnosed misconceptions which can hinder or even halt learning. Concise professional learning notes builds teachers’ math background and strengthen their understanding of student learning. And guidelines for leading PLCs help teachers collaboratively focus on addressing student needs. Unique Positioning Statement (UPS)

Possible Assessment Solution:

Seven Steps Special Considerations around the Caution.

Differentiating the Solutions SuccessMakerInsightsNumeracy Nets Primary Assessment Purpose To measure progress against expectations To expose misconceptions in previous learning Primary Source of Instruction Technology (Digital) Teacher (Print) Primary Benefit to Instruction Gives teachers ongoing data to shape teaching next steps; immediate feedback; Increases teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge Type of Data Produced Highly QuantitativeMostly Qualitative Implementation Challenges Mostly around TechnologyMostly Pedagogical

34 Special Considerations around Assessment Products What is their unique goal behind the Assessment Initiative? What secondary initiatives will shape your response (e.g., Technology; Professional Learning) Need to understand in order to differentiate solutions What is their unique goal behind the Assessment Initiative? What secondary initiatives will shape your response (e.g., Technology; Professional Learning) Need to understand in order to differentiate solutions Select solution best suited to need Frame solution according to customer’s perspective Select solution best suited to need Frame solution according to customer’s perspective Is piloting necessary? If so has the purpose of the pilot been established? All digital solutions have implementation challenges, including pilots. Have these been considered? Is there sufficient money for training and/or professional learning? Is there an opportunity to sell services? Is piloting necessary? If so has the purpose of the pilot been established? All digital solutions have implementation challenges, including pilots. Have these been considered? Is there sufficient money for training and/or professional learning? Is there an opportunity to sell services?

Sales and Marketing Supports

36 Your plans and intentions around Assessment?

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