Stepping Stones to Stepping Stones to Using DataUsing Data

AgendaAgenda

1. Measures of Academic Progress™ (MAP) as an adaptive assessment

2. Student RIT scores

3. RIT scale

4. NWEA Normative Data

5. DesCartes: A Continuum of Learning

6. Class Breakdown by Overall RIT Report and Class Breakdown by Goal Report

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GoalsGoals

Interpret and apply data from key reports

Use data to evaluate academic needs in the classroom

Set goals with students

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Examining Essential ReportsExamining Essential Reports

Status Instructional Resources-Class by RIT Teacher Report Online Individual Student Progress Report

Normative Data: Normative Data: Bringing Context to the DataBringing Context to the Data

Grade-level norms Typical

performance

Beginning-of-Year, Middle-of-Year, and End-of-Year

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Uses for Essential ReportsUses for Essential Reports

Instructional planning

Screening

Growth

Goal-setting

Informing instructional decisions

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Interpreting the Interpreting the Class Breakdown by Overall RIT ReportClass Breakdown by Overall RIT Report

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Applying the Applying the Class Breakdown by Overall RIT ReportClass Breakdown by Overall RIT Report

Instructional applications:

1. Intervention/remediation

2. Reading support in content areas

3. Visual picture of diversity

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Interpreting the Interpreting the Class Breakdown by Goal ReportClass Breakdown by Goal Report

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H.R. Frale (213)

Applying the Applying the Class Breakdown by Goal ReportClass Breakdown by Goal Report

Instructional applications: Flexible grouping

Designing instructional plans

Differentiating instruction

Identify relative strengths and weaknesses

Transition into DesCartes

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Activity: Applying the class Activity: Applying the class breakdown by data.breakdown by data.

Use your Class Breakdown by Goal Report or the sample Class Breakdown by Goal Report to work through the activity questions.

1.Look at the distribution of students in each goal area. What instructional implications does this have for you?

2.How might you use this report to work with another teacher in your grade/subject to plan for instruction?

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Interpreting DesCartesInterpreting DesCartes

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DesCartes

Aligned to goal structure of NWEA standards

10 point RIT divisions: Skills

Concepts

New vocabulary, signs, and symbols

Applying DesCartesApplying DesCartes

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DesCartesDesCartes

1. Examine the page of DesCartes from your class.

2. Find the middle RIT band in any goal area.

3. The center column lists skills and concepts that students scoring in that range will be ready to learn.

Identify 2-3 skills in that goal area that students are ready to learn.

List 2-3 strategies you might use to work with students on the skills and concepts presented here.

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Interpreting the Teacher ReportInterpreting the Teacher Report

Student Data Test Type

Standard Error

RIT/RIT Range

Percentile/Percentile Range

Lexile

Goal Performance Area

Summary Data Mean/Median

Standard Deviation

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Interpreting the Online Individual Interpreting the Online Individual Student Progress ReportStudent Progress Report

Key points on the text version

District Average

Norm Group Average

Student Growth

Typical Growth

Descriptors

Key point on the graph version

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Applying the Online Individual Applying the Online Individual Student Progress Report Student Progress Report

Parent Conferences DesCartes Framework

Normative Data

RIT Reference Charts

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Interpreting and Applying the Interpreting and Applying the Student Goal Setting WorksheetStudent Goal Setting Worksheet

Conference with each student

Review performance Celebrate success

Set content goal

Set growth goal

Make a plan The teacher will _____.

The student will _____.

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Individual Student BooklistIndividual Student Booklist

Book options for summer reading

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Connecting with Students and Connecting with Students and ParentsParents

Student Goal Setting Worksheet

Individual Student Booklist Report

Online Individual Student Progress Report

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Connecting with ColleaguesConnecting with Colleagues

Interpreting and applying data

Using resources

Communication

Professional development

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Professional Development Support Professional Development Support

Online Trainings Available at NWEA web site

Climbing the Data Ladder

Growth and Goals

Custom Training

Consultative Days

Modularization Options

NWEA Annual Summer Conference

State and Regional Members Groups

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Knowledge Academy CoursesKnowledge Academy Courses

Online, self-paced courses

Professional Development related to: Accessing and understanding data

Instruction, curriculum, program

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