Using CTE Data to Drive Instruction

Newton – Conover City Schools at a glance…

Newton – Conover City Schools at a glance…

Expectations of our teachers…• Communicated in CTE PLC meetings• Started with 2012-2013 year prior to fall semester• Use Elements to create Formative Assessments

(FA)• Applied to EACH of the standards in the

BluePrints• Set Benchmark of 80% (Class average) for each

standard • Must re-test until benchmark accomplished

BluePrints: A closer look…

Formative Assessment for Drafting III

Different ways our teachers get this done…

Different ways our teachers get this done…

Samsung Chromebooks

Dell Laptops

Dell Desktops

Results Analysis

Results Analysis

Report Selection (click on grade percentage)

Assessment Content Summary

Review Question 10

Student Responses (Print for study guide.

All CTE teachers benefitNursing Fundamentals

Drafting

Microsoft

Masonsry

Google Data File

Personal Finance BF05

Data at the end…

• Benchmark vs. Actual• Hypothesis: Increase Benchmark to inc.

Actual….from 80% benchmark with 88% actual to 85% Benchmark second semester…to ….???

• Goal is 90% per subject area.

Fall 2012 88% at Level II

Spring 2013 91% at Level II

Fall 2013 86% at Level II

Next Steps…• Moving the process to Middle School CTE

Teachers and share with Principal as possible process for General Ed areas.

How does this relate to all subject areas.• If this works for CTE… how can you apply it to Math I, Eng. II, Bio,

etc.• What are we looking at in our district.

Questions ????• Contact Information:• Gary Towery, Newton-Conover High School,

gary_towery@nccs.k12.nc.us• Bill Long, Newton-Conover City Schools,

bill_long@nccs.k12.nc.us