How to Use Data to Drive Instruction
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Data-Driven DecisionsDessalines Floyd
District Literacy Specialist
Data= InformationIt is often organized for analysis and used to
make decisions.
A school is a data warehouse!Information is packaged in a number of different ways.
Assessment scores (i.e. FCAT, SAT, ACT) Teacher-made exam/quiz results Activities/assignments Observations Student-portfolios and notebooks Attendance tracking Conference logs Surveys/feedback forms
If you organize your data, then it will be easier to understand.
Before using your data to make a decision, ask yourself…
1. What does the information reveal?2. Is it reliable?3. How many different forms of data did I collect?4. Have I recorded my results?
Promote student achievement by using the data
to get from point A to point B!
Trade
This… For … Thick, data notebooks
stocked with stale data
Rigid, fixed lesson plans designed with imaginary students in mind
Data-rich, information -poor classrooms whereby data is collected but never used
Organized notebooks with active/fresh data-sets
Flexible lesson plans designed to meet the needs of YOUR students
Data-rich, information-rich classrooms whereby data informs instruction
-Sample scenario,
Danny Doesn’t Compare
What does this look like in the classroom?
You introduce a graphic organizer designed to help your students understand how two
characters in a story compare.
Students complete the assignment-you record the results.
Student Score
Alice 90
Bernard 90
Cynthia 85
Danny 50
Everett 100
After answering a few more important questions, you decide to help Danny accomplish the same goal by making adjustments to a graphic organizer that he has already mastered.
You begin by asking yourself ‘What does this information reveal?’
Re-assess and Record Results-How does he compare to his peers?-
NEXT STEPS
Provide additional support
Pull data from multiple -sources
Provide enrichment to those who initially mastered the skill
Track/monitor along each step
Data-Driven
Decision
Information-gathering is continuous Instruction is both purposeful and direct
This process is Recursive!