JSEC Professional

Learning Communities

Sharing your data

Today’s Objectives:

By the end of this session, you will be able to…

• Describe elements of an effective data wall and be ready to implement one in your own classroom

• Encourage students to monitor their own learning

• Guide students in analyzing data that describes their own progress and helping them to act on this data.

Today’s Agenda:

Do now and follow up (10 min.)

Creating a classroom data wall-Data article: Think-pair-share (15 min.)-JSEC data wall examples and discussion (10 min.)

Encouraging students to monitor their own learning-Video clip and discussion (10 min.)-JSEC examples and discussion (10 min.)

Whip around: Ideas for implementation (10 min.)

Exit ticket

www.juantitasanchez.org

Scroll down to December 17th and then click on the Do Now link.

Do Now

Respond to the QuickTopic.How could a data wall be a useful part of the classroom environment?

List some data types that could be included on a data wall. Of all the items on your list, which do you think would be most valuable and why?

Driven Dumb by Data: Think-Pair-Share

Read the short article

Talk with a partner about what you read

How could the author’s advice apply to a teacher considering making a data wall?

Be ready to share some of your insights with the group

Some tips for effective data walls:

• Display of data intended to spur conversation about improvement toward goals• Dynamic and regularly updated (plan

for sustainability)• Messaging is informative and

encourages action• Often supported with contests and

recognitionFrom Boston Public Schools

Some tips for effective data walls:

• Remove identifying information so students are not discouraged or embarrassed.

• Use student IDs instead of names. Names can be used for accolades (i.e. perfect attendance, honor roll).

• Make sure data is clear, labeled properly, and understandable by all.

• Keep it simple!From Boston Public Schools

JSEC data walls: Informational

JSEC data walls: Composite student achievement / progress towards a class goal

JSEC data walls: Composite student achievement / progress towards a class goal

JSEC data walls: Celebrating success

JSEC data walls: Status board with individual students

Write your name on the raffle ticket to be entered in a drawing to have a data wall created for your classroom! (with your permission and input of course)

Other Ideas?

Challenges or Barriers?

Video Clip: Sharing data with students and building a data culture in your classroom

Question to consider while you watch:

How can teachers help students to understand and use data about their own progress?

http://leadingsuccess.org/learning-modules/using-data-assess-and-inform-school-change

JSEC examples: Self monitoring

JSEC examples: Self monitoring

Other Ideas?

Challenges or Barriers?

WhiparoundWhat is your next step?