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Essential Question:Essential Question:

How can well organized and How can well organized and analyzed data help us to improve analyzed data help us to improve student learning?student learning?

If data is to be useful, we If data is to be useful, we must all understand that must all understand that the purpose of data is not the purpose of data is not

toto evaluate/hurtevaluate/hurt usus (teachers, principals, (teachers, principals,

administrators), administrators), but to but to evaluate/helpevaluate/help our our students’ achievement.students’ achievement.

Types of AssessmentTypes of Assessment

SummativeSummative FormativeFormative BenchmarkBenchmark DiagnosticDiagnostic

What is the difference?What is the difference?

Which types of assessments Which types of assessments (specifically) are available to you at (specifically) are available to you at your grade level (or band), within your grade level (or band), within your content here at Warrior Run?your content here at Warrior Run?

(Summative, Formative, Benchmark, (Summative, Formative, Benchmark, Diagnostic)Diagnostic)

What type of assessment is the What type of assessment is the 4Sight?4Sight?

In what ways is it different from the In what ways is it different from the other assessments we currently other assessments we currently

administer?administer?

4Sight Assessments4Sight Assessments

1)1) Benchmark assessmentsBenchmark assessments2)2) Test the eligible content within our Test the eligible content within our

state standardsstate standards3)3) Test a year’s worth of content on Test a year’s worth of content on

each test each test 4)4) Can be administered up to 5 timesCan be administered up to 5 times5)5) Are a predictor of a student’s Are a predictor of a student’s

performance on the PSSA, if he/she performance on the PSSA, if he/she took them the same day.took them the same day.

How can we use the 4Sight How can we use the 4Sight data that we receive? data that we receive?

How can we ensure that the How can we ensure that the data the 4Sight gives us is data the 4Sight gives us is accurate?accurate?

Where do we start?Where do we start?

““The experts’ tendency to complicate The experts’ tendency to complicate the use and analysis of student the use and analysis of student achievement data often ensures that achievement data often ensures that few educators avail themselves of few educators avail themselves of data’s simple, transparent power. data’s simple, transparent power. The The effective use of data depends on effective use of data depends on simplicity and economysimplicity and economy.” .”

-Mike Schmoker, 2003-Mike Schmoker, 2003

Today, data can help you answer Today, data can help you answer two important questions:two important questions:

““How many students are How many students are succeeding in the subject(s) I succeeding in the subject(s) I

teach?”teach?”

-and--and-

““Within those subjects, what are Within those subjects, what are the areas of strength and the areas of strength and

weakness?”weakness?”

Morning Goals (9 AM – 12PM):Morning Goals (9 AM – 12PM):

1)1) Look over the discussion graphic Look over the discussion graphic organizer before you read.organizer before you read.

2)2) Read the two articles provided and Read the two articles provided and jot down your thoughts during and jot down your thoughts during and after reading.after reading.

3)3) Discuss your responses to the Discuss your responses to the articles within your group.articles within your group.

4)4) Hand in your response sheet (you Hand in your response sheet (you can have it back later, if you want). can have it back later, if you want). Answers will be shared Answers will be shared (anonymously) after lunch.(anonymously) after lunch.

Take a 20 minute break!Take a 20 minute break! Refreshments in the Middle Refreshments in the Middle

School Cafeteria from 9:30 to School Cafeteria from 9:30 to 9:50 AM.9:50 AM.

After break…After break…

1)1) Open the Curriculum Wiki in a Open the Curriculum Wiki in a tab or window and keep handy.tab or window and keep handy.

1)1) Look at your 4Sight data and Look at your 4Sight data and answer the questions provided.answer the questions provided.

2)2) Evaluate the strengths and Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of our students. weaknesses of our students. Consider the root cause of each.Consider the root cause of each.

1)1) Discuss and create an action Discuss and create an action plan as a result of your analysis plan as a result of your analysis of the 4Sight data available thus of the 4Sight data available thus far.far.

Discuss and fill out the Discuss and fill out the brainstorming survey to help brainstorming survey to help make future tests and data team make future tests and data team meetings meaningful.meetings meaningful.

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Lunch 12-1 PMLunch 12-1 PM

Meet in the HS Auditorium at 1 Meet in the HS Auditorium at 1 PM for an introduction to the PM for an introduction to the Standards Aligned System.Standards Aligned System.

1-3 Small group exploration of 1-3 Small group exploration of SAS SAS

When in your group…When in your group…

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They are under the January 18They are under the January 18thth In- In-service tab.service tab. Save them to your folder Save them to your folder and type on them, if you’d prefer.and type on them, if you’d prefer.

Please fill out the survey before Please fill out the survey before leaving for lunch.leaving for lunch.