how to use data to drive instruction

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!