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Demystifying DataDirector
Prepared for BCPS Admin Training October 2013Mitch Fowlerfowlerm@calhounisd.org

Agenda
How Are Students Doing?Reports OverviewTeacher Expectations and SupportDashboard UsageProfessional Development

Outcomes
Participants will:identify ways to efficiently utilize DataDirector to answer the question How are kids doing?determine which DataDirector reports will most efficiently help drive principal and teacher data analysis. develop a DataDirector dashboard with widgets to help organize and access key data points.

Demystifying DataDirector Pre Assessment

Activity: How Are Students Doing?
It is expected that administrators will answer the question How are students doing? Describe what an administrator might see or hear from a teacher that successfully answers this question. What might you do or say to answer this question?

Accessing Assessment Reports
Folder View
Need to know which folder to access.
List View
Helpful to know Assessment ID.

Activity: Find an Assessment
Navigate to DataDirectorLocate an Assessment Using Folder ViewLocate an Assessment Using List View

Helpful Tip: Assessment IDs and Assessment Calendar

Activity: Accessing Assessment Reflection
Based on the information youve just received in regards to accessing assessments and assessment calendars, what lingering questions do you have about this process for you? For teachers?

Assessment Reports Overview
District Level
School Level
Classroom Level
Student Level

District Assessment Report

School Assessment Report

Classroom Assessment Report

Classroom Assessment Report

Classroom Performance Summary Report

Activity: Reports Reflection
What thoughts do you have on how you might utilize DataDirector Assessment Reports to analyze building data? How might you use these reports to analyze classroom data with teachers?

Break

Tools of the Trade: Dashboards

Activity: Dashboard Planning
Based on what youve learned about the DataDirector Dashboard, what widgets might you utilizes to help in answering the question How are kids doing??

Teacher Needs?
What might teachers need to be successful to answer the question How are students doing?

TrainingExpectationsModeling

Demystifying DataDirector Pre Assessment

Questions?
Mitch Fowlerfowlerm@calhounisd.org

The District Assessment Report displays the buildings within the district that have administered an assessment. There is a breakdown by building and by standard.
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The School Assessment Report displays the teachers within a building that have administered an assessment. There is a breakdown by building and by standard. A question to ask with this report is What were the areas of strength and weakness across our grade level or department?
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The Classroom Assessment Report displays how a specific class performed on an assessment. The top portion of the report displays the class performance by standard. A question to ask with this report is What were the areas of strength and weakness within my class?
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The bottom half of the Classroom Assessment Report displays how the class performed on individual questions.
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The Classroom Performance Summary Report displays how individual students within a class performed. Teachers can see the total percent the student received as well as their performance on sections and standards within the assessment. A question to ask with this report is What groups of students need to receive remediation within specific standards?
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