As I discussed in previous entries, classroom data can be the most powerful data that teachers gather and discuss collaboratively. Using classroom data to inform instruction can pay off in incredible ways…..but which data might teachers consider gathering?
Supposing that teachers have already deconstructed historical state assessment data, teachers might begin by revisiting those performance indicators [...]
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Using Which Data to Inform Instruction?
July 31st, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Data Driven Dialogue · English Language Arts teacher · Erie 1 BOCES · data · education · formative assessment · professional development · standardized tests · teaching to the test
Teaching FROM the Test: One Way to Use Data to Inform Instruction
July 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Students and teachers in New York State spend a good portion of their school year sharpening their skills and knowledge in preparation for the English Language Arts Assessements in grades 3-8 and the Regents Examination, offered in grade 11. Ironically, if you were to ask many teachers to predict what was going to be on [...]
Tags: English Language Arts teacher · data · education · formative assessment · staff development · standardized tests · teaching · teaching to the test
Using Data to Inform Instruction: Why?
July 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
If my building principal had pulled me aside ten years ago and asked me how I used data to inform my instruction, I would have handed her my latest stack of unit tests or essays and explained that at the end of each unit, I tried to get a handle on what my students were still [...]
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