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Stepping Stones to Using Data. Agenda. Measures of Academic Progress™ (MAP) as an adaptive assessment Student RIT scores RIT scale NWEA Normative Data DesCartes: A Continuum of Learning Class Breakdown by Overall RIT Report and Class Breakdown by Goal Report. Goals.
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Agenda • Measures of Academic Progress™ (MAP) as an adaptive assessment • Student RIT scores • RIT scale • NWEA Normative Data • DesCartes: A Continuum of Learning • Class Breakdown by Overall RIT Report and Class Breakdown by Goal Report
Goals • Interpret and apply data from key reports • Use data to evaluate academic needs in the classroom • Set goals with students
Examining Essential Reports Status • Instructional Resources-Class by RIT • Teacher Report • Online Individual Student Progress Report
Normative Data: Bringing Context to the Data • Grade-level norms • Typical performance • Beginning-of-Year, Middle-of-Year, and End-of-Year
Uses for Essential Reports • Instructional planning • Screening • Growth • Goal-setting • Informing instructional decisions
Applying the Class Breakdown by Overall RIT Report • Instructional applications: • Intervention/remediation • Reading support in content areas • Visual picture of diversity
Interpreting the Class Breakdown by Goal Report H.R. Frale (213)
Applying the Class Breakdown by Goal Report • Instructional applications: • Flexible grouping • Designing instructional plans • Differentiating instruction • Identify relative strengths and weaknesses • Transition into DesCartes
Activity: Applying the class breakdown by data. • Use your Class Breakdown by Goal Report or the sample Class Breakdown by Goal Report to work through the activity questions. • Look at the distribution of students in each goal area. What instructional implications does this have for you? • How might you use this report to work with another teacher in your grade/subject to plan for instruction?
DesCartes • Examine the page of DesCartes from your class. • Find the middle RIT band in any goal area. • The center column lists skills and concepts that students scoring in that range will be ready to learn. • Identify 2-3 skills in that goal area that students are ready to learn. • List 2-3 strategies you might use to work with students on the skills and concepts presented here.
Interpreting the Teacher Report • Student Data • Test Type • Standard Error • RIT/RIT Range • Percentile/Percentile Range • Lexile • Goal Performance Area • Summary Data • Mean/Median • Standard Deviation
Interpreting the Online Individual Student Progress Report • Key points on the text version • District Average • Norm Group Average • Student Growth • Typical Growth • Descriptors • Key point on the graph version
Applying the Online Individual Student Progress Report • Parent Conferences • DesCartes Framework • Normative Data • RIT Reference Charts
Interpreting and Applying the Student Goal Setting Worksheet • Conference with each student • Review performance • Celebrate success • Set content goal • Set growth goal • Make a plan • The teacher will _____. • The student will _____.
Individual Student Booklist • Book options for summer reading
Connecting with Students and Parents • Student Goal Setting Worksheet • Individual Student Booklist Report • Online Individual Student Progress Report
Connecting with Colleagues • Interpreting and applying data • Using resources • Communication • Professional development
Professional Development Support • Online Trainings • Available at NWEA web site • Climbing the Data Ladder • Growth and Goals • Custom Training • Consultative Days • Modularization Options • NWEA Annual Summer Conference • State and Regional Members Groups
Knowledge Academy Courses • Online, self-paced courses • Professional Development related to: • Accessing and understanding data • Instruction, curriculum, program