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BRIAN PICCOLO MS53Q 2009 INQUIRY TEAM. Our Inquiry Team is comprised of 6 members. MS53Q 2009 Inquiry Team Members. Purpose of Inquiry Team. To use data to look at our
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BRIAN PICCOLO MS53Q 2009 INQUIRY TEAM
Our Inquiry Team is comprised of 6 members MS53Q 2009 Inquiry Team Members
Purpose of Inquiry Team To use data to look at our lowest achieving students, evaluate current instructional methods and practices to examine what works to improve their student learning. Instruction Data
2007-2008 School year 2008-2009 school year • Empowerment School • Inquiry Team (IQT) • State Status Unknown – Currently Planning for Restructuring Year 1 in ELA • Select target population from lowest third using either ELA performance data • Target population selected to improve student learning for lowest achievers • Content area of focus is ELA • Performance Level focus is 2 • Grade focus is 7 • Skill area(s) of focus are____________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Empowerment School • Inquiry Team (IT) • DATA-SINI Year 5 - Planning for Restructuring Year 1 in ELA • Select target population from lowest third using either ELA or Math performance data • Target population selected to improve student learning for lowest achievers • Content area of focus is ELA • Performance Level focus is 2 (low) • Grade focus is 7 • Skill area(s) of focus are finding word meaning in context, making inferences and drawing conclusions BACKGROUND
Who is our target population? 26 7th graders
2008-2009 Teacher Selection Student Learning
What we are studying We are using an action research approach to improve ELA instruction and student performance for our target population.
Inquiry Team meetings • On October 10, 2008, we began meeting once a week on Friday’s from 3pm – 5pm (2 hours) • Our meetings are focused on how we can improve instruction for students in our target population using data analysis • Each member is responsible for becoming experts on a smaller group of students (5-6 each) • We discuss instructional implications based on our data review and develop targeted plans for the improvement of each student • Data collection tools are created and discussed
Inquiry Team Focus group Acuity ELA Predictive comparison report
Inquiry Team Focus group Acuity ELA Predictive Gains/Losses report