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Unlocking Reports to Reach Your Goals. CESA 5 MAP User’s Group Spring 2008. Janet Wheeler Partner Relations Representative. Assessment should make a difference. State Test. Classroom Assessments. NWEA. I have MAP data . . . now what?. How do you create a shared vision?.
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Unlocking Reports toReach Your Goals CESA 5 MAP User’s Group Spring 2008 Janet WheelerPartner Relations Representative
Assessment should make a difference State Test Classroom Assessments NWEA
How do you create a shared vision? The tools for improving instruction include: Laying the foundation Designing your approach Creating a culture of continuous improvement Reflective Process Action Process
Talk! It Starts With Me! How would you describe effective teaching? Does your school or district have a shared understanding of what kind of teaching you need in your classrooms? If yes, write down the shared vision. If not, should you? When a school does not have a shared understanding of effective teaching, what is the consequence on student learning?
Where do you want to be? Big Goals Why did you choose MAP? What do you hope to achieve? Smaller Goals-Measures of Success How are you going to get there? What will it look like? How will you know you are making progress?
Plan - Begin with the end in mind . . . Plan backwards The End
Incorporate Strategies Meet the needs of all students Capitalize on the knowledge and experience of your colleagues Work as a team
Study – Assess Your Progress Do we have a shared vision? How has using data provided opportunities for sharing with my colleagues? Do I see evidence of student growth? Have we created a cycle of continuous improvement?
Act-Begin somewhere! • Use the data to change: • instructional focus (targeted areas of concern) • curriculum • instructional strategies (flexible grouping, differentiated instruction, etc.) • Share with my colleagues- • Successful strategies • Resources and materials • Planning Time
Wisdom Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won’t come in. Alan Alda
Go forth . . . . . . have fun! THANK YOU for all you do for kids!