Improvement Cycle

Recommended Practice: Make data a part of an ongoing cycle of instructional improvement.

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Making Data Part of an Ongoing Cycle of Instructional Improvement
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Making Data Part of an Ongoing Cycle of Instructional Improvement

Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > Overview & Tools

As part of a coherent approach to using data for instructional improvement, teachers can use a cycle of instructional improvement. This cycle begins with collecting and preparing data using results...

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Overview

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Prepare, Inquire, Act
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Prepare, Inquire, Act

Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > Learn What Works

Dr. Elizabeth City discusses how teachers can enact a three-step “Prepare, Inquire, Act” cycle of instructional improvement. Dr. City encourages teachers to work through this cycle testing...

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Expert Interview

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What Do You See in These Data?
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What Do You See in These Data?

Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > Learn What Works

Dr. City suggests that teachers work collaboratively as they learn to use data efficiently in a cycle of instructional improvement. Dr. City offers examples of examining the data, developing...

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Expert Interview

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Intervening Early Using Data From Multiple Assessments
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Intervening Early Using Data From Multiple Assessments

Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > See How It Works

Listen to the curriculum skills specialist describe various assessment tools used by the staff to gather student data and identify their strengths and deficits. The sample material, Classroom...

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School Example

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Start With the Data
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Start With the Data

Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > See How It Works

Listen to the science skills specialist at a middle school describe how she supports teachers in their use of data. The teachers start with the data to determine their students’ areas of strength...

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School Example

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Supporting Data Use Through Teacher Collaboration Time (Part 1)
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Supporting Data Use Through Teacher Collaboration Time (Part 1)

Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > See How It Works

Listen to a teacher describe the ways that teachers use data to guide their discussions and make school decisions. Refer to the Consultancy Practices and Standards in Practice Steps sample...

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School Example

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Using the Three-Week Assessment Cycle
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Using the Three-Week Assessment Cycle

Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > See How It Works

Listen to a testing coordinator and teacher talk about their perspectives on the three-week assessment cycle. Administration uses the testing cycle to assess teachers and students on a building and...

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School Example

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Helping Struggling Students by Using the SAT Process
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Helping Struggling Students by Using the SAT Process

Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > See How It Works

Hear a principal describe how staff work to remove barriers to student learning through its Student Assistance Team (SAT) process. Teachers are able to intervene quickly and support struggling...

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School Example

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Supporting Data Use Through Teacher Collaboration Time (Part 2)
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Supporting Data Use Through Teacher Collaboration Time (Part 2)

Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > See How It Works

Watch three teachers model a teacher collaboration session where they use data to make instructional decisions. Access the Using Data to Drive Action and the Collaborative Assessment Conference...

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School Example

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Using Data to Drive Action
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Using Data to Drive Action

Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > See How It Works

These documents provide an outline for teacher collaboration teams for using data to inform decision making. Teachers model collaborative data use in Supporting Data Use Through Teacher...

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Sample Material

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Standards in Practice Steps
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Standards in Practice Steps

Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > See How It Works

Teachers follow these steps for working in groups to develop rubrics for evaluating student work. Watch a teacher discuss the process of implementing collaboration around student work in Supporting...

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Sample Material

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Consultancy Practices
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Consultancy Practices

Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > See How It Works

These practices guide consultancy sessions, where one teacher presents data on student progress to receive feedback from peer teachers. Hear a teacher describe the consultancy, as well as other...

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Sample Material

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