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Data for Instruction > Student Data Use > See How It Works
Listen to a language arts teacher at a middle school describe the Data Analysis Booklets that students are required to complete. Students are asked to go back and reflect on their test answer...
School Example
Teachers at this high school use student portfolios to teach students how to analyze data, set learning goals, and track their own academic progress. To view an example of how students use the tool...
View a sixth-grade teacher modeling a goal-setting conference with a student. Together they review his scores and set a new goal. Students record their goals in the sample material, Student Goal...
A sixth-grade teacher explains how their school uses data boards. View the sample material, Student Goal Setting Worksheet, that students complete as they set their own goals for improving their...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
School Turnaround > Leadership > See How It Works
Listen to the vice president of the NYC Leadership Academy's Principal Preparation Program describe how they select potential leaders to participate in the program. She enumerates important...
Two district leaders in Chicago Public Schools describe efforts to develop a strong cadre of school principals that have the skills to turn around the district's lowest-performing schools. This...
Turnaround schools often follow a core set of principles that target immediate areas of change. A high school principal describes the core principles that guided this school improvement process,...
