Data for Instruction
Explore resources designed to support educators in using data to refine teaching and learning. 
- View a visual diagram of all six practices
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Explore the subtopics below to learn more about the recommended practices:
To learn more about the research underlying these practices, view the IES Practice Guide, Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making.
Professional Development and Training Expectations
Data for Instruction > Data-Driven Culture > See How It Works
The administrative team at one middle school has a well-articulated approach to differentiating professional development for staff to support the use of data for instructional decision making. This...
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Department Collaboration
Data for Instruction > Vision for Data > See How It Works
As part of a vision for data use, one middle school implements specific strategies for collaboration to use data to support instructional decision making. This sample material delineates the...
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Student Objective Analysis - The Cutting of My Long Hair
Data for Instruction > Student Data Use > See How It Works
Students at one high school use data from their assessments to conduct an item analysis. This sample template is used to analyze results of an assessment on the story, The Cutting of My Long...
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Classroom Instructional Plan
Data for Instruction > Data-Driven Culture > See How It Works
Teachers from one high school collaborate to analyze student benchmark assessment data every six to eight weeks and brainstorm strategies for improving instruction. Teachers use this template to...
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Analyzing Your PSAT Score Report
Data for Instruction > Student Data Use > See How It Works
Students in ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades from one high school complete this tool by analyzing their own PSAT data and by identifying areas of improvement. The content to this tool varies...
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Research Plan Product Guide and Grading Rubric
Data for Instruction > Student Data Use > See How It Works
All core subject teachers in a ninth-grade school develop product guides and rubrics to communicate expectations and assessment criteria. View this sample material to see an example used in...
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Jacob Hiatt Portfolio Philosophy and Table of Contents
Data for Instruction > Student Data Use > See How It Works
Students and teachers refer to this document in describing the purpose and contents of the student portfolios. View the slideshow, Engaging Students in Data Use Through Student Portfolios, to learn...
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Response to Intervention Student Exit Survey and Reflection
Data for Instruction > Student Data Use > See How It Works
Shotwell Middle School (TX) When students at one middle school exit an intervention, they complete this exit survey and reflection. This sample material complements Go Back and Reflect and...
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Academic Goal Reflection Template
Data for Instruction > Student Data Use > See How It Works
Students from one high school use this sample template to analyze data, reflect on their progress toward goals, identify areas for improvement, and write reflections. This template has two...
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Student Goal-Setting Worksheet
Data for Instruction > Student Data Use > See How It Works
Teachers in one elementary school use this worksheet with all students in grades 3 through 6. View Data Boards Help Students Set Learning Goals (Parts 1 and 2) to learn more. Related Media and...
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Stakeholder Perspectives on Data System Use
Data for Instruction > Districtwide Data > See How It Works
Shotwell Middle School (TX) Staff members at a middle school routinely access data through the districtwide data system. This sample material provides an overview of how the different stakeholders...
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Protocols to Support Data Use
Data for Instruction > Districtwide Data > See How It Works
This sample material is composed of four meeting protocols to guide staff as they work collaboratively to regularly and systematically use data. The meeting protocols address revising action plans,...
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