mplementation of the action plan can be like conducting an experiment in which you testyour theories of how instructional strategies lead to student learning
With all of the legwork, implementation is a natural outflow of the planning. Without implementing, all of the time spent analyzing and planning interventions is for naught. This really puts pressure on teachers to follow through from an intrinsic position rather than extrinsic.
you need to figure out how you will measure its success.
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ow the challenge is to develop a shared understanding of what effective instruction around this issue would look like.
Student misconceptions can always be addressed, but only if we address the problem as a teacher-led response.
Schools can then “triangulate” their findings by using multiple data sources to illuminate, confirm, or dispute their initial hypotheses.
Breaking results down into component parts is an incredibly powerful mechanism for finding patterns. The workload is diminished because only areas of weakness are looked at item by item to identify weak points.
As a school leader, you can then engage your teachers and administrators in constructive conversations about what they seein the data overview.
Seeing the picture of the data tells a much stronger story than sorting through rows and columns of numbers can.
To interpret score reports, it helps tounderstand the different types of assessments and the various scales that are used
We lump information into "test scores," without really understanding what the different tests can show us about student growth.
Set Up a Data System
A system is not a binder and Excel spreadsheets. There needs to be some power behind the system so the people using it can get the information they need.
Prepare, Inquire, and Act
Similar to problem solving in the classroom? Gather information, ask questions (or look for emergent questions), and then make decisions once you have all the information.
We have found that organizing thework of instructional improvement around a process that has specific, manageable steps helps educators build confidence and skill inusing data.
Data volume is an overwhelming barrier when you're not a trained analyst or expert in identifying areas of needed improvement based on quantitative information.