REFORM/HOW-Who.

What..When…

Where…..

The Learning Organization

How have we gotten to the place we are in now?

………….and where do we go from here?

What are the guiding forces of our future journey?

Data drives your decisions

Diary MapsState andNational

Improve Student Achievement

Curriculum DataAligned to Standards

Assessment DataAligned to Standards

Data Analysis Data Analysis

CorecurriculumBenchmarks

A Data-Informed Culture

Guiding Questions

1. What is a core curriculum?

2. What are the components of a quality core curriculum?

3. What is the difference between a “core map” and a “diary map?”

4. How do we effectively create/identify a core curriculum?

Guiding Question 1:

What is a core curriculum?

So, what is a core curriculum?

A core curriculum is a curriculum, or course of study, which is deemed central and usually made mandatory for all students of a grade, subject, school, or school system.

Guiding Question 2:

What are the components of a quality core curriculum?

Through the Elements of Each Map

Essential QuestionsStandards/AnchorsContentSkillsAssessments

FormativeSummative

Guiding Question 3:

What is the difference between a “core map” and a “diary map?”

Mr. Smith’s 7th Grade

Science Diary

Map

7th Grade

Science Core Map

Ms. Benitez’s 7th Grade

Science Diary Map

Core and Diary Maps: The Relationship

An Overview of Core vs. Diary Mapping:

Core – the essential elements of the curriculum…. “the guts,

foundation, backbone, framework”

• Allows for a collaboratively planned curriculum• Showcases non-negotiable expectations• Allows for consistency and flexibility

Why We Core Map… define learning targets (what students

must know, understand, and be able to do). communicate the agreed upon curriculum. provide a resource for instructional

decision-making & teacher planning. prepare for eventual Keystone Exams

(beginning this year)

Why We Diary Map…

illustrate how the Core Map is implemented in the classroom.

assist in our response to various children and their needs.

showcase how teachers are flexible in their approach and delivery.

An Overview of Core vs. Diary Mapping

Diary – personalizing the core map

Personalized through lesson planning Personalized by requiring something more

than the core curriculum through differentiated approaches

Personalized through formative assessments

What the research says…. Student achievement is more likely to improve where leadership is

focused on educational quality and is distributed throughout the school community.

Instructional quality (effectiveness of individual teachers) has a greater impact on student achievement than any other single schooling factor.

Marzano, RJ. 2000 “A New Era In School Reform: Going Where the Research Takes Us”. MCREAL

Why data? Careful curriculum alignment has a tremendous impact

on student achievement.

Student achievement is substantially higher when teacher’s make use of frequent “point in time” assessments of student performance.

Student achievement gains have been strongly correlated with schools collecting data to guide instruction.

Marzano, RJ. 2000 “A New Era In School Reform: Going Where the Research Takes Us”. MCREAL

Richness of Student Assessment Data

Are students learning optimally?

Are students meeting the state standards?

What are the student’s strengths and needs?

And……

How are student’s performing in general?

Can students apply and generalize what they’ve learned?

Did students learn it?

Are students learning it?

As a teacher, how can data help?

Replace hunches/hypothesis with facts.

Facilitate a clear understanding of the gaps between where a school is and where the school wants to be.

Identify root causes of the gaps

Also…

Provide information to eliminate ineffective practices.

Show if school goals and objectives are being accomplished.

Predict and prevent failures.

Predict and ensure successes.

So why analyze student achievement data?

Improve instruction

Provide students with feedback on performance

Measure program success and effectiveness

Understand if what we are doing is making a difference

Make sure students “do not fall through the cracks”

Data Plan

Collect basic information Identify additional data – Triangulation

Data triangulation is when a piece of data, a finding, or a generalization is able to be verified with several different research methods. This helps add to your credibility and makes your findings stronger.

Data Plan-continued…

Disaggregate the data Analyze the data – ask questions about

the data Summarize the data – identify the

problem, not solve it Brainstorm causes Identify a goal – specific, measurable and

attainable, results oriented and timebound

So- how do we plan our attack?

Collaborate…………………….and

WORK AS A TEAM….

SO---what and where do we get the data?

LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP SDDistrict Result AYP Status MapReport Card

LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP SD   Made AYPSchool AYP TargetsMet / Total Result AYP Status Report Card

DONALD E SCHICK ELEM SCHOOL17 / 17   Made AYPLOYALSOCK TWP MS17 / 17   Made AYPLOYALSOCK TWP SHS9 / 9   Made AYP

Data Team

Buy in?

Goal…

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. – Chinese Proverb

How to sell?

Competent, Dedicated Staff

Talented Students

Great Community

The process

Align Curriculum

Instruct

Assess

Analyze

What is a Data Team

A representative group of the school that continually monitors the progress of students.

The team will disseminate information to the proper staff/departments in the high school so they may make corrective actions (whether it is a band aid fix or a curriculum fix).

What is a Data Team

The team will be the leaders of data in our building that will drive building level decisions that will be in the best interest of our students.

This is truly a team effort and this team can grow into a very strong resource for the school.

As a teacher, how can data help me…. Replace hunches/hypothesis with facts.

Facilitate a clear understanding of the gaps between where a school is and what the school wants to be.

Identify root causes of the gaps

As a teacher…… Provide information to eliminate ineffective

practices.

Show if school goals and objectives are being accomplished.

Predict and prevent failures.

Predict and ensure successes.

Begin with the end in mind.

So…….what are our ultimate goals (targets)?

AYP Adequate Yearly Progress

This is the term No Child Left Behind uses to explain that a child's school has met state reading and math goals.

READING: 2008-2010 – 63% 2011 – 72% 2012 – 81% 2013 – 91% 2014 – 100%

MATH: 2008-2010 – 56% 2011 – 67% 2012 – 78% 2013 – 89% 2014 – 100%

What is the motivation?

What happens if a school does not meet its AYP?

Warning School Improvement I School Improvement II Corrective Action I Corrective Action II Corrective Action III

To move forward…

All the software is available to us to assist us in tracking the data and a quick way to get the data entered.– We have it. It is called the Performance Tracker/Plus

We need a way to progress monitor students during their middle school career.– The process starts with benchmark assessments (4Sights).

This is a multi-phased process. – PSSA Data is also a key indicator

– Performance Plus is connected to IEP Tracker

Benchmark Assessments

Benchmark Assessments are reliable and valid, standards-based assessments

Identify specific student needs – ongoing

Progress monitoring

Benchmark Assessments

Data from assessments are used to write curriculum – more permanent– Curriculum Map

PSSA Predictor

But…Benchmark Assessments

Are they serving the purpose they are intended to?

Is the frequency of the test too much?

But……continued

Is the test administered after PSSA’s necessary and valid?

Where are you now!

Four Keys to Lasting Change

A Dissatisfaction with the past

The right priorities

The right plan

The decision to act now!

The Performance Tracker/Plus

Web-based software that enables us to run reports on assessments that we want to collect data on in the high school.– PSSA, benchmark assessments, finals,

common assessments etc – Also– SUCCESS FOR ALL– EMETRICS– -------any others?

Next?

How do we use the data?