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AB430


November 13, 2008

☞ 10 Min Intro: (CTAP) California Technology Assistance Program Region V
    • Change to Learn (Video)
    • CTAP V Workshops (PDF)
☞ 10 Min: Types of Data and Uses

A primer for schools attempting to analyze the data they collect.
Describes ways schools can get a better picture of how to improve
learning by gathering, intersecting, and organizing four categories of
data more efficiently:

(1) demographic data
(2) student-learning data
(3) perceptions data, and
(4) school-processes data

☞ 10 Min Self-Assessment (COSN) 

  • How Ready Are You?
  • A Special Tool for School District Leaders To Assess Readiness to Use Data Effectively.

☞ 50 Min Finding Out What Your Stakeholders Want: Using Online Surveys
  1. Create a survey
  2. Invite participants
  3. Analyze results
☞ 15 Min: Break

☞ 15 Min: Primary Resources
  1. Visit the site
  2. Search data for a specific school
  3. Look through the various grade level, school, and district performance charts
  4. Be sure to visit the link to the 2007 Honor Roll where you can view 2002-2007 CST results

☞ 15 Min: Secondary Resources Data Systems Exploration Activity

AMAO Accountability Reports
Link to Dataquest to search for schools' AMAO reports. This is under Title III for English Learners

API

The cornerstone of California's Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999; measures the academic performance and growth of schools on a variety of academic measures.

AYP
A statewide accountability system mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 which requires each state to ensure that all schools and districts make Adequate Yearly Progress.

CDE STAR
View STAR reports from 1998 to current year

CLRN: California Learning Resource Network

CLRN makes it easy for you to find the standards-aligned software, video and Internet learning resources you need. CLRN experts have identified, reviewed and organized hundreds of Electronic Learning Resources (ELRs) in a searchable database that allows you to compare key features of selected resources. The Web Information Links (WILs) let you search or browse hundreds of free primary, secondary and reference resources. Electronic Learning Assessment Resources (ELARs) are data management programs that simplify delivery, aggregation and disaggregation of assessment data

CSIS - CDE Information
Contains information about the funded initiative to transfer student records electronically from participating school districts and to allow state reporting from electronic records.

CSIS
Facilitating the standardized and efficient electronic transfer of student information for Local Education Agencies in the state of California

DataQuest
DataQuest helps you find facts about California schools and districts.

Ed-Data
Fiscal, Demographic and Performance Data on California Schools

EdTechProfile
Provides administrators with tools that guide their decisions about how to integrate technology into classroom instruction and how to create and evaluate effective teacher technology training programs

Great Schools
Find and compare schools nationwide.

Just for the Kids -- California
Step Sheet for JFTK-CA (PDF)
Search the database of free, easy to understand data on every public school in California to help schools and communities raise student achievement.

Raising the Roof 

A tool from Education Trust West for exploring California public school data and celebrating success

School Charts 

A Data management system for Educators

Title III Accountability (English Learners)

Information on the annual measurable achievement objectives (AMAOs) and the Title III accountability reports.


☞ 20 Min: Using technology to facilitate the sharing of student performance data to staff and parents

Diigo
Diigo is a powerful research tool and a knowledge-sharing community. Diigo is two services in one -- it is a research and collaborative research tool on the one hand, and a knowledge-sharing community and social content site on the other.

Google Sites - Free websites and wikis
Thinking of creating a website? Google Sites is a free and easy way to create and share webpages

Gcasts - Gcast. Make your voice heard.
The world's easiest way to create your own podcast channel.

BlipTV
blip.tv is the world's leading videoblogging and podcasting service.
 
☞ 5 Min: Evaluation

Module 3: Homework (100 Minutes)

Module 3: Technology Support for Stakeholders Involvement
Create an online survey for staff, students, or parents OR locate and analyze relevant school site data from Just for the Kids website.