Tracking Sheets

The following includes a brief explanation of Tracking Sheets, as well as examples of how Tracking Sheets is being applied in current practice in the VTaL Google+ Community. Included are different aspects of the Practicing Teaching Criteria that links to the use of Tracking Sheets. There are also references of how Tracking Sheets connects to the 7 Principles of Learning from the Nature of Learning, published by the OECD Project Innovative Learning Environment.

Tracking Sheets

The purpose and benefit of the Class Project Task Lists is that student progress is visible in real time, by showing tasks that are completed, tasks still being worked on, and tasks that haven’t been completed.

Tracking Sheets can reflect progress over periods of time eg. a project or unit of work. Tracking Sheets can also be used to show progress over an entire term.

Conditional formatting formula can be applied to cells within the tracking sheets to visually communicate colour codes that reflects student progress. The formula enables the sheet to update the colour codes as the sheet is populated with grades.

Class Project Task Lists Template

Class Task Sheet

VTaL Google+ Tracking Sheets

The VTaL Visible Teaching and Learning Google+ Community is a public community that is completely visible and accessible to all users.

The section on Tracking Sheets includes posts that cover a range of topics, such as:

EdTech Auckland 2018 - VTaL Tracking Sheets - Hinerau Anderson, DigiTech
VTaL - Reflecting on School Goal 3 in Term 1 for NCEA Level 2 DigiTech Students - Hinerau Anderson, DigiTech
VTaL - Students tracking their own progress in Year 10 DigiTech - Hinerau Anderson, DigiTech
Tracking Student Learning in Health and PE - Georgia Dougherty, Health and PE
Using VTaL in my classroom for rewards and incentives - Lysea Munoz, Maths
Using Task Lists and Tracking Sheets in DVC - Nobel Pineda, DVC
VTaL Tracking Sheets and Class Task Lists in Maths - Simon Swinton, Maths
VTaL Parent Voice - Using Tracking Sheets (Class Task Lists) to see my Child's Progress - Hinerau Anderson, DigiTech
The Benefits of VTaL Class Task Lists and Tracking Sheets - So what do the Students have to say? - Hinerau Anderson, DigiTech

Practising Teacher Criteria

The following are various aspects of Practising Teaching Criteria that relates to the use of Tracking Sheets.

Analyse and appropriately use assessment information, which has been gathered formally and informally

analyse assessment information to identify progress and ongoing learning needs of ākonga
use assessment information to give regular and ongoing feedback to guide and support further learning
analyse assessment information to reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching
communicate assessment and achievement information to relevant members of the learning community
foster involvement of whānau in the collection and use of information about the learning of ākonga

Reflective Questions

The following are reflective questions that relates to the use of Tracking Sheets.

"Student progress is visible in real time, by showing tasks that are completed, tasks still being worked on, and tasks that haven’t been completed"

Do you use Tracking Sheets to enable student progress to be visible in real time by showing tasks that are completed, still being worked on, or tasks that haven't been completed?
If not, do you use other learning tools to enable student progress to be visible in real time by showing tasks that are completed, still being worked on, or tasks that haven't been completed?
Why or how do the Tracking Sheets or other learning tools meet the learning needs of Ākonga?
Do these tools align with Visible Teaching and Learning eg. accessible to Ākonga, teaching colleagues, support staff and other professionals, whānau and other carers of ākonga, agencies, groups and individuals in the community?
What professional development are you undertaking to further develop your understanding and implementation of Tracking Sheets in teaching and learning programs?

7 Principles of Learning

The following are different aspects of the 7 Principles of Learning that relates to the use of Tracking Sheets.

Assessment for learning

The learning environment operates with clarity of expectations using assessment strategies consistent with these expectations; there is a strong emphasis on formative feedback to support learning.

OECD The Nature of Learning, 2016

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