Describe the most meaningful experience you have had as a learner when your learning data was taken into consideration.
Describe the most successful experience you have had as a teacher/leader when you used student (or other) learning data to inform instruction.
Step 1: Read the Power of Data in Blended Classrooms
Step 2: Read this quote: The mindset shift around data occurs when data is seen as more than simply an accountability measure but rather a way to better inform instruction, and the teacher is motivated (believes he or she is capable) to use that data better to inform teaching and learning.
Step 3: Respond to the following questions on this: Padlet
Which explicit DATA PRACTICE shifts can you identify that the teams highlighted in the article? (Click the heart to denote.)
What did they start doing differently to adapt or improve their data cultures to support blended learning and the desire to make teaching and learning more personalized? (Add evidence to any you selected.)
Rank these data practice shifts:
Realize difference between assessment vs. data literacy and shift to multiple measures;
Emphasize growth assessments which illuminate student progress on multiple grade level standards;
Prioritize more frequent assessments useful for informing ongoing instruction;
Enhance culture of transparency and trust (safe space);
Provide time for teachers to analyze data and plan instructional responses;
Work to improve DDI practices and teachers data literacy skills.
One specific area in which we saw RBL teams shift was in the data sources they relied upon.