Standard 2.7 Assessment
Candidates model and facilitate the effective use of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to measure student learning and technology literacy, including the use of digital assessment tools and resources.
Artifact: Data Inventory
Candidates model and facilitate the effective use of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to measure student learning and technology literacy, including the use of digital assessment tools and resources.
Artifact: Data Inventory
Reflection:
I created the Data Inventory artifact in ITEC 7305, Data Analysis. The Data Inventory includes the names of the various assessments that are given to the students at Timber Ridge. Electronically, I can view some of these test scores on the district website if I wanted to compare our scores with other schools in the district. Creating this artifact helped me see all the formative and summative assessments that are given to the students at Timber Ridge throughout the year. All of the test scores are inserted into our grade level data sheets that are on our Staff drive on our school hard drive. We use this information to drive our instruction, especially the quarterly assessments.
This artifact demonstrates mastery of Standard 2.7, because I am able to study diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments of students to help guide my instruction. Using the data that is available to us as teachers is one of the best things we can do. This data provides information that we can use or ignore. Teaching to the standards is important as well as knowing your students by their capabilities. If an assessment indicates the students in your class have mastered a standard, no need to spend time teaching that standard, instead use this opportunity to take it to a higher level with activities related to that standard that include higher-order thinking skills. Data allows me to analyze student achievement as well as my teaching abilities. By using data with your grade level teams, you can compare teaching strengths and weaknesses which can advise teachers in the areas they need to work on as well. Data on the students is helpful and can support teachers when you are analyzing it for reasons of documentation, special education, gifted, or just looking for trends.
From creating this artifact, I learned the many ways that data is used in our schools. I learned about the different ways that data can be broken down to make it even more effective in helping teachers create lessons for upcoming units. This project helped me learn about how our administration uses the data that they collect as well. After taking this class I asked myself if I though our school was using data to the best of our ability? My answer was, no. I know that our school can be using data even more than we are. We use it to drive mainly our math and reading instruction. Breaking the data down even more could help increase achievement at Timber Ridge.
This Data Inventory impacted our school and administration when I had to address them about all of the assessments that are given to the students of Timber Ridge. I addressed the administration in regards to the way that we use the data from these assessments. They shared the information that I knew but they also shared that they could be doing more. I believe this information made our administration think about the additional ways we can use the data from these assessments. Electronically reporting the data on the school Staff drive is great but we need to take the next step and use this data to help our students be more successful which will in turn increase achievement scores.
I created the Data Inventory artifact in ITEC 7305, Data Analysis. The Data Inventory includes the names of the various assessments that are given to the students at Timber Ridge. Electronically, I can view some of these test scores on the district website if I wanted to compare our scores with other schools in the district. Creating this artifact helped me see all the formative and summative assessments that are given to the students at Timber Ridge throughout the year. All of the test scores are inserted into our grade level data sheets that are on our Staff drive on our school hard drive. We use this information to drive our instruction, especially the quarterly assessments.
This artifact demonstrates mastery of Standard 2.7, because I am able to study diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments of students to help guide my instruction. Using the data that is available to us as teachers is one of the best things we can do. This data provides information that we can use or ignore. Teaching to the standards is important as well as knowing your students by their capabilities. If an assessment indicates the students in your class have mastered a standard, no need to spend time teaching that standard, instead use this opportunity to take it to a higher level with activities related to that standard that include higher-order thinking skills. Data allows me to analyze student achievement as well as my teaching abilities. By using data with your grade level teams, you can compare teaching strengths and weaknesses which can advise teachers in the areas they need to work on as well. Data on the students is helpful and can support teachers when you are analyzing it for reasons of documentation, special education, gifted, or just looking for trends.
From creating this artifact, I learned the many ways that data is used in our schools. I learned about the different ways that data can be broken down to make it even more effective in helping teachers create lessons for upcoming units. This project helped me learn about how our administration uses the data that they collect as well. After taking this class I asked myself if I though our school was using data to the best of our ability? My answer was, no. I know that our school can be using data even more than we are. We use it to drive mainly our math and reading instruction. Breaking the data down even more could help increase achievement at Timber Ridge.
This Data Inventory impacted our school and administration when I had to address them about all of the assessments that are given to the students of Timber Ridge. I addressed the administration in regards to the way that we use the data from these assessments. They shared the information that I knew but they also shared that they could be doing more. I believe this information made our administration think about the additional ways we can use the data from these assessments. Electronically reporting the data on the school Staff drive is great but we need to take the next step and use this data to help our students be more successful which will in turn increase achievement scores.