Assessment and Data
Phase 1
"Look-Fors" During Observation
Remember: The most helpful part of the observation is not checking off items, but the conversations and reflections that happen after the visit.
Remember: The most helpful part of the observation is not checking off items, but the conversations and reflections that happen after the visit.
Beginning/ Developing
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Practicing/ Achieving
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Questions to Guide Observation
- What systems are in place to share data with students?
- How do students track progress towards mastery or goals?
- Can students articulate goals related to course?
- Are teachers setting high expectations and goals for each individual student?
- Can students articulate where they are in the learning pathway for course?
- What type(s) of data is included on data walls?
- Is data current?
- Are students using data to help guide their decision-making process (i.e., how they spend time in class, what playlists they complete, assignments, etc.)
- How are teachers using data to inform their instructional decisions?
- What supports do teachers have for reviewing and responding to data from the broader instructional staff?
Resources
- Click here for a great way of using Google Forms for creating a Student Tracker System for essays
- 33 Digital Tools for Advancing Formative Assessment in the Classroom examples of various digital tools for formative assessments (Article from NWEA)
- How Data Drives Personalized Instruction in My Class reviews balance of online learning programs, differentiate practice, and pulling targeted small groups (Teacher Blog from Rocketship)
- Ms. Bullen’s Data Rich Year : This infographic takes you through data use during one school year.
- 6 ways to promote data-driven instruction : This short blog explains the importance of data use in education and gives tips to do it well.
- The who, what, and why of using data with students : This table talks about the elements of using data with students, the roles of teacher and student, and the rationale for why.

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