KIM Chart Journal Club

Name: Ashley Heimbach

Reading: Data-Driven Teachers

Author: Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D.
Article Date: May 2005
Assignment Date: 3/23/2015

Key Concept

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Memory clue

List the key concepts discussed in the article,

one concept per for.

What information will help you remember this concept?

Visual that will help you

remember this key concept.

Data-Driven Decision Making NCLB

DDDM: getting better information into teachers hands

-good baseline data
-measurable instructional goals
-frequent formative assessment
-professional learning communities
-focused instructional interventions
NCLB: accountability to the government for the money provided to schools

DDDM NCLB

Collecting and Analyzing Data

Summative: Select key indicators of success for their classroom after interpreting S & F
data from yearly assessments in a timely and accurate manner.
Formative: Frequent assessments during the school year throughout the school
(not just classroom) to utilize a professional learning community

Setting Measurable Goals

Specific, measurable, attainable, results-oriented, time-bound

SMART

Making Changes/Alignment for Results

Strategically and intelligently redesign instruction and organizational practices

based off the data.
Accept greater responsibility for student learning.
Discussions about data occurs frequently and openly in order to communicate
with students, parents, and faculty students learning.

A journey of 1000 miles

starts with a single step.
Confucius

Data Transparency