Data Analysis TrainingPDP Goals & Strategies

September, 2009

Why Use Data?• Federal NCLB & State Professional

Development Protocol Guidelines– All teachers and administrators must annually

write a PDP goal that is based on current student data

– Administrators must meet with teachers in the initial stages to finalize and approve PDP goal and strategies

Why use data?

• Identification of specific skills leads to a more accurate diagnosis of strengths and weaknesses which will result in increased student performance

Data Considerations• By basing instruction on the specific

strengths and weakness (student needs), teachers become more effective

Data Considerations

• What gets measured, gets done!

Data Teams Support Teachers

School Findings

Sub-group Findings

Grade Level Findings

Individual Teacher Findings

Focus on Individual Teacher Sub-Groups

Kinds of Data• FCAT (SMART) “sub groups”• STAR (reading levels)• Classroom grades• Classroom/Benchmark Assessments• SuccessMaker• READ 180• FAIR Assessments• ThinkLink

Teacher Improvement

What must students learn?What does effective instruction look like?How is mastery assessed?

Data Team Priorities

• Help teachers identify sub groups• Help teachers identify strategies to

address student needs– Learning Communities– Book Studies– Training, Mentoring

• Help teachers identify ways they can monitor the progress of their sub groups

Special Considerations When Monitoring Improvement

– What were the standards taught?– How were the standards taught?– When were the standards taught?– What was the frequency taught?– What did more successful teachers do?

Part IIProfessional Development Goal• Specific in terms of target area for improvement and be written in the

future tense.

• Measurable in terms of the desired improvement in student performance.

• Attainable in light of available resources and conditions.

• Relevant to continuous quality improvement of instruction and student performance.

• Track able with the context of flexibility and shall specify a completion date.

Data Team Priorities• Use Reading, Math Coaches, Academic

Intervention Specialists to provide training and facilitate learning communities to address student needs

• School Needs Assessment Form should reflect teacher PDP needs (Inservice Reps)

Sample PDP Goals

• Blue Sheet

PDP Goal Writing Activity 1. Using real-time teacher data from your

school on SMART select a teacher and evaluate current student data– Write practice goals based on the data and

what you have learned today

2. Create an “action plan” for your Data Team to begin helping teachers analyze data and write PDP goals (October 23rd)

Good Luck!