practical tools for 21 st century teaching. david walker sgusd database administrator

COMMUNICATING STUDENT PROGRESS THROUGH DATA

COLLECTIONPractical Tools

for 21st Century Teaching

A Nod to Our Data Guru!

David Walker SGUSD Database

Administrator

And a Nod to You! Thank you for your work in

designing and piloting curriculum

Kudos for consensus building!

Our Agenda Review K-5

Benchmark Assessment Plan

Grade Level Trimester Overview

Introduction to eadms data program

SGUSD Digital Community

Parking Lot! Questions,

comments, issues?

Please note these on our Parking Lot poster or our evaluation form.

Mark comments for this session as “Data.”

K – 5 Trimester Overview and Benchmark Assessments

Note cohesion between grade levels.

Grading scales and rubrics are posted for each benchmark

Questions, corrections, or comments?

Trimester Overview & Grading Rubric

Note math benchmarks are to be given only in the 1st and 3rd trimesters this year.

AR/STAR levels were driven by Fountas and Pinnell A-Z scales.

Where Are We Headed? Develop solid

benchmark assessments aligned to Common Core standards.

Assemble team of teachers to design math benchmark assessments for every grade level this summer.

Use benchmark data to inform instruction

Use benchmark data as evidence of progress on ELA/ELD standards

Learn to use and manage features in our new data system, eadms.

Short Term to Long Term Data Goals

Develop new report card aligned to Common Core Standards (Winter/Spring 2015)

Develop benchmark assessments with eadms (Summer Curriculum Work)

Jennifer’s Long Term Wish List? Train elementary

teachers to use AERIES gradebook

Set up AERIES gradebook so that grades may be automatically pushed in to the report card

Educator's Assessment Data Management System

SGUSD’s new data collection vehicle

Offers practical tools for classroom teachers

Variety of student reports available

Capacity for building specialized reports that can disaggregate data

Capacity for creating on-line Common Core aligned tests through a question bank with multiple choice, true/false, and constructed response items

Options for on-line grading of tests (not available for constructed response.)

Why Did We Ditch Data Director?

Ownership of the company and its product changed

Cost of the program skyrocketed

Data Director did not link with AERIES

eadms and AERIES are linked

Can make our job easier as we make full use of its capabilities

Let’s Log In!

• Log into your AERIES.net account• Look for the blue butterfly at the bottom of the

menu on the left.• A few may not have this option; let David know

now.

The Dashboard

Orange Tabs: Commonly used reports Blue Tabs: Creating items in the system Purple Tabs: Create, manage, print tests

Student Profile

From the Dashboard, select Student Profile Check for current year and grade Select “Generate Report”

Student Profile

Thank you, Mary Ann!

But Wait! There’s More!

Select filter Demographics

• Select categories• Select multiple categories to

drill down for more specific data

• Generate Report

Try it!Select other categories and combinations.

Now for the Main Event!

Go back to the eadms dashboard by selecting Home or clicking on the butterfly.

It’s time to input our math benchmark scores.

• Select Input Scores

• Select Next

NOTE: Mary Ann is our Sample Teacher. She is the only teacher who should show all 3 trimesters.

Select 1st Trimester MMA section.

Mary Ann’s are filled in as our Test Teacher.Yours show blanks under the score sections.

Select “All Students at Once”Don’t worry about the warning; click “Continue.”

Remember, Mary Ann has scores. Yours are blank.

Time to input your scores.

A few idiosyncrasies…

The up and down arrow keys don’t advance you to the next student

The tab and shift will move you horizontally and to the next student, but not vertically

If you input one assessment at a time, use the mouse to advance to the next student.

Time for you to input your scores!

Let us know if you need any help.

If you don’t have scores with you, play around with the Student Profile page.

If you finish quickly, check out these tutorials…..

How to create a test:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbzG00zhw_A

How to build a report

Report Builder: http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpHEbtb3iMM

Don’t forget our SGUSD Digital Community page on the District

Website

• Select “Staff”• Pop Up frame will show• Select SGUSD Digital Community

Check out the available on-line resources.

A few last items…. Consider joining the Summer Curriculum

Team to design our math assessments Don’t forget to fill out an evaluation.

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Please note any comments for this session under “Data.”Thank you!