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Making the Most of Your Data To Inform and Improve
Teaching and Learning
Transylvania County SchoolsMarch 20,2013
The Power of EVAAS
Today’s PresentersBecky PearsonProfessional Development ConsultantRegion [email protected]
Joyce GardnerProfessional Development ConsultantRegion [email protected]
Jason RhodesProfessional Development ConsultantRegion [email protected]
Agenda
• Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Overview
• Pre Assessment
• EVAAS Basics
• Diving into Reports
• Leveraging EVAAS to Change Instruction
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Outcomes
• Explore and understand the EVAAS philosophy• Understand and use various EVAAS reports • Using report data to drive changes in teaching that
will impact student learning
Resources
Virtual Resources
Data Literacy Modulehttps://center.ncsu.edu/nc
Pre-Assessment
Poll: I am very familiar with the Educator Val...
Poll: I know how to log in to the EVAAS websit...
Poll: I know how to navigate the EVAAS website...
Poll: I understand EVAAS report names
Poll: I know how to use the EVAAS website to g...
Poll: I know how to access EVAAS reports for i...
Poll: I am able to analyze the metrics in EVAA...
Poll: I know how to collect evidence from EVAA...
Poll: I know how to interpret the following re...
Poll: I am able to communicate the findings of...
Poll: I am able to use data analysis to initia...
What is Data Literacy?
The understanding needed to:
• Find
• Evaluate
• Utilize
data to inform instruction.
A Data Literate Person Can…
A data literate person possesses the knowledge to gather, analyze, and graphically convey information to support short and long-term
decision-making.
Table Talk
• What is EVAAS?• How are you currently using
EVAAS? • What benefits/difficulties have
you experienced?• What have you learned?
Benefits and Considerations for Teachers
• Understand academic preparedness of students before they enter the classroom.
• Monitor student progress, ensuring growth opportunities for all students.
• Modify curriculum, student support, and instructional strategies to address the needs of all students.
Professional Development is
the Key• Data Conversations / True PLCs
• Culture of School
• Sensitivity of Data
• Finger Pointing and Blame Game
• Window vs. Mirror
NC Professional Teaching Standards
Standard I: Teachers demonstrate leadership.
Take responsibility for the progress of all students
Use data to organize, plan, and set goals
Use a variety of assessment data throughout the year to evaluate progress
Analyze data
Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their students.
Use data for short and long range planning
Standard V: Teachers are reflective on their practice.
Collect and analyze student performance data to improve effectiveness
Standard 6 for Teachers
Teachers contribute to the academic success of students.
The work of the teacher results in acceptable, measurable progress for students based on established performance expectations using appropriate data to demonstrate growth.
Benefits for Principals• Gain a consolidated view of student progress and
teacher effectiveness, as well as the impact of instruction and performance.
• Bring clarity to strategic planning and function as a catalyst for conversations that must take place to ensure that all students reach their potential.
• Understand and leverage the strengths of effective teachers.
• Use the valuable resource of effective teaching to benefit as many students as possible.
NC Standards for School Executives
Standard 2: Instructional Leadership
• Focuses his or her own and others’ attention persistently and publicly on learning and teaching by initiating and guiding conversations about instruction and student learning that are oriented towards high expectations and concrete goals;
• Creates processes for collecting and using student test data and other formative data from other sources for the improvement of instruction
• Ensures that there is an appropriate and logical alignment between the curriculum of the school and the state’s accountability program
• Creates processes for collecting and using student test data and other formative data from other sources for the improvement of instruction
Standard 8 for School Executives
Academic Achievement Leadership
School executives will contribute to the academic success of students. The work of the school executive will result in acceptable, measurable progress for students based on established performance expectations using appropriate data to demonstrate growth.
Changes in Reporting for 2012-13
2011-12 2012-13
Above
Not Detectably Different
Below
Exceeds Expected Growth
Meets Expected Growth
Does Not Meet Expected Growth
Teacher Ratings Categories
Teachers
1 65432Demonstrate Leadership
Establish Environment
KnowContent
Facilitate Learning
Reflect on Practice
Contribute to Academic
Success
5 Rating CategoriesNot Demonstrated
Developing
Proficient
Accomplished
Distinguished
3 Rating CategoriesDoes Not Meet Expected Growth
Meets Expected Growth
Exceeds Expected Growth
Exceeds Expected Growth
Meets Expected Growth
Does Not Meet Expected Growth
2012-13
Table Talk
• How do you explain the concept of Achievement vs. Growth?
Student Achievement
End of School Year
Proficient
Student Growth
End of School Year
Proficient
Start of School Year
Not Proficient
Change over
time
Achievement vs. Growth
Student Achievement: Where are we?
• Highly correlated with demographic factors
Student Growth: How far have we come?
• Highly dependent on what happens as a result of schooling rather than on demographic factors
The EVAAS Philosophy
• All students deserve opportunities to make appropriate academic progress every year.
• There is no “one size fits all” way of educating students who enter a class at different levels of academic achievement.
The EVAAS Philosophy
• Adjustments to instruction should be based on the students’ academic needs, not on socio-economic factors.
• "What teachers know and can do is the most important influence on what students learn." (National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 1996)
Achievement and Poverty
How is this fair?
Academic Growth and Poverty
No one is doomed to failure.
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High-Achieving Students and ProgressAll schools in Tennessee in 2011 - Math students in grades 4 through 8.
Districts, schools, and teachers that serve high achieving students can make excellent progress, just as easily as those that serve low achieving students.
Proficiency vs. Growth
Scenario Proficient Growth
5th grader begins the year reading at a 1st grade level. Ends the year reading at a 4th grade level.
5th grader begins the year reading at a 7th grade level. Ends the year reading at the 7th grade level.
NO
NO
YES
YES
Table Talk
• How could you use the concept of achievement vs. growth when speaking with parents?
• How does the achievement vs. growth conversation guide PLCs?
EVAAS Overview
What is EVAAS?
SAS EVAAS Analyses
Writing
ACT
End of Course
End of Grade
LOOKING AHEADPlanning for Students’
Needs:Student Projections to
Future TestsLOOKING BACK
Evaluating Schooling Effectiveness:Value Added &
Diagnostic Reports
How can EVAAS help me?
Improve the
Education Program
EVAAS: Looking BackPast Program Effectiveness
Local Knowled
ge & Expertis
e
EVAAS: Looking Ahead
Incoming Student Needs
• Answers the question of how effective a schooling experience is for learners
• Produces reports that– Predict student success
– Show the effects of schooling at particular schools
– Reveal patterns in subgroup performance
Test Your Knowledge of EVAAS Reports
At your tables, you will find copies of a variety of reports available from EVAAS and labels for each report.
Working with your group, match the report label with the appropriate report.
Reflective Assessments
Value-Added Reporting
• Use to evaluate the overall effectiveness of a district on student progress
• Compares each district to the average district in the state for each subject tested in the given year
• Indicates how a district influences student progress in the tested subjects
District Value Added Report
The School Value Added Report compares each school to the average school in the state.
Comparisons are made for each subject tested in the given year and indicate how a school influences student progress in those subjects.
Value-Added Reporting
• If the Mean NCE Gain is greater than or equal to zero, the average student in this school has achieved a year’s worth of academic growth in a year
• If the Mean NCE Gain is less than zero, the average student in this school has achieved less growth than expected
Mean NCE Gain
Value-Added Reporting
The NCE Base is by definition set at 50.0, and it represents the average attainment level of
students in the grade and subject, statewide.
If the school mean is greater, the average student in the school is performing at a higher achievement level than the average student in the state.
Use to identify patterns or trends of progress among
students expected to score at different
achievement levels
District Diagnostic Reports
District Diagnostic Report
• This report is intended for diagnostic purposes only and should not be used for accountability.
What do you see?
Features of the Diagnostic Report• Quintiles
• Green Zero Line
• Previous Cohort(s)
• Confidence Band
• Whiskers
• 2 Standard Errors
Features of the Diagnostic Report
• Clickable Information
• Reference
• Gain
• Standard Error
District Performance Diagnostic Reports
• Use to identify patterns or trends or progress among students predicted to score at different performance levels as determined by their scores on NC tests
• Students assigned to Projected Performance Levels based on their predicted scores
• Shows the number (Nr) and percentage of students in the district that fall into each Projected Performance Level
Interpreting the Pie Chart
Yellow
Green
Light Red
Your Turn to Interpret
Your Turn to Interpret
The Power of Patterns
Diagnostic Reports Looking for Patterns
School DiagnosticShed Pattern
School DiagnosticReverse Shed Pattern
School DiagnosticTent Pattern
School DiagnosticV Pattern
School DiagnosticOpportunity Gap Pattern
What would an ideal pattern on a Diagnostic Report
look like for closing the achievement gap?
Diagnostic Reports – Desirable Pattern
Diagnostic Report Desirable Pattern
Diagnostic Reports – Whiskers
1. Go to the websitewww.ncdpi.sas.com
1. Go to ncdpi.sas.com
2. BOOKMARK IT!
3. Secure & ConvenientOnline Login
Do you see this?
Reality Check Activity
Using reports from your school, choose one grade level and subject area.
Go to the School Diagnostic Report.
Identify the pattern found in that report.
What does this data pattern tell you as teacher?
What are your next steps?*Handout: “Interpreting Your School’s Results”
The Power of the HELP Button
Activity
• Refer back to your Diagnostic Reports.
• Using the HELP button, find information about the red lines called whiskers running vertically through the bars on the graph.
• Share with a partner your explanation of the Diagnostic Report “whiskers.”
Overview of School Effects
Overview of School Effects (sample data)
Overview of School Effects (sample data)
Overview of School Effects (sample data)
Overview of School EffectsIt’s Your Turn!
• Find the blank table.
Do this by yourself.
• Using your data
• Fill in your table.
Overview of School Effects
What did you find?
• Interesting Patterns
• Insights
• Areas of Concern
• Areas of Celebration
Student Pattern Report
Student Pattern Report
Key points to remember:
• The report shows growth for the lowest, middle, and highest
achieving students within the chosen group.
• The report can be used to explore the progress of students with
similar educational opportunities.
• Like all diagnostic reports, this report is for diagnostic purposes only.
• A minimum of 15 students is needed to create a Student Pattern
Report.
Student Pattern Report
Student Pattern Report
Key Questions
Student Pattern Report – Key Questions
Different experience?
Different strategies?
Different needs?
Number of hours?
Student Pattern Report – Key Questions
Different experience?
Different strategies?
Different needs?
Number of hours?
Rerun the report with new criteria.
YES!
Student Pattern Report – Next Steps
16 Students who attended for 40+ hours
All 31 Students in the Program
Less Informed Conclusion: We need to change the selection criteria for this program.
More Informed Conclusion: We need to adjust the recommended hours for participants.
CUSTOM STUDENT REPORT
Custom Student Report HANDOUT
Academic At-Risk Reports
Academic At-Risk Reports
3 Categories
At Risk- at risk for not meeting the annual federal academic indicators Graduation at Risk-reports for students at risk for not making a Level III on EOC subjects required for graduationOther at Risk-reports for students at risk for not making Level III on other EOC subjects
Academic at Risk ReportsBe Proactive
Use these reports for discussing, developing and implementing targeted intervention and support to students who are at risk for not meeting future academic milestones.
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Making Data Driven Decisions
What Are Projections?
What Are Projections Anyway?
Given a specific set of circumstances…
…what’s the most likely outcome?
What Are Projections Anyway?
Given this student’s testing history, across subjects…
…what is the student likely to score on an upcoming test, assuming the student has the average schooling experience?
EVAAS ProjectionsWhat are they based on?
• Expectations based on what we know» About this student and other students who have
already taken this test
» Prior test scores (EOC/EOG), across subjects
» Their scores on the test we’re projecting to
What’s the Value of the Projections?
Projections are NOT about predicting the future.
They ARE about assessing
students’ academicneeds TODAY.
Assessing Students’ Needs
• What are this student’s chances for success?
• What goals should we have for this student this year?
• What goals should we have for this student in future years?
What can I do to help this student get there?
Using Projections to Take Action
• Identify students
• Assess the level of risk
• Plan schedules
• Identify high-achievers
• Assess the opportunities
• Inform
Making Data Driven Decisions
Data Mining
Microsoft Word Document
REFLECTION + PROJECTION = TODAY
Student Projection Report
Student Projection Report
Student Projection Report
Thinking of the State Distributionby QUINTILES
QUINTILE 1
QUINTILE 2
QUINTILE 3
QUINTILE 4
QUINTILE 5
Note the Student’s Projected QUINTILE
QUINTILE 2
Past Effectiveness
Reflect on Past Effectiveness toPlan for Differentiating Student Instruction
Entering Achievement
Past Effectiveness
Reflecting on Past Effectiveness to Plan for Differentiating Student Instruction
QUINTILE 2
Entering Achievement
ACADEMIC PREPAREDNESS REPORT
Academic Preparedness Report
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Teacher Value-Added Report
Why should you care about your EVAAS Teacher Value Added Report?• Beginning with your 2013 report, it becomes
part of your evaluation. – Standard 6 – Teachers contribute to the academic success of
their students. (Measurable Progress)
– Standard 4 – Teachers facilitate learning for their students
• Teachers plan instruction appropriate for their students
– Use data for short and long range planning
– Standard 5 – Teachers reflect on their practice.
• Teachers analyze student learning.
Why should you care about your EVAAS Teacher Value Added Report?
You care about your students.
Achievement vs. Progress
Student Progress – How far have I come?
• Highly dependent on what happens as a result of schooling rather than on demographic factors.
Achievement vs. Progress
• Focus on progress
• Educators can influence this
• Minimum expectation = one year of academic gain
Understanding Value Added
• Projection report looks at past testing information and projects how a student will perform.
– Student’s own past performance
– Performance of students who have taken the test previously
• Students must have three prior test scores for something to be included in the teacher’s predictive report.
• Whole cohort of students analyzed.
EVAAS can tell you WHAT happened. It’s up to YOU to determine WHY it happened and what you want to do about it.
Improve the Education Program
EVAASLocal
Knowledge & Expertise
Info about Teacher Reports
• State Growth Standard/State Average = 0.0
• Standard Error = a measure of uncertainty– Usually, the more data you have, the smaller
the standard error.
• Index = Teacher Estimate divided by Standard Error
Effectiveness Categories
Effectiveness Level Determination• Exceeds Expected Growth:
– Teachers whose students are making substantially more progress than the state average
– Index is 2 or greater
Effectiveness Level Determination• Meets Expected Growth:
– Teachers whose students are making the same amount of progress as the state average
– Index is equal to or greater than -2 but less than 2
Effectiveness Level Determination• Does Not Meet Expected Growth:
– Teachers whose students are making substantially less progress than the state average
– Index is less than -2
Evaluation Composite
Index: Teacher Estimate Divided by Standard Error
Courses included in calculation
Statewide distribution of teacher status.
Understanding Teacher Value-Added Reports
• Teacher Estimate: How much progress did this teacher’s students make compared to other students across the state?
• Index: Teacher estimate divided by the standard error. Index is the basis by which teachers are assigned to effectiveness levels.
EVAAS Teacher Value Added Report
EVAAS Teacher Value Added Report
Supplemental Information Table
Student Teacher Linkages
EVAAS Student Report
Teacher Diagnostic Report
Making Generalizations
Making Generalizations
• What generalizations can we make?
• What do we not know?
• How do we find out?
EVAAS Teacher Diagnostic Report
School Composites
Using Teacher Reports to Improve Student Progress
1. Identify highly effective teachers2. Identify teachers who need support3. Identify strengths and areas for improvement
of individual teachers4. Identify school-wide strengths and
weaknesses to inform and provide professional development opportunities
5. Facilitate powerful, crucial conversations between teachers and administrators
6. Impact scheduling decisions
*See “Using Teacher Data”
Role Play Activity
PLC Predictions
and Possibilities
Exit Tickets and Feedback
As you reflect on today’s session, capture your thoughts and reflect on today’s session.
Region 8 Survey
http://go.ncsu.edu/ncdpi-resa_survey