Using the Right Data to Drive Instruction E2T2 Projects in Action

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Using the Right Data to Drive
InstructionE2T2 Projects in Action

• Cecilia Miller
• Alaska

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EED Initiatives

• State Educational Technology Plan
• Professional Development
• Integrated Data Systems
• Data Driven Decision Making
• UNITY Project
• Phase II Data Warehouse
• Phase III Web Portals
• Phase IV District Data Transfer

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E2T2 Wave 4 Grants

• Anchorage Master TTLs
• Craig Technology Integration
• Iditarod Academic Data Systems
• Juneau Geo Treks Project
• Kodiak Achievement 2006
• Sitka D.A.T.A. Project

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Achievement 2006
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Achievement 2006 Goal

• The Kodiak Island Borough School District like
  many small districts in Alaska, is data rich but
  knowledge poor. Achievement 2005 will address the
  need through the use of information management
  technology to transform and integrate data into
  information that can be used to drive
  instructional decision-making, to evaluate
  program accountability and to support a cycle of
  assessment, analysis and actions into daily
  instruction.

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Achievement 2006Objectives

• Identify assessment instruments and data to
  drive the decisions that guide classroom
  instruction
• Train Teachers to employ anAssess, Analyze and
  Act Cycle
• Create a data warehouse available to all
  educators to collect data in a fully searchable
  and inter-relatable format

Project Product Tri alpha cycle
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Achievement 2006Activities

• Assessment Evaluate and Select research-based
  instruments
• Analysis Create Data Warehouse and train in
  the mining of database
• Action Professional Development in
  interpretation and interventions

Project Product Student Assessment Workbook
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D.A.T.A. Project
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D.A.T.A. Project Goal
The ultimate goal is to turn clean data on
students into information that teachers and
administrators can use at their desktops to make
informed educational predictions and decisions on
a daily basis. Rather than to supply out-dated
data about where students have been, we will use
timely information to formulate where students
need to go and plan instruction accordingly.
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D.A.T.A. ProjectCausal Model
Data Alignment/Teacher Analysis
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D.A.T.A. ProjectObjectives

• Upgrade Infrastructure including SIMS and DDA
  software, as well as bandwidth
• Standardize and Unify data collection and
  information retrieval among its five buildings
  and the district office
• Professional Development facilitated by a
  full-time trainer based on identified needs

Project Product Staff Survey
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D.A.T.A. ProjectActivities

• Alignment and standardization of K-12 standards
  for longitudinal data access and conversion of
  old historical data
• District Friday Staff Development for project
  awareness and standardization
• Surveys and Focus Groups to gain baseline on
  expertise in assessment, data and technology,
  also data and training needs

Project Product Focus Group Protocol
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Similarities

• Integrated into Larger District Efforts
• Using Excelsior District Data Analyzer
• Ongoing Monthly Staff Development
• District wide Professional Development
• Building Local Capacity Beyond

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Differences

• Information Management Systems
• Existing Follow The Leader program
• Additional Data Trainer Position
• Clear Project Documentation
• Use of Outside Experts

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E2T2 Project Contacts

• Achievement 2006
• Kodiak School District
• Larry LeDoux and Stuart McDonald,Grant Managers
• Steve Paulson, Grant Data Warehouse

• D.A.T.A. Project
• Sitka School District
• Randy Hawk, Project Director
• Ann Dagnillo, Technology Trainer

Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2)
Competitive Grants - Wave IV www.eed.state.ak.us/
EdTech/E2T2Grants.html