Instructional Decision Making

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Instructional Decision Making
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Instructional Decision Making in Brief

• The Instructional Decision Making (IDM) structure
  focuses on instruction by using data regarding
  students responses to instruction to guide
  future educational decisions.

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Instructional Decision Making (IDM)

• Process that focuses on appropriate
  instruction for ALL students
• Core curriculum is the foundation
• Based on formal/informal assessment data
• Three fluid and flexible instructional levels
• Organizes resources to meet student needs
• Results in improved learning

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Both Struggling and Accelerated Students
Grade level expectation
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Components of IDM
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Core Curriculum

• Academic, Social, Emotional and Behavioral
• Guaranteed all students
• Viable able to be implemented in time available
• Rigorous - challenging
• Relevant useful, encouraging engagement

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Core Instruction

• Differentiated
• Provided for all students
• Screening and formative evaluations occur

Core Instruction
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Supplemental Instruction

• Instruction that is available for students
  identified as exceeding or not meeting core-
  learning expectations
• Provided to smaller groups of students with
  similar needs
• Research based/evidence based strategies selected
  
• Targeted instruction in identified area
• IN ADDITION TO CORE

Supplemental Instruction
Supplemental Instruction
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Components of the Cycle

• Focus on the student learning needs identified
  through screening / formative assessment.
• May involve the use of additional resources
  within the classroom
• May be changes in, intensity, consistency, and
  immediacy of feedback
• May include a change in instructional strategy

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Intensive Instruction

• Instruction that is available for students
  identified as significantly exceeding or not
  meeting core and/or supplemental learning
  expectations
• Provided to individuals or small groups of
  students with similar needs
• Research based/evidence based strategies selected
  
• IN ADDITION TO CORE

Supplemental Instruction
Intensive Instruction
Intensive Instruction
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Components of the Cycle

• Often includes different instructional strategies
• Intensive instruction plan prescribed for the
  individual
• Provided to individuals or small groups of
  students
• Often includes other support (AEA) personnel

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Assessments

• Screening
• Diagnostic
• Formative
• Summative

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Screening Assessment

• Questions Answered
• How is each student responding to instruction?
• What do students already know and are able to do?
• What do students still need to know and be able
  to do?
• Which students are in need of additional
  assessment?
• Is the instruction effective?

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Diagnostic Assessment

• Question Answered
• What are the specific concerns?
• What is the root of the students difficulty?
• What instruction does the student need?

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Formative Assessment

• Question Answered
• Is the student making progress compared to self,
  peers and/or standard ?
• What instructional adjustments are needed?

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Summative Assessment

• Question Answered
• Did each student achieve the expected outcome?
• Are the chosen curriculum and instructional
  practices providing the desired results?

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Pilot Sites 2006-2007

• Bettendorf
• Paul Norton Elementary Connecting Learning
  Assures Successful Outcomes (CLASS)
• Armstrong Elementary - CLASS
• Mark Twain Elementary Positive Behavior
  Supports
• Bettendorf Middle CLASS
• North Scott
• Junior High Differentiated Instruction

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Why consider this?

• The main benefit of IDM for us has been its
  ability to help us organize all that we are
  doing. We are using our district data to work
  for us in determining what students need and what
  supports we need to provide.
• - Principal, Waterloo School

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Pilot Opportunity

• Interest Form Due March 30, 2007
• Gap Analysis for Pilot Schools April 18, 2007
• Action Planning for Selected Schools April 30,
  2007
• Implementation Fall, 2007

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IDM Website for More Information

• http//idmprocess.de.iowapages.org/