Cultivating the Continuous Improvement Classroom

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Cultivating the Continuous Improvement Classroom

• Student Data Folders

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DATA COLLECTION

• Helps to show students their progress or lack of
  progress at all times.

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Individual Test and Quiz Grades
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Students keep data from previous quarters to
show possible growth or lack of growth.
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Decline In Failures for the Year In 7th grade
Social StudiesUse of Data Folders
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Student Data Folders
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WHAT IS IT?

• A TOOL USED BY STUDENTS TO KEEP TRACK OF THEIR
  PROGRESS
• INCORPORATES GOAL SETTING AND DATA COLLECTION
• PERFECT TOOL TO ENHANCE STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES

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WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

• SHOWCASES MISSION STATEMENTS
• CLASSROOM PLEDGES
• EXPECTATIONS
• STUDENT GOALS
• STEPS TO ACHIEVE GOALS
• STUDENT DATA DISPLAYING PROGRESS TOWARD GOALS

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MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

• HISTOGRAMS
• PARETO DIAGRAMS
• RADAR CHARTS
• CHECK SHEETS
• RUN CHARTS
• BAR GRAPHS
• LINE GRAPHS

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WHEN IS IT USED?

• ESTABLISH QUALITY CLASSROOM THE FIRST WEEK OF
  SCHOOL
• GOAL SETTING THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL
• DAILY OR WEEKLY DATA MEASURES KEPT
• QUARTERLY EVAULATE PROGRESS ADJUST OR RESET
  GOALS

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HOW IS IT MADE ?

• COMMUNITY BUILDING - DEVELOP QUALITY CLASSROOM
• CLASS INDIVIDUAL MISSION STATEMENTS
• CLASS INDIVIDUAL GOAL SETTING
• PORTFOLIO TO SUPPORT DATA FOR STUDENT-LED
  CONFERENCES
• BINDERS OR FOLDERS

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Student Data Folders

• Students need to be able to answer these
  questions
• 1) What will I measure?
• 2) How will I measure it?
• 3) How will I improve?
• 4) How often will I chart my progress?

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Things to Remember about Student Data Folders

• Will students set individual benchmarks or use a
  class benchmark?
• Anything students choose to create a data folder
  on MUST BE MEASURABLE.
• Students need to be able to know how to improve
  and set an appropriate benchmark.

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Student Data FolderExample Forms
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Personal Information

• This form will help me get to know your child.
  Please complete and return it to me as
• quickly as possible.
• Childs Name______________________________________
  __________________
• Name of parents or guardians_____________________
  _____________________
• Birthday_________________________Age______Phone
  ____________________
• My child is good at_______________________________
  ______________________
• My child needs help with__________________________
  ______________________
• My child likes to_________________________________
  ______________________
• Academically, I would like to see my child
  improve____________________________
• Socially, I would like to see my child
  improve________________________________
• Anything else you would like to share about your
  child to help make the school year more

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Parent Expectation Form

• I expect my child to______________________________
  _________________
• __________________________________________________
  ____________
• __________________________________________________
  ____________.
• I expect my childs teacher to____________________
  ___________________
• __________________________________________________
  ____________
• __________________________________________________
  ____________.
• As a parent I will _______________________________
  _________________
• __________________________________________________
  ____________

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Goals

• What_____________________________ ______________
  _______________ _____________________________
• How _____________________________ ______________
  _______________ _____________________________
• Goals (How will I measure what and/or how?)
• Measure 1____________________________
• Measure 2____________________________
• Measure 3____________________________
• Measure 4____________________________

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My goal in ____________ is

• ___________________________________
• ___________________________________
• ___________________________________

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How am I doing on my goals in____________________
_____?

• I will reach my goal by
• 1. ________________________________!
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• 2. ________________________________!

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Red Not yet! Yellow Working on it! Green
Did it!!!
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Sample Watch me get to grade level in reading!

• _____________________
• _____________________
• _____________________
• _____________________
• _____________________
• _____________________
• _____________________
• _____________________

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How do I feel about my progress in
________________________?

• ______ J K L
• ______ J K L
• ______ J K L
• ______ J K L
• ______ J K L

Month Good Okay Not
so good
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Kindergarten Example

• Mission Statement
• Key Goals
• Key Measures
• Student Data
  Folder
• Classroom Data
  Center

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We are Mrs. Thompsons kindergarten class and we
learn, work, and have fun playing nicely. We
want to be responsible, caring, and kind
grownups.
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Key Measures for Kindergarten
All students will
Know 28 lowercase letters
by the end of the school year.
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• My goals for Kindergarten
• I will know all lowercase letters by the end of
  the school year.
• I will know all uppercase (capital) letters by
  the end of the school year.
• I will know all my sounds by the end of the year.
• I will know 32 sight words plus my name by the
  end of the school year.

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I know my CAPITAL LETTERS.
Students Name _______________________
(to be kept in the student's
journal)
26 letters
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I know my lowercase letters.
Students Name _______________________
(to be kept in the student's
journal)
26 letters
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I can count to 100.
Students Name _______________________
(to be kept in the student's
journal)
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I know my first 33 sight words.
Students Name _______________________
(to be kept in the student's
journal)
6 words
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I know my sounds.
Students Name _______________________
(to be kept in the student's
journal)
6 sounds
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Posted as part of the classroom data center
goal