1. ATLAS Protocol
Looking at Data

2. Data May, 2011 Student Survey 565 Completed Surveys
Data Separated into 5 Files:
Belonging
Classes
Personal
Preparation
Safety

3. ATLAS Protocol Within your Group Describing Data Interpreting the Data
Implications for Classroom Practice
As a Staff
Reflecting on the Process

4. Describing Data What do you see?
Avoid judgments about quality or interpretations.
List observations for reference later.

6. Interpreting the Data What does the data suggest?
As you listen to each other’s interpretations, ask questions that help you better understand each other’s perspectives.

7. Implications for Instruction
What are the implications of this survey?
What steps could be taken next?
What strategies might be most effective?
What does this conversation make you think about in terms of your own practice?

8. Small Group Discussion
Organize into Groups of Three
Assign Roles: Facilitator, Time Keeper, Recorder
Open the School Climate Survey page of Pam Lindemer’s website
2011 Results can be found under Resources

9. Protocol Within your Group Describing Data Interpreting the Data
Implications for Classroom Practice
As a Staff
Reflecting on the Process

10. Reflecting on the Process
What questions about teaching did looking at the data raise for you?
How can you pursue these questions further?
Are there things you would like to try in your classroom as a result of looking at this data?
Could you use this process to examine data within your team?