Moodle Indicators, Data Driven Instruction, and an Indicator Gradecard Brian A. Pool National Trail LSD New Paris, Ohio

My Background Systems Analysis Degree from Miami University Programmed for NCR Corporation and Dayton Power and Light USAF Pilot –T-37 Instructor –MH-53 Special Ops Pilot –C-141 Aircraft Commander –IT Director as Extra Duty –United Airlines Pilot (2000 – Present) NTLS Tech Coordinator & Teacher –Since 2003

Moodle Indicators, Data Driven Instruction, and an Indicator Gradecard Brian A. Pool National Trail LSD New Paris, Ohio Please take the pre-class questionaire at while we wait to begin.

Why Data Driven Instruction? Processes involved can help teachers align content to standards. Information can help teachers identify best instructional strategies. Information can help teachers determine areas for instructional emphasis. Proven to improve student performance!

Commit to Using Data Without a district wide commitment, little district-wide improvement will result! Create a Data Driven Decision-Making Culture Using Data means making assessments based on well constructed and aligned indicators

Step 2: Training We use are beginning the process of “Align, Assess, Achieve” from Different areas of the school are in different levels of implementation.

Spend Your Time Aligning Assess for Mastery and Retention Frequent and Fast Data that is Useful Rethink the way you teach Keys to Effective Diagnostic Assessments

If your content is not aligned you are wasting your time! We developed “I can” statements to align instruction with standards. Know the relative weight of the standards being taught and tested. Spend Your Time Aligning

Make the Data Useful

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Make the Data Useful Re-Teach! Replicate!

Teaching Cycle

Questions and AnswersQuestions and Answers Frequent quizzesFrequent quizzes HomeworkHomework Student Feedback systems.Student Feedback systems. –answer clickers Outside systemsOutside systems –Study Island and many others… Internal SystemsInternal Systems –Moodle…OATs, OGTs How do you collect real time data?

Using Moodle We started with state testing banks – We added all OAT and OGT tests to our Moodle test bank. Teachers can create tests to assess student progress and levels of comprehension. Teachers can pretest to familiarize students with what to expect.

Moodle Quiz Analysis Item Analysis for each question

Moodle Quiz Analysis Item Analysis for each question

Test Banks can be shared Across the Moodle Site. To other Moodle Sites. Easy to setup with “instant” grading. Great way to get formative assessment data during rotations.

Manually tracking and Gradebook integration. Normal grades can be given in conjunction with indicator grades. Teachers can easily see if they have assessed against all identified indicators. Areas of need can be seen.

A New Look at Gradebooks We use Moodle Assignments in K-4 to track indicator progress throughout the year. Moodle indicators (called outcomes in Moodle by default) are used to create custom Gradecards.

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