DDI and Assessments in ELA Part III from Data to Action October 2014 David Abel, Fellow for Curriculum and Assessment/ELA EngageNY.org

Session Objectives Participants will be able to develop action plans based on data from a Common Core-aligned assessment. Participants will be able to use data analysis documents to inform next steps for classroom instruction. Participants will have time to connect to their own practice by working with sample data trackers, including how to use data to choose groups and suggested activities within those groups. Engageny.org

AGENDA Introduction Quick Review of Assessment Design & Analyzing and Tracking Data Now what? The post-analysis action plan!  Analyzing trends  Grouping students  Possible instructional activities  When/How to implement instruction  What extra support may be needed Engageny.org

Introduction Who am I? what do I do? Why do I do it? Engageny.org

Where we’ve been, where we’re going with DDI DDI session I ( Feb, July NTI): Assessment Design DDI session II (May NTI): Data Analysis DDI session III (October NTI): Action Plan * Engageny.org

Review of Session 1: Assessment Design Engageny.org What do we know about this student, based on this response? What DON’T we know about based on this response?

Review of Session 1: Assessment Design Key understandings o Text selection matters….a lot o Comprehension is king o Sometimes we do don’t know what we don’t know—but we aim to find out! Engageny.org

Deconstructing Assessment prompts Engageny.org PROMPT: FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS: COMPREHENSION, WRITING ORGANIZATION, COMMAND OF GRAMMAR/MECHANICS Assessment Prompt ElementRESPONSE FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING I What vocabulary of the discipline do you need to know and understand in order to answer the prompt? FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING II What conceptual understandings of the text do you need in order to answer the prompt? What are the components of the response needed to answer the question? ANSWER (Claim) SUPPORTING EVIDENCE (textual evidence that supports claim) REASONING (connection of evidence to claim) SUPPORTING EVIDENCE (textual evidence that supports claim) REASONING (connection of evidence to claim) SUPPORTING EVIDENCE (textual evidence that supports claim) REASONING (connection of evidence to claim)

Analysis Engageny.org “Connecting the dots” Drawing conclusions from the data

The challenges of Tracking Data for Analysis Looking for that sweet spot between doable and useful! We don’t want to “granularize” content… …but we have to do something to look “under the hood” in order to move forward We want our students engaged in rich tasks… …but we want to dig into the work associated with the tasks to learn specifics aboutwhat our students know and can do We don’t want to reduce student data to a “checklist” where the complexities of expository writing are reduced to 0s and 1s …but we want usable information about how are kids are doing with respect to the demands of the Common Core Engageny.org

Sample Data Tracker Engageny.org DATA DESCRIPTORS P = Proficient D = DevelopingA = analysis L=literal XO=does not demonstrate Student Name DATAPOINTS Score from Short Response Rubric Valid Inference or Claim from text One example of textual evidence Second example of textual evidence Readability of writing and minor errors Student #1 2 PPPP Student #2 1 LLLXO Student #3 1 LLXO Student #4 0 LXO

Analyzing Trends Mr. Abel’s Class Data tracker (pages 5-10) Review of data descriptors: P, D, X0, A and L Review of data points Context: the hypothetical assessment in question…  Used a 8 th grade-level Literary Non-Fiction text  Was a “2 point CR” style item measuring 8.RI.3  Was given after a unit of study related to the text  Was given early in the year Engageny.org

Analyzing Trends Review of codes: P, D, X0, A and L  PROFICIENT: Valid Inference/Claim; supplies sufficient evidence in support of that claim; explanation/rationale for how evidence connects to claim  DEVELOPING: Inference/Claim; supplies partial evidence in support of that claim; incomplete explanation/rationale for how evidence connects to claim  ANALYSIS: demonstrates analysis either within inference/claim and/or evidence and/or explanation/rationale  X0: does not demonstrate evidence of this data point  LITERAL: Claim is mostly literal recounting of events or details from the text ; evidence and/or rationale are literal These are not mutually exclusive (except for X0, and Analysis cannot be literal) Engageny.org

Analyzing Trends Discuss at your table:  What’s a whole class trend?  What’s an interesting/troubling group of students?  For your convenience: Page 5-6: whole class data Pages 7-8: SORTED BY INFERENCE/CLAIM Page 9: sorted by students who have claims that are either “Developing” or “Developing/Literal” Page 10: Sorted by students who have claims that are “Proficient”, “Proficient/Analysis” or “Proficient/Literal” Engageny.org

Analyzing Trends  What’s a whole class trend?  What’s an interesting/troubling group of students? Engageny.org

Action Plan Templates Erie 2 North Star Generic WHY (ANALYSIS)  WHO, HOW, WHEN  RE- ASSESS Engageny.org

WHO: Grouping How might you use the analysis of trends to form small groups for small-group instruction/review? How might you use the analysis of trends to determine whole class instruction? How might you use the analysis of trends to determine what extra support may be needed to meet students’ needs? Engageny.org

HOW: Instruction How might you use the analysis of trends to plan instruction with whole class? Small groups? Can you use student-facing feedback from the assessment as a meta-cognitive piece? Continuum of interventions on page 16 Excerpts from Common Core-Aligned Interventions for Adolescent Readers pages Engageny.org

WHEN: Instruction The show must go on…. How might you use the analysis of trends to plan instruction with whole class? Small groups? What scheduling and time considerations will there be? Engageny.org

WHEN: Re-Assess When should you take the temperature with regard to the whole class, small groups, specific individual students again? How should you assess (informal, exit ticket, interview, etc.) Engageny.org

Creating an Action Plan Use one of the templates provided, create an action plan outlining the why/who/how/when for the whole class OR a small group of students in Mr. Abel’s class. Engageny.org

Creating an Action Plan SHAREOUT Engageny.org

QUESTIONS? Engageny.org

THANK YOU David Abel Engageny.org