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© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Session 10 Grouping and Placement: Making Classrooms Work

© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Objectives Participants will gain skill in examining multiple classrooms of data and answer key questions about the data to support a grade-level meeting about grouping. 3

© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Your Case: A Three-Step Process Review the data. Evaluate as a team (4 people, 1 administrator) three possibilities for grouping. Make a final selection for a grouping strategy. 4

© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Step 1: Your Data 5 The tests given across the top help you understand the child’s performance.

© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Your Data 6 The last column shows you the grouping.

© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Individual Child Designations In first and second grade, there are formal charts to help use assessment data. In K, the ‘group’ designation is more qualitative and based on trends of unit assessments. 7

© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. General Guidance Group 1: Child is well prepared (outstanding, strong) for the next step (e.g., in K for Unit 6; for 1 st and 2 nd, assessment determines how prepared child is for grade-level material). Group 2: Child is adequately prepared for the next step (but may have some vulnerability and/or need targeted practice/targeted reinforcement to manage the next step). Group 3: Child has questionable preparation for the next step. This child may require significantly slowing pace and/or may not be prepared for the grade-level material without significant support. 8

© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Your Data 9 The last column shows you the grouping. Now is a good time to check your ‘case’ against our grouping.

© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Step 1: Review the Data 10

© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Step 2: Evaluate the Options 11

© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Step 2: Evaluate the Options 12

© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Step 3: Make a Decision 13 As a Team Individual Reflection

© 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Debrief