1. Exploring Data as a Team
Introductions
2017 SUCCESS Retreat

2. Agenda Word Cloud Activity Individual Reflection Initial Impressions
Organization/Categorization
Paired Investigation
Team Reflection
Placemat Activity
Paired Investigation & Organization
Group Share
Repeat

3. Word Cloud Activity

4. Materials
Category words to be posted from across the wall so that participants can form lines in front of them
Colored words (green & orange) to be distributed
Staff member to mark words and counts on sheet
Corresponding PPT slides

5. Individual Reflection
Students: When you think of college, what is the first word that comes to mind?
Educators: When you think of your student’s pathways to college, what is the first word that comes to mind?

6. Guess which color represent student responses, educator responses?
Individual Impressions
Guess which color represent student responses, educator responses?

7. Organization/Categorization
Categories:
FUN
SUCCESS
SUPPORT
OPPORTUNITY
EDUCATION
CAREER
MONEY
CHALLENGE/STRUGGLE

8. Paired Investigation - Green
1. Notice distribution of green words
2. Discuss in pairs how word and chosen category are linked

9. Paired Investigation - Orange
1. Notice distribution of orange words
2. Discuss in pairs how word and chosen category are linked

10. Revisit Impressions
Guess again which color represent student responses, educator responses?

11. Word Clouds
STUDENTS
EDUCATORS
Oregon GEAR UP Data Dashboards

12. Team Reflection
Notice the distribution of green and orange responses across the categories. What does this say about the differences in college perceptions between students and educators?
How do these survey results reflect or not reflect your school’s efforts and approach toward college/career readiness?
Make a guess as to your cluster’s top 3 categories for each respondent group.

13. Placemat Activity

14. Placemats with GU (aggregate) data
Materials
Placemats with GU (aggregate) data
SUCCESS Placemat Data:
Student Expectations (by grade)
Educator Expectations (2016) & (by grade)
College Desire % - Student
College Desire % - Educator
Educator Expectations of Current Students
Parent Concerns
Reasons Student wouldn’t pursue PSE
Fact Sheet
Placemat Demographic Data:
Student Survey count
Student total enrollment
Parent Survey count
Educator Survey count
Data/Survey Year
Exact question wordings & Response categories

15. Fact Sheet When: 2016-17 School Year Who: All Cluster Data
What: Exact Question Wording
Students:
What is the highest level of education that you expect to achieve? (“complete” and before)
Do you want to go to college?
What is the main reason that you MIGHT not go on to college or obtain a certificate or degree?
Educators:
In your opinion, approximately what percentage of your current students…
Approximately, what proportion of your current students will achieve the following levels as their highest level of education? (15-16: What is the highest level of education that you expect most of your students will achieve? Previously “your students”)
For those students specifically, enter the percentage of them who fall under each of the following main reasons for why they will not pursue postsecondary education.
Parents:
Do any of the following things concern you about your student(s) possibly going to college?
What is the main reason your student(s) MAY NOT continue his/her education after high school?

16. Fact Sheet

17. What information do I need to consider in interpreting this data?
Individual Reflection
What information do I need to consider in interpreting this data?
What attitudes and biases do I bring to this interpretation? What are my relevant perceptions and values around education, college, data?

18. Paired Investigation/Organization
In pairs, discuss your answers to the previous questions together:
What information do I need to consider in interpreting this data?
What attitudes and biases do I bring to this interpretation? What are my relevant perceptions and values around education, college, data?
Ask each other, “what do these data tell you?”
(Use highlighters to organize data or illuminate trends)

19. Team Reflection
What stands out about these data? (What did individuals and pairs notice?)
What factors may explain some of the trends we are seeing? What are other possible explanations?
Does this lead to any new questions? What further information is needed or desired?

20. Group Share What trends/insights/factors did your team identify?
What other information would be valuable to collect to help understand these trends?
What are the advantages and disadvantages to exploring data as a team?

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