Thursday, December 6, 2012
PLC Data Protocol
In our PLC we completed our first data protocol of the year. While we have been discussing student achievement, rewriting assessment, and comparing work informally, this was the first time we sat down and officially looked at test results. For the most part, this was a great relief. I found that our scores on the assessment were similar for the most part. Also, we got an opportunity to rewrite confusing questions as a whole group. I think this is much more helpful than me just rewriting with my own ideas. What I especially like about this data protocol was that we agreed the test was were it should be in terms about rigor, but we discussed ways to teach the concepts better, so that our results turn out better next year. It was nice to get to the instructional part in a discussion about assessments, as usually I think many people get caught up in what didn't work . We focused on what did work. Have you looked at test data as a PLC? Do you find it helpful? Also, do you plan enrichments/remediation at this time?
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To be honest, my PLC has struggled with this a lot this school year. We have not had the opportunity to analyze data. The first time we do this will be next week. We agree that it is very important and I personally am looking forward to this.
ReplyDeleteLast year, my PLC was able to analyze a lot of data. We found similar results as you - scores were similar, and students seemed to struggle with the same problems across the board. When it did occur that one of us had better results than the others on a particular question, we also were able to discuss instructional methods used so that we could learn for the following year. I know that this year I have used many of the methods I learned last year in my PLC. I look forward to sitting down with this year's PLC to analyze data, talk about results, and discuss teaching methods. There is a lot to learn!
To answer your last question, we did plan enrichments/remediation at our PLC meetings. We used the data to group students and were then able to pull them during our SWAT time for enrichment/remediation as necessary.
Yes! I thought that our first data analysis meeting, last week, was a great experience - specifically the value of the formative assessments/quick quiz seemed be brought out. The data was also a starting point for discussing common grade-level responses for the students who did not learn the skill and student who did. As we don't currently have a common intervention time, each of us in the PLC decided on some common specific responses.
ReplyDeleteI feel like my PLC does a good job of doing data protcol. However one piece that I notice is always missing is discussing the enrichment activities. I think we are more so focused on interventions. It is hard for me to think about enrichment because I feel the student population I have this year seems to be lower than other years. I just always feel like I am playing catch up with students. It's hard to give attention to the two or three students in my class who need enrichment.
ReplyDeleteWithin our PLC we have been working really hard at doing Data Protocol at the end of each unit. It is great insight to see how all our 6th graders are doing as a whole. Its also a great time to learn from one another in what we are doing in our classrooms and make suggestions to one another.
ReplyDeleteI also find it helpful to spend time working on making the changes to our assessments at that time, and not later in the summer when we arent all together and only have a people making the changes. This way everyone gets input and you are working together to make it better :)
Our Health PLC has done a wonderful job at taking a closer look at our assesments and by doing so have refined them in a way in which we don't have those rubric cube questions that kids just don't understand. It's definitely made things run much smoother for the department as well as the students.
ReplyDeleteWhat my PLC has struggled with is doing the data protocol in a timely manner for formative assessments. We are very good at analyzing unit tests and then reflecting on best instructional methods and changing the test for the next year. We have found it very challenging to all give a common formative assessment, check it, analyze the data, and then in a timley manner adjust our teaching strategies (re-teach, enrichment etc...). It's just hard! :)
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