Using Tools of the Trade with Your Data

Direct Access to Achievement (DATA) Project

Certification Training

Becky Stoughton, Eric Blackford and Marianne Oakes

What are some of the tools? How do you use them? Why do you use them? How do you know they work?

Purpose and Objectives

Funneling Data Ishikawa Fishbone Wagon Wheel Force Field Analysis Data Team Forms

The Tools: Processes and

Procedures

Funneling Data

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Broadly Explore Successes & Challenges

Winnow DataInfer Cause/Effect

Relationships

SMARTGoals

Hypothesize Improvement Strategies

“Funneling” Data

Your Turn…….

What do you use? How do you use it?

Ishikawa Fishbone

Cause-and-Effect Diagram

Poor performance

on non-fiction writing

assessments

Student interest/self confidence in writing

low

Poor family support

Lack of opportunitie

s for non-fiction writing

Link between successful non-fiction writing and

positive student

outcomes not established

(for teachers)

Lack of systemic

school-wide plan to

support non-fiction writing

Ishikawa Fish Diagram

Teacher training in content area writing lacking

Link between successful non-fiction writing and positive student outcomes not established (for students)

Ishikawa Fishbone: Diagram Modified for Task Analysis

StandardStandard

Content/skillsContent/skills

Content/skillsContent/skillsContent/skillsContent/skills

Instructional tasks

Instructional tasksInstructional Tasks

Instructional tasks

Content/skillsContent/skills

Your Turn………..

And Why?

Wagon Wheel

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Wagon Wheel Template

Wagon Wheel Template

Key Variables1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.

Possibilities for Analysis•Grade level•Teachers•Student groups/subgroups•Domains/strands•Grades•Courses•Instructional Strategies-Training•Instructional Strategies-Implementation•Years (trends)

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Wagon Wheel ExampleKey Variables

1. % of classrooms displaying student work by trait

2. # of grade level teams with students scoring by trait

3. % of student-led conferences explaining 6 +1 traits

4. % of teachers posting rubrics by trait

5. % of teachers collaboratively scoring/mo

6. % of students showing writing gains on writing prompts monthly

7. % of time students are actively engaged

8. % of teachers that have objectives clearly posted

Group A = Group B = Group C=

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Excel’s Version of Wagon Wheel

Force Field Analysis

Force Field Analysis Define the desired change

or action (agree on a simple statement to describe the change to be made)

Brainstorm the driving forces-those which exist and tend to support or drive the desired change—these represent a good source of ideas for an implementation plan

Brainstorm restraining forces-forces which currently exist and are most likely to inhibit implementation of the improvement action

Prioritize the driving forces-relative importance

Prioritize restraining forces-relative importance

List actions to be taken

Force Field AnalysisForce Field Analysis

Desired Change:

Driving Forces (+) Restraining Forces (-)

ACTIONS:1.2.3.

Practical Examples from

the Field

Winnow the Data

Sharing of usefulness of the tools

Any others?

Your Turn…….

http://oregondataproject.org/content/toolkit-accountability

Tool Kit for Accountability

• Found on the Oregon DATA Project

Website• Left Hand Side Toolbar• Full of resources

Any Questions?