Midwest Members Seminar 2008
Sampling of Sessions
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RTI, MAP and MAP for Primary Grades: How to Connect and Utilize Response to Intervention (RtI) is a frequent topic among educators today. This session will clarify the elements of RTI and how MAP and MAP for Primary Grades data and assessments may be utilized within the RTI framework. The information is applicable to anyone in the field of education. This presentation will provide opportunities to explore attendees’ needs and engage in dialog with NWEA specialists |
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How Principals Get the Most from Growth Reports and Growth Data This session will present school principals and district leaders with the opportunity to explore use of MAP data as a springboard for dialogue about improving student learning. Attendees will participate in a collaborative process to address issues such as how to address low growth among classes and schools, how to approach teachers whose classes experience low growth, and how to determine how low is "low". |
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Motivating Struggling and Developing Readers to Improve Fluency and Comprehension Learn how to combine the research-proven strategies of teacher modeling, repeated reading and progress monitoring into a single powerful strategy to accelerate the reading achievement of Title I, special education, ELL and mainstream students. This session describes Read Naturally, but the strategies can be used with any classroom reading materials. |
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Putting MAP in The Driver's Seat Participants in this session will see how Connie Baughman, a 2/3 multi-age teacher, uses MAP data to create flexible groups in both reading and math, develops the content for learning activities, and sets goals for herself and her students. |
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Using MAP Data to Support Placement and Transition This session will discuss the use of MAP data in concert with other assessment data as it pertains to successful placement in courses grades 6-9. Using MAP data as RtI identification criteria and the role of formative assessments and midstream interventions will also be discussed. It will also discuss how the Marshall school district composed and implemented a six-stranded placement guidelines designed to build good communication and consensus around placement decisions, and it will look at how placement decisions help craft guidelines for student transition both between grades and in and out of the Middle School. |
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Building a School Culture that Embraces Data This session will describe the steps that can and sometimes need to be taken in building a school climate and culture that utilizes data in assessments, placements, and interventions. Examples and lessons will be shared from the process that the Marshall Schools have gone through. The role of data warehousing (both in-house and in-district) will be discussed. Participants will leave with artifacts from the Marshall process, as well as a list of other resources, that can be modified and used by their own districts as they deepen their use of data for student achievement. |
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Using MAP for School Innovation: Product Develop of Charter Schools and Programs School innovations run along an extensive continuum ranging from incremental program innovations, to leap-frog innovations through charter schools and comprehensive school reform. Most of the education literature portrays schools as using franchise and top-down approaches to innovation adoption and diffusion. However, empowerment-based methods have proven to be responsive and powerful, particularly when coupled with student level data from MAPs. |
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MAP Testing and Intervention Planning Participants will hear how an elementary school started using MAP to establish a systematic pyramid of intervention for students that fall below the band of proficiency. Specific information will be shared regarding the work of our first and fourth grade teams. |
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NWEA MAP for High Schools This session will focus on perspectives of a number of high schools in Illinois using NWEA MAP for freshman and sophomore students. A panel of representatives will share information and facilitate exploration of the opportunities and challenges of integrating MAP into current assessment and data- based decision-making at the high school level. |
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Using MAP Data for the Secondary Level This session will identify strategies and actions for secondary teachers to take in engaging and motivating students to set goals, take ownership of their learning, and make career connections. Elements will be shared from the new NWEA "Secondary Stepping Stones to Using Data" module. Practical and empowering are the goals of this professional development preview. |
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Data Driven Improvement in Student Achievement After comparing MAP data with data from state assessments, this district developed an action plan that involved taking an in-depth look at curriculum, incorporating the use of Des Cartes & Instructional Resources & developing a culture of change. The result was increased success for ALL students with students receiving Title I services demonstrating the largest margin of growth. Presenter will share the steps taken to initiate these changes in instruction and perception as well as way they communicated with parents, the school board and the community to sustain success for all. |
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Early Identification in Closing the Achievement Gap Research indicates that the achievement gap is already large when students begin Kindergarten. this session will discuss methods one district used to identify school readiness skills of incoming kindergarteners & using data to track growth & determine instructional needs. Additional information will be given regarding efforts to inform parents and give them strategies to use in helping their child at home. |
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Data-Driven Instruction: The Sequel This session will focus on the 9 year journey that Chilton School District has experienced since adopting MAP testing. The school improvement model we utilize will be explained and our successes and pitfalls will be shared. This presentation is titled "The Sequel" because follows last years presentation that was titled Data-Driven Instruction: Meeting the Needs of All Learners. The sequel will include events from the 2007-2008 school year and plans for Chilton's future with MAP testing. If you missed last year's presentation, don't worry, it is not a prerequisite for attending this year's session. |
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So We've Tested...What's Next? The session is for schools whose staff members are just beginning to use the data of MAP tests. It will help them ask and answer the questions such as "when do we find the time?" and "how do we convince the staff to do this?" and "what will the parents think?" |
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Using MAP to Guide High School Math Instruction Teachers in a co-taught setting completed a research study using MAP (fall 2007) scores. They placed students in computer based instruction (Bradford; Key Train) according to student's MAP scores. These teachers wanted to see if practicing the skills that MAP indicated as a need and practicing multiple choice computer based programming had an effect on student MAP scores (spring 2008). |
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Using Data on the RTI & Tier I, II, and III Journey for Reading Success A Michigan school sets up Tier I, II, and III education to help meet AYP targets. Data warehousing is used to house multple measures to set up a systematic approach for Tier I, II, and III literacy education. |
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Getting SMARTer: Using NWEA Data to Set Student and Classroom SMART Goals In order for students to fully access their potential, it is essential that they are invested in their learning. This session will explore how to work with students to set meaningful individual and classroom SMART goals in the area of reading. This goal setting process utilizes the NWEA State-aligned Goal Structures and DesCartes. The goals are set based on norms, typical growth and projected proficiency on the the Illinois state test. |
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Reaching School Goals One Student at a Time The goal for our elementary school serving students in grades 3-5 was to ensure that every student was at or above grade level reader by the time they left 5th grade. We engaged teachers, students and parents in a partnership that allowed us to achieve our goal one student at a time. |
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Using MAP Data at the Middle School Level River Trails School District 26 implemented MAP testing for the first time during the fall of 2007. Teachers in grades 6-8 immediately began connecting instructional programming with MAP scores. Come and hear how these new users integrated data into: Literature Circles, Individual Student Book Lists, Intervention Reading, and Math Placement Procedures. |
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Moving Data to the Classroom Level This session will focus on providing an instructional framework for school districts during a data-driven initiative and provide educators with classroom examples for utilizing MAP data to drive instruction for all students. |
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Using MAP Data for Student Goal Setting, Career Planning and Raising Expectations This session will be presented primarily by College Community Middle School counselors who have implemented a process for engaging all students in goal setting and four year planning using their MAP data. This session will share their experience in how to engage teachers, students and parents in using their MAP data to raise expectations and look to the future for career planning. Tools and templates will be shared to support this process and advice on how to gain district-systemic support and change. |
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Data-Driven Staff Development Focused on Students See how staff development can be driven more by what the students need than by what teachers think they need. Learn how student achievement data is used to drive staff development planning and discuss how your staff development plans fit into the DDIS (Data-Driven Instructional System) Model providing a framework for school districts to focus their energy on student learning. |
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Using Variation Reporting to Improve School Performance The mean is not enough to drive improvement. The understanding and use of variation can reveal important areas for improvement, such as professional development activities, appropriate targeting of instruction, program effectiveness |