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Data Notebooks & Student Led Conferences. Presenters: Katie Self & Monica Burke. Clear your mind of can’t. Think…I can do all things for the good of my students. http://homepage.mac.com/bray3/Portfolio/ascdstudentconf.pdf. What in the world is a Data Notebook?.
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Data Notebooks & Student Led Conferences Presenters: Katie Self & Monica Burke
Clear your mind of can’t. Think…I can do all things for the good of my students. http://homepage.mac.com/bray3/Portfolio/ascdstudentconf.pdf
What in the world is a Data Notebook? • Data Notebooks are a way for students to keep track of their: • test scores • goals (personal and academic) • behavior • Provide visual aids (graphs) for students to monitor progress over time. • Data Notebooks encourage students to take responsibility for their learning and also help reinforce many concepts taught in the classroom.
Data Notebooks: Why use them? • Data Notebooks empower students by: • Teaching RESPONSIBILITY and ORGANIZATION • Students become accountable for their learning. • Goals/Objectives are written by students to achieve short term gains motivating them to keep moving toward long term goals • Track student progress • Provide visuals (65% of the population learn visually) • Help plan for success • Quick reference • Great tool for parent conferences
FCAT scores Fair Scores AR points STAR Reading and Math Grades Letters or Sight Words Covey Goal Behavior Chart Graphs for each subject Personal Goals Mission Statement Data Notebooks: What do I put inside? **The GREAT thing about Data Notebooks is you can make it whatever you want for your students!
Data Notebooks & Time Management • Initially very time consuming • 10-20 minutes each week • Daily or Weekly
How do I get started? • With your team (or individually) decide on a uniform table of contents. • What data is important • Create data recording sheets for your students
How do I get started with my students? • Plan to spend at least 20-30 minutes • Assemble data notebooks • Explain the purpose of using data notebooks and each page included • Assist in setting initial goals and filling in results you may already have (FCAT Scores, STAR, etc)
Data Notebook Conferences • Conference with students at least once each nine weeks • Discuss goals • Did he/she meet that goal? • Set new goals • Ask questions about their data **This is time to celebrate individual learning gains with each child, or help them move in the right direction!
Student Led Conferences • Time for student to shine…not a Parent/Teacher conference • Time to reflect and discuss goals • Review grades and test scores
How to Prepare for a Student Led Conference • Daily or weekly graph test scores • Discuss reasonable goals • Update goals each 9 weeks • Model and Practice • Discuss checklist • Write invitations and Thank You’s • Reflect: Parent & Student
Benefits of Student Led Conferences • Student Accountability • Self-Confidence • Responsibility • Organization • Active role in learning/participation • Encourage ownership of work • Reflecting/Evaluating and goal setting • Increase PARENT PARTICIPATION!!!!!
Time to Reflect • Will you TRY to use Data Notebooks in your classroom this year? Why or why not? IF YES: • How can you use Data Notebooks in your classroom? • What do you think you may want to include in your Data Notebook?
Remember... Baby Steps It's a Process not an Event! http://homepage.mac.com/bray3/Portfolio/ascdstudentconf.pdf
References • http://homepage.mac.com/bray3/Portfolio/ascdstudentconf.pdf • English Estates Elementary http://homepage.mac.com/bray3/Portfolio/ascdstudentconf.pdf • http://quality.cr.k12.ia.us/Tutorials/studentled_conf/Student_Conferences.ppt#1
