Using Tools of the Trade with Your Data

1. Using Tools of the Trade with Your Data Direct Access to Achievement (DATA) Project Certification Training Becky Stoughton, Eric Blackford and Marianne Oakes

2. Purpose and Objectives • What are some of the tools? • How do you use them? • Why do you use them? • How do you know they work?

3. The Tools: Processes and Procedures • Funneling Data • Ishikawa Fishbone • Wagon Wheel • Force Field Analysis • Data Team Forms

4. Funneling Data

5. “Funneling” Data Broadly Explore Successes & Challenges Winnow Data Infer Cause/Effect Relationships SMART Goals Hypothesize Improvement Strategies

6. Your Turn……. What do you use? How do you use it?

7. Ishikawa Fishbone

8. Cause-and-Effect Diagram Ishikawa Fish Diagram Teacher training in content area writing lacking Poor family support Lack of opportunities for non-fiction writing Poor performance on non-fiction writing assessments Student interest/self confidence in writing low 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 Link between successful non-fiction writing and positive student outcomes not established (for students)

9. Ishikawa Fishbone: Diagram Modified for Task Analysis Content/skills Content/skills Instructional Tasks Instructional tasks Standard Instructional tasks Instructional tasks Content/skills Content/skills

10. Your Turn……….. And Why?

11. Wagon Wheel

12. Wagon Wheel Template • Key Variables • 1. • 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) 8 2 2 7 3 3 6 4 Wagon Wheel Template 5 1 S - 27

13. Wagon Wheel Example Key Variables % of classrooms displaying student work by trait # of grade level teams with students scoring by trait % of student-led conferences explaining 6 +1 traits % of teachers posting rubrics by trait % of teachers collaboratively scoring/mo % of students showing writing gains on writing prompts monthly % of time students are actively engaged % of teachers that have objectives clearly posted Group A = Group B = Group C= 8 2 2 7 3 6 4 5 1 S - 28

14. Excel’s Version of Wagon Wheel

15. Force Field Analysis

16. 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

17. Force Field Analysis

18. Winnow the Data • Practical Examples from the Field

19. Your Turn……. Sharing of usefulness of the tools Any others?

20. Tool Kit for Accountability • http://oregondataproject.org/content/toolkit-accountability • Found on the Oregon DATA Project • Website • Left Hand Side Toolbar • Full of resources

21. Any Questions?