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Data Walls: Using Data to Inform Instruction. Presented by: The Literacy Team Richmond Public Schools October 26, 2011. Literacy Leadership Team Support Cycle. What? What is a Data Wall?. A visual organization of student data! You can see it! You can analyze it!
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Data Walls: Using Data to Inform Instruction Presented by: The Literacy Team Richmond Public Schools October 26, 2011
What?What is a Data Wall? A visualorganization of student data! You can see it! You can analyze it! You can manipulate it! It can determine professional development. It can make an impact!
WHO?Who creates the Data Wall?Who uses the Data Wall? - Teachers - Administrators - Literacy Support Teams
When? • When do you create a data wall? Now! Using multiple data points. • When do you use it? Always! • When do you change it? At least every 9 weeks
Where?Where is your data room? • Accessible to teachers, but each school’s Literacy Leadership Team decides the location.
How?How to use the data wall? • Analyze it for differentiation • Keep the focus on grade level for support • Indicates where support is needed • Identifies professional development needs of teachers • Facilitates cross grade level discussions
Something to think about: “The quality of a school as a learning community can be measured by how effectively it addresses the needs of struggling students.” - J. Wright (2005)