EduStat: Posts http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/AllPosts.aspx RSS feed for the Posts list. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:28:29 GMT Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator 60 EduStat: Posts /Viewpoints08/EduStat/_layouts/images/homepage.gif http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/AllPosts.aspx Data Driven School Improvement Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=3
Participants will leave this session with a structure for a year-long school or district improvement process that starts with a carefully crafted School Improvement Plan, includes ongoing collection of implementation and outcome data, and features monthly meetings to drive continuous improvement.

]]> snoller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:30:50 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=3 SchoolNet Best Practices: Self Service Loading Tools http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=5 Learn about best practices and new tools from SchoolNet
]]> snoller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:33:49 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=5 SchoolNet Best Practices for Adopting and Sustaining Change through SchoolNet http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=6 Explore eight key components of a successful implementation to position your district to transform the way you approach your core business. The 8 components include:

  • * Rollout strategies
  • * Professional Development planning / champions
  • * Marketing & communication
  • * Leadership / Steering Committee
  • * Aligning goals to SchoolNet functionality
  • * Processes per constituent
  • * Data protocols
  • * Facilitating data dialogues
]]> snoller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:35:47 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=6 Best Practices in Setting Up SchoolNet Data http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=7 Join us to follow a School District's data through the Data Services Life Cycle to see SchoolNet can turn bits and bytes Rollout strategies. Expected outcomes include increasing familiarity with:
  • *  Understanding data domains loading and impact on SchoolNet application
  • *   Data loading challenges and best practices
  • *   Data loading cycle
]]> snoller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:39:47 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=7 SchoolNet User Group (Clients Only): Product Roadmap and User Input to Development Priorities http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=8 A review of the development of SchoolNet solutions.
]]> snoller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:41:15 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=8 Keynote: Dr. Robert Marzano - Systemic School Reform, Three Critical Commitments for District and Schools http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=9
Over his 35 years in education, Dr. Robert "Bob" Marzano has worked in every U.S. state and a host of countries in Europe and Asia. The central theme of his work has been translating research and theory into practical programs and tools for K-12 teachers and administrators. In addition to his duties at Marzano & Associates, he is a Senior Scholar at Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) and an Associate Professor at Cardinal Stritch University.

Bob received his B.A. degree in English from Iona College, his M.Ed. degree in Reading and Language Arts from Seattle University, and his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Washington.

Bob is the author of more than 20 books, 150 articles and chapters in books, and more than 100 curriculum guides and related materials for teachers and students in grades K-12.

]]> snoller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:42:34 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=9 Wednesday: Welcome and Introductions http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=10 Good morning Wednesday!
]]> snoller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:44:07 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=10 Case Study 6: Northside Independent School District, Texas: From SchoolNet Implementation to Systemic Data Driven Improvement http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=11
Serving over 81,000 students, Northside ISD has been a SchoolNet client leveraging the Account, Align, Assess and Outreach modules since the fall of 2005, with initial implementation beginning in April of 2004. Northside's teachers and administrators have been trained to use SchoolNet to disaggregate test scores, focus on the specific areas where students are struggling, and generate individualized action plans. Implementation and rollout of the Curriculum Management System was an evolutionary process from an initial training structure by module to a current state where end-users access all data, course sections, and published reports in one convenient location.

]]> snoller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:44:58 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=11 Case Study 5: DeKalb County School System, Georgia: Blue Print Model for Data Driven Decision Making http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=12
Learn how a large urban school district developed a blue print model to use the power of data to drive continuous improvement to increase student achievement. Seven key principles provide the strategic framework for implementing a system-wide initiative that includes the selection of an instructional data management system, implementation strategy for system-wide buy-in, and best practices for leveraging a comprehensive systemic approach to extend from vision to action to rollout to readiness.

]]> snoller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:45:40 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=12 Cheryl Lemke, CEO of Metiri presents: Got Research? http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=14 Schools across the country are beginning to use their data to inform decision making. Join this session to learn how to translate investments in data systems into definitive results with students. Inform your process not only with the data (to reveal the challenges), but research (to reveal the potential solutions). Along the way, learn how districts are using their existing data in retrospective research studies that enable them to report definitive results.]]> snoller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:47:08 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=14 Tuesday: Welcome Comments http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=19 Jonathan Harber, CEO, SchoolNet, Inc.

La Vonne I. Neal, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Education, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

UCCS Dean, La Vonne Neal, expressed the need to utilize data in creating a sense of community and sharing.

Colorado Springs School District 11 Superintendent, Terry Bishop, discussed the importance of incorporating data into a district's mission and vision statements.

SchoolNet CEO, Jonathan Harber, discussed the recent trends in education from a focus in the 90s on AWARENESS(standards/policy) to the recent focus on FOUNDATIONS(accountability/alignment) and the future PROGRESSIVE(student driven) focus.

 

]]> snoller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:52:31 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=19 Welcome Reception http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=21 Welcome to Edustat 2008 - focused on sharing best practices and building practical applications in data driven decision making, this will be a vision-building and hands-on learning experience.

]]> snoller Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:55:15 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=21 The Classroom-Focused Improvement Process (CFIP) http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=22

As schools across the country have become more data driven and accountability oriented, many have struggled to make the school improvement plan (SIP) more effective in driving teaching and learning to higher levels, frequently with disappointing results. This session will present a model that differentiates between improving the school's performance as a whole, which is the primary focus of the SIP, and improving teaching and learning at the classroom level, which is the primary focus of the grade-level or department-level team. An interactive case study will be presented describing the impact of CFIP in overcoming the challenges of turning around a failing middle school. The session will also provide an introduction to the Data Coach training process that prepares instructional leadership teams to develop their entire faculty as high-performing, data-driven learning communities.


 

]]> snoller Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:57:17 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=22 Aligning RTI and CQI http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=23

This workshop is designed for those schools and districts that are ready to get serious about implementing the three-tiered Response to Intervention design in a district already embracing a continuous improvement approach. We will examine the specifics of a school implementation including the three-tiered model, selecting the appropriate research based interventions and developing the problem solving process in the Plan-Do-Study-Act format. We will explore the most effective and efficient way to examine the relevant data, using our EASy (Schoolnet) System, schedule appropriate interventions within the normal school day, while keeping all stakeholders, especially parents, as an integral part of this process. Participants will engage in authentic dialogue with other colleagues about how to integrate RtI into their current system.


 

]]> snoller Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:03:32 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=23 Case Study 4: Inglewood Unified School District, California: Creating a District-Wide Culture of Data Inquiry http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=24
The case study will demonstrate to educators at schools sites and at the district office how data inquiry has improved educational planning and student performance in the Inglewood Unified School District. For years, there had been a lack of professional development and collaboration on effective data analysis. The development of data teams, training into data inquiry, and the use of an effective data management system have been a catalyst for positive change. The incorporation of professional learning communities has only been operative because of the focus on and availability of student and teacher data. Although there have been some bumps in the road along the way, such as naysayers and the lack of data analysis and technology training, the process has moved forward due to continuous professional development of key players.]]> snoller Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:11:53 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=24 Case Study 3: Albemarle Public Schools, Virginia: Using Information Management Technologies in Support of 21st Century Learning http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=25


Albemarle County Public Schools has embarked on an ambitious journey to implement a concept-centered, standards-based curriculum. Central to this effort is the Division's ability to provide multi-level tools that connect high-quality assessment and instruction resources to the division's curricular framework. Hear how this Division has used SchoolNet and other information management technologies to unify instructional management, information management and communications, allowing stakeholders to formulate actionable plans that inform instruction and improve student achievement through data-driven decision making.


 

]]> snoller Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:14:56 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=25 Tuesday: Breakfast/Registration http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=26

Welcome to Edustat 2008!


UCCS Dean, La Vonne Neal, expressed the need to utilize data in creating a sense of community and sharing.


Colorado Springs School District 11 Superintendent, Terry Bishop, discussed the importance of incorporating data into a district's mission and vision statements.


SchoolNet CEO, Jonathan Harber, discussed the recent trends in education from a focus in the 90s on AWARENESS(standards/policy) to the recent focus on FOUNDATIONS(accountability/alignment) and the future PROGRESSIVE(student driven) focus.

]]> snoller Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:17:46 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=26 Case Study 2: New York City Public Schools, IS 237, New York: Using Data to Drive Instruction http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=27


This case study will elaborate on and share with participants the first year's implementation of a specific protocol for looking at data by Middle School Teachers in a large suburban school setting to plan instruction in a way that was different from previous years. The Classroom Focused Improvement Plan (CFIP), developed by Dr. Mike Hickey, which was first introduced in September 2007 to the staff of IS 237 in Queens, New York, provided these teachers with a mechanism for the discussion, and analyzing of standardized test data, enabling them to better plan their instruction. This case study will outline the introduction of this new protocol, the issues, problems, and strengths encountered by the Teachers and Administrative Staff of IS 237, and provide the participants with an overview to the development of the CFIP at IS 237 over the course of the school year.


 

]]> snoller Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:19:50 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=27 Keynote: Dr. Pamela Moran - Avoiding the Demise of the Dinosaur: Evolving a New World for Learners and Learning http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=28
As we move towards the end of the first decade in the 21st Century, why is education on the backburner as a presidential election issue, its inertia slowing towards 2014? Where do you tune into the "fast money" fears of those who follow the decoupling of America's economy as a key driver of global markets? Who knows an educator who has not "youtubed" Did you Know?, and left the site wondering if the sun is setting on America just as it did on the British Empire by 1910? Why do some think the real issue isn't globalization at all, but rather the mass production traditions still used in most American classrooms? Lastly, have you recently been in a group of educators attempting to define the problem we are trying to solve and left feeling as mentally messy as if you had spent time nailing Jell-O to a wall?


]]> snoller Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:22:26 GMT http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=28 Case Study 1: Wichita Public Schools, Kansas: Accountability Versus Improvement http://www.schoolnet.com/Viewpoints08/EduStat/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=29

Using the Data Coach model, Wichita Public Schools (WPS) has implemented data triangulation using ACT Plan, PSAT, NWEA MAP assessments, district common assessments and classroom assessments to build a culture of school improvement. Student achievement is the focus point.


Wichita North is a large urban high school with a very diverse and high SES population. The challenges of implementing change using data to drive instruction include implementing a plan to a large staff with a high yearly turnover and multiple district-wide initiatives on the agenda at the same time. However, North has built a Professional Learning Community (PLC) focus that has enabled the building of a collaborative climate.



 

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