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Sample Parent Workshop Focus

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Access Google Sites with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

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Sample Parent Workshop Focus

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Sample Parent Workshop Focus

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Sample Parent Workshop

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Student Data Binder Printables - The Curriculum Corner 123

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The Curriculum Corner provides the printables needed to put together a Student Data Binder for students in your classroom. ****If you are looking for our new, fully editable student data tracking binder, please follow the link in bold red print at the bottom of this post.

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Sample student data tracking sheet

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For teacher data tracking

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Okay, I know it's not Monday, but I'm linking up with 4th Grade Frolics: Monday Made It! linky party to share this awesome tool I just made. I couldn't wait until Monday to share!

Do you take anecdotal notes when conferencing with kiddos? Looking for a way to organize them and really be able to use your notes to drive your instruction? Google Forms is the answer for you. I love to conference with my kiddos during Self-Selected Reading time. What I DON"T love are the records and notes that I scribble down in my horrendous messy chicken scratch. In the past, I've kept this giant notebook with a tab for each student. Behind each tab was a set of conference sheets that I used to write notes during our reading conferences. Sounds great, right? It was, until I tried to start pulling data for skill-based groups. Plus, all of that paper...!

Enter this fabulous idea for tracking data---Google Forms!

I created a Google Form, emailed it to myself, then opened it on my iPad. I then saved the link to the form on my iPad home screen so that I can access the form at a touch. Here's what the actual form looks like:

So, now instead of calling the kiddo to the table where my giant notebook resides or lugging my notebook all over the classroom, I can easily go to the student with my iPad and jot notes into my form. I can also easily access the data through the spreadsheet on my computer. Here's a sample I made:

Another great feature about using the Google Form is that you can click on Form, then choose Show Summary of Responses , and there are great graphs which summarize your data!

I found this amazing idea on Karyn's Doing the Daily Five blog . ( Click here for her original post). Thanks, Karyn! I can't wait to try it out next year!

If you'd like to see the actual form, you can click HERE.

For a better look at my spreadsheet, click HERE.

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Give Your Anecdotal Records a Face Lift with Google Forms

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Okay, I know it's not Monday, but I'm linking up with 4th Grade Frolics: Monday Made It! linky party to share this awesome tool I just made. I couldn't wait until Monday to share! Do you take anecdotal notes when conferencing with kiddos?

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With the new teacher evaluations in my state becoming more and more rigorous, I knew I needed to create some very specific data tracking forms to show how I was tracking my data and what I was doing with the data in my instruction. I created these forms last year and used them in some form or another throughout the year. Some I used more than others, but I definitely liked having the variety to use.
To be completely transparent, I fabricated the forms shown on this post to protect my students' data.
I wanted to share these forms with you in the hopes that these may help you track data and your students' progress.

Whole Class Data
This form was one I used regularly after a larger unit assessment, domain assessment, or quarterly assessment. I also had a form that said Test Data that I could use for other assessments that were not quarterly tests. Basically, you record the students names down the side. To save time, I would print their names on this form once and make several copies for future use. Then you record their pre-assessment score, post assessment score, and growth. This is great for having a quick "at a glance" at how your class performed on an assessment.

Student Breakdown
This next form is for focusing on one student and analyzing their results on the assessment: the standards they mastered and the standards they did not master. I only completed this form for students who scored below the satisfactory passing score, or students in after school tutoring. I would also complete this form for any students who received extra instruction. I would make a copy for any teacher needing it. This way they could see what to work on to help the child succeed in the regular classroom.

These forms were organized in each specific student's divider along with other data on the student.

This next form gives you a breakdown of how your class perform on the standards. After giving a major assessment, I would break the standards down into three groups based on the results: standards to be retaught in small groups, standards to be retaught whole group, and standards to be reviewed for maintenance. Here you can see how I completed the forms and the notes I would take next to the standards.

Documenting Reteaching
The next forms are huge in teacher evaluations. It is not enough to have data, you have to show what you are doing with the data. These forms documented the standards as I retaught them in small group, whole group, or spiraled them through homework and daily math review.

This is the form used for small group re-teaching. I would quickly jot down the standard, the students, the method of re-teaching, and the results of my quick assessment after re-teaching (usually an exit slip).

Here is a close up of the same form.

This form is for documenting the dates when a standard would be retaught whole group, the percentage of mastery after this whole group re-teaching lesson, and any students still requiring re-teaching.

The next form I didn't use as much. This form was for documenting standards that the class mastered on the assessment. I would document the standard, the date it was reviewed, and the manner it was reviewed (homework or daily math review).
Click here to download the files featured in this post. To read more about how I track data from exit slips, click here! To grab the ONE form I use for my weekly (smaller) assessments, click here.
That is a lot of data tracking! As I mentioned above, don't feel like you need to use every form to be successfully tracking your data. Pick and choose which forms work best for you and the subjects you teach.

How do you track data in your classroom? I would love to hear your strategies and ideas.

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Data Tracking Forms {Free} - Teaching with Jennifer Findley

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Filed Under: Math, Reading With the new teacher evaluations in my state becoming more and more rigorous, I knew I needed to create some very specific data tracking forms to show how I was tracking my data and what I was doing with the data in my instruction.

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Note: For those of you who are familiar with Robert Marzano, you can see I am following his fabulous book, The Art and Science of Teaching. For those of you who have not had the opportunity to read it, it's ok! Keep reading on, and I promise you won't even need the book to implement student data tracking!
Research shows that when students track their own learning and data, they take ownership of their learning, have intrinsic motivation, and perform better on high-stakes tests.

Today, I want to talk to you about the next step on this student data tracking journey. Marzano's book brings up several important questions:

How will I establish and communicate learning goals?

How will I track students' progress?

How will I celebrate successes?

What will I do to help students effectively interact with the new knowledge?

The answer? My Editable Math and ELA Student Data Tracking Binders.

I stated in a previous post that I had over 75% of my class WELL above grade level for math and English Language Arts due to these Student Data Tracking Binders. Seriously! I am by no means an expert teacher, but I do believe in these methods, which is why I love to share the successes.

When it comes to your students tracking their own data (learning and progress), each student should have their own Student Data Tracking Binder. This is so that they can keep track of their individual progress as the unit (math or ELA) occurs in your classroom.

{ Click the links to check out my Student Data Tracking Binders for both ELA and Math in grades 2 through 6.}

With these Student Data Tracking Binders, I created and posted learning targets with my students. I also allowed my students to create and set their own learning targets using the learning standards. All of my students' learning targets came from my "I can" or "We can" statements posters, which are written in kid language and are very easy to understand. You can find these in my store.

What is the purpose of the "I can" or "We can" statements? Well, as teachers, we need to understand exactly what each standard calls for in order to communicate what we want students to know and/or be able to do once the standard has been taught. When looking at both the Math and English Language Arts standards, we have to take the items identified in the standards and translate them into measurable, descriptive language that students can understand.

Can your students understand a standard that says, "Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fit together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem?" Maybe some students can interpret this, but most can't.

Ultimately, these standards become the students' learning targets and will determine what your students will know and/or be able to do at the end of the unit or standard, so it's important they understand them. That is why I wrote them in kid-friendly language throughout this entire resource.

Now, getting back to the meat of the binder! Within each binder, each student will receive:

A checklist page of learning targets that are written in kid language and are based on the grade level's standards

A table-like page of the same learning targets as above in order for students to rate it/date it (see below) and record their post-assessment scores

Pre- and post-assessment graphs to graph their data

Levels of Understanding posters (levels 0 through 4)

Levels of Understanding rubrics

Here is how my Student Data Tracking Binders work:
1.) Introduce and explain the "I can" statement for each new lesson/standard.

Get your students familiar with the checklist of "I can" statements. Although this isn't a necessity, you should make a data wall and post the kid language standards on it. My posters align with the checklists of "I can" statements.
As a class, you can work to check off each "I can" statement as they are taught, or depending on your class, allow students the freedom to check off the statements on their own to give them a bit more independence in their learning.

The "rate it/date it" idea is my original idea, and comes from Marzano's 2.) Have the students rate and date their understanding in their Student Data Tracking Binder.
The Art and Science of Teaching. In my classroom, students are rating their level of understanding on a particular standard, I can statement, and/or their performance on a pre- and post-assessment.

I always have them show me their level of understanding so that I can gauge the room and see how they are feeling about a particular standard. Do know that even your high kids will be a level 0 or 1 at the very beginning of a standard. The good news is you can only go up! :)

We "rate it/date it" a few times throughout a unit. I typically have them rate their understanding before any teaching of the unit or standard, while they are in the middle of learning the unit or standard, and at the end of the unit or standard. I promise you they are always honest about this. It's a very quick process.Once they show me, they write their level of understanding and the date in their Student Data Tracking Binders.

Remember that their pre-assessment scores will most likely be low. This is perfectly normal. Most students have not seen this material before.

5.) Use the pre-assessment data to form your small group instruction and/or teach the unit or standard.
The pre-assessment data is used to plan your teaching and group your students (if you teach math and ELA in small groups vs. whole class). You can group students with similar strengths and weaknesses so that you can effectively emphasize particular concepts to various groups. Obviously, you can spend less time on subjects that students are proficient in across the board or group students with similar strengths and needs to focus time on the concepts that are most needed. Throughout the learning and teaching, you can also give quick formative assessments to gauge their understanding of your teaching (I may do a few problems on a sticky note, white board, etc.).
I have a Teacher Data Tracking Binder that makes group planning and organization a breeze! Check it out HERE.
6.) Have students rate it/date it a few times throughout the teaching of a unit or standard, and record their level of understanding in their Student Data Tracking Binder.

At the end of the unit, give your students the post-assessment (same test). Click 7.) At the completion of the unit, post-assess students on that standard.
here to see the pre- and post-assessments I use.
8.) Grade the post-assessments, hand back the post-assessments, and have students record and graph their scores in their Student Data Tracking Binder.

Note: I have my students color code their scores. Anything in green means a score of 80% or higher, yellow means 70%, and red means anything below a 70%. This allows for a quick visual view and is great for parents to see as well.
Giving students the ability to actually see the progress they make is an incredible thing. With this quick visual, they are now taking ownership and responsibility for their learning and are extremely excited about the results they see.

I have now added a page with the pre- and post-assessment graphs on one page for an even easier visual. 9.) Go to the checklist of standards or "I can" statements in the Student Data Tracking Binder, and check off the completed standard.
EASY!? YES!

Like I said, these binders have been an amazing tool in my classroom. I absolutely love the organization of them, and my kids love them as well. They have even changed my parent/teacher conferences for the better, because I now have easy-to-understand feedback I can give to both parents and students with these Student Data Tracking Binders. Not to mention, they have given my students so much intrinsic motivation. They are excited to fill out their Student Data Tracking Binders each day and note their progress.

To help keep you and your students organized, I created this freebie. They are my Student Data Tracking Binder Covers and Binder Spines! Click HERE to check them out!

In this freebie are ten different colored binder covers and tons of different sized binder spines! Five of the covers have girls and the other five have boys. I've also included them in black and white! Click above to check it out!

Here are the binders, folders, and other supplies I use for each student's Student Data Tracking Binders:

If you need more help implementing them, I have created this FREE Frequently Asked Questions Pack in my store:

Click HERE to check out the Marzano Level of Understanding Assess Yourself Posters and Rubrics:
Below are all of my Student Data Tracking Binders for both Math and ELA. These Student Data Tracking Binders are now editable. You can swap out the language of the standards for your state's standards. You can also purchase this resource and edit it for a grade level not found in my store. Want more information on my Student Data Tracking Binders? See these posts below, or search "Data Binder" on my right sidebar! **Read MORE about the Standards Based Assessments I use with my Student Data Tracking Binders HERE and HERE!
**See how I use my Student Data Tracking Binders to report grades and feedback efficiently to parents at conferences HERE!

**See how to implement my Student Data Tracking Binders in the middle of the year HERE!

**See how I use my Student Data Tracking Binders with standards based grading: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

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How to Implement Student Data Tracking in the Classroom

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Looking to implement student data tracking this year? This post provides with an easy process to start tracking data for math and ELA in your classroom. It doesn't matter if you teach upper elementary or lower elementary, your students will track their own data, hold themselves accountable, and make your life easier.

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From the The Southwest Educational Development Laboratory & US Dept of Ed.

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Sample ELA Data Tracker/Goal Setting for Students 

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Sample ELA Data Tracker/Goal Setting for Students 

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Adding Ownership with Student Led Conferences (Teaching Channel Resource)

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Adding Ownership with Student Led Conferences (Teaching Channel Resource)

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http://www.edutopia.org/practice/student-led-conferences-empowerment-and-ownership

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Student Led Conferences at the Elementary Level (Teaching Channel Resource)

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Student Led Conferences at the Elementary Level (Teaching Channel Resource)

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https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/03/20/student-led-conferences/

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https://magic.piktochart.com/output/6510987-destination-learning