NOVICE TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING IN DATA UTILIZATION
Data-Driven Decision Making
For years, schools have collected student achievement data primarily by way of standardized tests, which students take as required on an annual or bi-annual basis. These days, those metrics--while still important-- provide neither time nor detail enough to address the individual needs of students. Instead of relying on summative assessments merely as a rite of passage to the next grade level, school leaders now say they need more comprehensive data that can be accessed incrementally--anytime, anywhere--so teachers and parents can intervene before their students fall behind. Data can point you in the right direction, but the conversation between the teacher and the student about the student's target goals, and a description of the next steps it will take to get there, is what will effect true change.
Excerpt from "Data-Driven Decision Making", complete article can be found at www.eschoolnews.com
Fulton County's Student Achievement Management System (SAMS)
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