This two-session workshop
series will guide districts in data-mining their OST item analysis data.
Session 1: Participants will create a comprehensive data file
which includes educative metadata including OLS strand, cluster, standard,
anchor standard, points and modeling/reasoning. It is recommended participants
have a working knowledge of Excel/Sheets (copy/paste, delete rows/columns)
Session 2: Spreadsheet tools will be utilized for analysis and
interpretation of the data created from Session 1. The output of this analysis
serves as a concise, actionable resource teachers and teams can utilize in
their instructional planning based upon the results of students in their
building/district.
Once complete, the analysis
can:
• be used by TBTs to inform curricular areas of focus
• spotlight trends and patterns over time (3 years math
and science, 2 years language arts)
• Provide
meaningful data representations for teachers by grouping performance results by
strand/cluster/standard/anchor standard.