SAS® EVAAS® Interpretation to Use Activity Packet: Collaborative Conference for Student Achievement Copyright © 2015 SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC, USA. All rights reserved. SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries. ® indicates USA registration. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Activity 1: What’s Your Comfort Level? Activity 1: What’s Your Comfort Level? Utilize the table below to assess your comfort level with using EVAAS reporting for school/classroom decision making. Think about your current practices and rate each statement as follows: If you are totally comfortable with using EVAAS throughout the year to inform school practices, circle (3) Cloud 9. If you are somewhat comfortable with using EVAAS to inform school practices and/or access the reporting a few times or less each school year, circle (2) Breezy Hammock. If you are completely uncomfortable with using EVAAS to inform school practices and/or hardly ever access the reporting, circle (1) Bed of Nails. Cloud 9 Breezy Hammock Bed of Nails Evaluate overall schooling effectiveness. 3 2 1 Host collaborative conversations teachers, parents, or district office staff. 3 2 1 Assess the effectiveness of the school improvement plan. 3 2 1 Engage teachers in reflection on personal instructional practices. 3 2 1 Plan for individual or group instruction. 3 2 1 Inform student placement into courses or classes. 3 2 1 Support the use of EVAAS data in the development of professional growth plans for teachers. 3 2 1 Utilize EVAAS data to inform budgeting decisions. 3 2 1 Utilize EVAAS data to inform school scheduling. 3 2 1 Build collaborative processes and structures for teacher collaboration using data. 3 2 1 What is your comfort level with using EVAAS to… Grand Total: Page 1 Activity 2: Looking at the Bigger Picture Activity 2: Looking at the Bigger Picture Utilize the value added and diagnostic reports provided on pages 2 and 3. Find common areas for improvement across the district value added report Look closer at the decision dashboards for each school Suppose a course of action for this district Sample District Value-Added Summary Page 2 Activity 2: Looking at the Bigger Picture Igloo-Ice Middle Happy-face Middle Dragon-fly Middle Banana-boat Middle School Decision Dashboards Page 3 Activity 2: Looking at the Bigger Picture Make Note: Take a look at: At Individual Schools Celebrations Opportunities for Improvement Plan for supporting schools Monitoring progress Page 4 Across Multiple Schools Activity 3: Continuing the Conversation with Teams Activity 3: Continuing the Conversation with Teams Utilize the School Diagnostic Reports provided Find common issues across multiple diagnostic reports for the same subject Define a course of action based on multiple diagnostic reports Grade 4 Reading Grade 5 Reading Page 5 Activity 3: Continuing the Conversation with Teams Make Note: Take a look at: Grade 4 Reading Grade 5 Reading Celebrations Opportunities for Improvement Plan of action across grades Monitoring Plan across grades Page 6 Activity 4: Let’s Talk Teacher & Students Activity 4: Let’s Talk Teacher & Students Utilize the Conversation Framework to analyze the sample teachers’ reports below Make notes in each quadrant of the graph for individual teachers as well as your analysis across all three teachers Discuss with your group how this conversation with multiple teachers might sound What strategies might the teachers and administrative team employ to support these teachers? Page 7 Activity 4: Let’s Talk Teacher & Students Sample Teacher 1 Page 8 Activity 4: Let’s Talk Teacher & Students Sample Teacher 2 Page 9 Activity 4: Let’s Talk Teacher & Students Sample Teacher 3 Page 10 How to make a Custom Student Report How to make a Custom Student Report 1. Mouse over the Reports tab, then click Custom Student Reports 2. Click Create a New Report 3. Decide on a name for your new report, and type that in the required box. Then click Create. Page 11 How to make a Custom Student Report 4. You will now need to select some options for finding the students you are looking for. Once you have selected all parameters for the search, click Submit. 5. A list of students will appear that matched your search criteria. Place a check mark beside each student’s name you wish to add to the report. Then click Add Selected Students. 6. Your Custom Student Report is now created. Page 12 Activity 5: Custom Student Report & Diagnostic Reports Activity 5: Custom Student Report & Diagnostic Reports Teacher Diagnostic Report: Mrs. Wanda Walrus, 6th Grade Reading Page 13 What does the conversation with this teacher sound like? How might a teacher set personal goals based, in part, on this data source? How might an administrator provide expectations and support for this teacher? How might this process be facilitated in schools? Activity 6: One for you, one for you, and one for you Activity 6: One for you, one for you, and one for you School Diagnostic Grade 7 Math Abby and Rick are current students in our 7th grade math classes. Based on their own individual projected score, how do you feel they will fare in the instructional program noted by this diagnostic report? Provide evidence for your hypothesis. Abby Rick What’s the plan? What’s the plan? Page 14 Activity 6: One for you, one for you, and one for you Carla, Darla, and Marla need additional support for math instruction. Your school is working to establish after school coaching groups. Which student will you assign to which teacher? Why did you make this selection? Carla Mrs. Bates Darla Mr. Cates Marla Mrs. Dates Page 15 How did we do? How did we do? Just like you, we are always striving to meet the needs of our students. Please let us know what worked and what could be improved. Strongly Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree The activities helped me better understand how to use EVAAS data in my school. 1 2 3 4 5 I feel better prepared to use EVAAS data in my role. 1 2 3 4 5 The pacing of the session was appropriate to meet my needs. 1 2 3 4 5 I feel like this session was a good use of my time. 1 2 3 4 5 The session was engaging and kept my interest. 1 2 3 4 5 If you rated anything as 1 or 2, please explain: What was the most beneficial part of today’s session? What suggestions do you have that might help us to improve EVAAS 201 related to Our instruction: Activities & Timing: Page 16