Session 18: Using Data to Drive Instruction

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Everyone seems to be talking about “using data to drive instruction,” but what does that really mean? How should teachers and principals translate piles of state and district data into useable information? Hear from two schools—Oakland Heights Elementary School in Arkansas and Dispelling the Myth Award winner Port Chester Middle School in New York—that are leaders in using data to drive improvements in instruction. They’ll tell you about the practical ways they use data (think data walls, data days, and hallway data charts) to improve student achievement.

Presenters:
Patrick Swift, assistant principal;
Michael DeVito, English Language Arts coordinator and teacher;
Brenda Burke, ELA teacher, Port Chester Middle School, Port Chester, N.Y.
Sheri Shirley, principal; Julie Ann Hilton, teacher, Oakland Heights Elementary, Russellville, Ark.