UGC NET Paper 1 Mathematical Reasoning & Aptitude.pdf
McMulen Data Vision Action 11.14.13
1. Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are.
Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish Philosopher, 1883
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15. MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF LOW
INCOME STUDENTS AT WILDWOOD
ELEMENTARY
THROUGH DATA ANALYSIS, TARGETED
INTERVENTION AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Heather McMullen
Professional Principal and Program Administrator Certification
University of Washington, Tacoma
December 3, 2012
16. Intervention Goals
To increase the number of low-income students meeting
standard in reading and mathematics as measured by the
Washington state MSP test grades 3-6 and DIBELS district
benchmark reading tests grades K-6 (2.1/2.2).
To provide systematic professional development to staff
regarding the culture of poverty and ways to support students
and families in poverty (2.3).
17. Keys to the Intervention
Developing
Professionally
Examining
Data
Building Capacity
Celebrating
Strengths
18. Wildwood Elementary
Serving 542 Students
Built
in 1966
53% Free and Reduced (2011)
21% Special Education
Pre-School to Sixth Grade
Staff
28
classroom teachers and 25 support
staff
16.3 years average experience
19. Changing Demographics
• Ninety percent of staff
at Wildwood had
worked there 10 years
or more
Percentage of Wildwood Students on Free and Reduced Lunch
60
Percentage of Student Body
• Number of students on
free and reduced
lunch almost tripled
from 2005 to 2011
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40
30
Free and Reduced
Lunch
20
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0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
• In 2011, 53.1% of all
Wildwood students
qualified as lowincome
Year
20. Analyzing Data –
artifact 1
• Persistent Achievement
Gap between non-low
income and low income
students
• Achievement Gap from
16% to 50%
• AYP pressures related
to progress of low
income students
• Depleted resources
due to sanctions
22. Intervening and Instructing -artifact 2
Intervention,
Special Education and Title 1
coordination
Schedule constructed around Instructional Blocks
23. Coordinated Services -artifact 2
Common
Grade Level Reading and Math
Blocks
Common Grade Level Intervention Blocks
Included Special Education and Title schedule
coordination
24. Adhering to Targets -artifact 3
Shift
to teaching to grade level
expectations in reading
Facilitated deep knowledge of state test question
stems
Wrote questions for a variety of reading materials
and levels (K-6)
Planned instruction and assessment of reading
comprehension strategies at all grade levels
Aligned
mathematics instruction to
performance expectations
Met with teachers to deepen knowledge of tested
math targets
Wrote “student friendly” targets with success criteria
Coordinated grade level team meetings to align
current curriculum and supplement when needed
25. Adhering to Targets -artifact 3
Students
assessed frequently in reading comprehension and mathematics
Grade levels teams met weekly to adjust groups based on assessments
Teachers communicated with parents weekly via progress reports from small
groups
Instruction
in small groups based on skill deficits
Groups were grade level flexible
Students moved out of groups when the target skill was attained
26. Examining Data
-artifact 4
Data
Spreadsheets compiled for team
discussions
Multiple
levels and multiple data points entered
MSP, DIBELS, CBAs, Intervention materials
assessment
Data included multiple years of data
Patterns in the data were highlighted
Interventions for each student recorded
Data sheets public and maintained for multiple
school years
27. Examining Data – artifact 4
Data
Days 3x per year
Shift in ownership – “my kids” vs. “our kids”
Predictions and Commitments made publicly
28. Developing Professionally -artifact 5
Focus
on:
Gaining
poverty
knowledge
Connecting with families
Communication and
teaching styles
Examining our biases
Honoring students’
strengths
Prepared and Facilitated 6
Knowing local resources
sessions
1.5 hours each – all Wildwood
29. Building Capacity and Connections
-artifact 6
Tour of local community resources in
order to build capacity and knowledge
Bus
Tour
St. Francis House
Puyallup Food Bank
Staff donations
30. On-site resources for struggling
families and support from
PTA, Wildwood Staff and District Staff
Wildwood clothing bank
Wildwood food bank
Homework helpers
32. Out of the 1,388
schools on the
A.Y.P. failing
list, only 35
elementary
schools earned
their way off the
needs
improvement list.
Wildwood
Elementary beats
34. Closing the Achievement Gap
Over 85% of Wildwood
3rd Grade low income
students met standard in
reading in 2011.
We closed the gap in Reading (5.1% difference)
We closed the gap in Math (8.4% difference)
How can we raise math scores for all 3rd
grade students?
35. INCREASING THE READING AND MATHEMATICS
ACHIEVEMENT OF LOW INCOME STUDENTS
AT WILDWOOD ELEMENTARY
Profession
al
Developme
nt
Targeted
Instruction
and
Interventio
n
Data
Analysis
Building
Relationships
and
Connections