Presentation from 2011

1. Data Driven Decisions
OR
Edu-Superheroes
Porter Palmer porter_palmer@discovery.com

3. Superhero

4. Superheroes
• Have a mission
• Use amazing vehicles
• Utilize great tools
• Wear terrific costumes

5. Have A Mission
• Goals
– State Goals/Standards
– Proficiency Requirements
– Grade-Level Expectations
• Plan
– Curriculum Guides
– Text books
– Lesson Plans

6. Use Amazing Vehicles

7. Utilize Great Tools
Is DE Assessment a laser firing
GPS belt buckle?
Not exactly.
It will help you find out what they know.
So you can teach what they need.

8. Discovery Education
Assessment

9. Discovery Education
Assessment
• Aligns to state standards
• Predicts performance on state-wide
tests
• Informs instruction
• Supports differentiation of
instruction
• Assists with RTI
• Connects to DE Streaming and
other instructional resources

10. Formative Assessment
“Formative assessment is not a test.
Rather, it is an ongoing process
in which teachers use test-elicited
evidence to adjust their
instruction or students use it to
adjust their learning tactics.”
Jim Popham

11. Class Summary Report

12. Super Power:
Differentiating Instruction
• Teaching strategies
• Diverse students
– Interest
– Learning style/profile (MI)
– Readiness/need
• Multiple options

13. Student Report

14. Subskill Report

15. Interactive Objective Report

17. Wear A Terrific Costume
This Edu-Superhero
disguises himself as
an elementary school
principal.

18. Superhero
“…character of unprecedented
powers dedicated to acts of derring-
do in the public interest.”
Michael Chabon

19. Superhero
Your
Face
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