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Dec 17, 2015
AMS (Assessment Management System)
Digging into AssessmentDigging into Assessmentwith the with the
AAssessment ssessment MManagement anagement SSystem ystem (AMS)(AMS)
Digging into AssessmentDigging into Assessmentwith the with the
AAssessment ssessment MManagement anagement SSystem ystem (AMS)(AMS)
Alan WalkerAlan Walker
AMS (Assessment Management System)
•What AMS printouts are available.
•How to discern what the printouts reveal.
•How the data can be used to drive teaching.
•What AMS printouts are available.
•How to discern what the printouts reveal.
•How the data can be used to drive teaching.
PurposePurposePurposePurpose
AMS (Assessment Management System)
•Importance of assessment data•Tactics for using the data•Model effective teaching
strategies
•Have fun
•Importance of assessment data•Tactics for using the data•Model effective teaching
strategies
•Have fun
GoalsGoalsGoalsGoals
AMS (Assessment Management System)
• 5th Grade Teacher – Prosser (26 Years)• Technology and Data Systems Coordinator (3
Years)• Websites
– www.multiplication.com (Over 6 million hits per WEEK)– www.TechSparc.com (Technology Integration Site)– www.StemStar.com (WASL Reading Stem Template)– www.Krimsten.com (Publishing Company Website)– www.TheOrganizedEducator.com (Organizational Website)– www.EdTechToys.com (Educational Gismos)– www.ProsserSchools.org (School District Site)
• Owner True Value Hardware Store for 13 Years
• 5th Grade Teacher – Prosser (26 Years)• Technology and Data Systems Coordinator (3
Years)• Websites
– www.multiplication.com (Over 6 million hits per WEEK)– www.TechSparc.com (Technology Integration Site)– www.StemStar.com (WASL Reading Stem Template)– www.Krimsten.com (Publishing Company Website)– www.TheOrganizedEducator.com (Organizational Website)– www.EdTechToys.com (Educational Gismos)– www.ProsserSchools.org (School District Site)
• Owner True Value Hardware Store for 13 Years
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• What is the #1 problem people came into the hardware store with?– Turn-Talk-Stand (TTS Strategy)
• Toilet Making Noise… running water
• What is the #1 problem people came into the hardware store with?– Turn-Talk-Stand (TTS Strategy)
• Toilet Making Noise… running water
Why Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use Data
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Why Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use Data
•Home Depot…•Home Depot…
1. Flush handle ($5)
2. Flapper ($3)
3. FluidMaster ($12)
1. Flush handle ($5)
2. Flapper ($3)
3. FluidMaster ($12)
1
2
3
AMS (Assessment Management System)
Why Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use Data
•Which part is correct?•Which part is correct?
1. Flush handle ($5)
2. Flapper ($3)
3. FluidMaster ($12)
1. Flush handle ($5)
2. Flapper ($3)
3. FluidMaster ($12)
1
2
3
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Why Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use Data
Flush Handle ($5)5 Minutes – 0%
Flapper ($3)5 Minutes – 50%
FluidMaster ($12)60 Minutes + – 20%
AMS (Assessment Management System)
Why Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use Data
Flush Valve (FluidMaster)
Overflow Pipe
Fill tubeTank Ball
Tank Stopper(Flapper)
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Why Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use Data
Toilet
• Are many possible causes.
• Complex – need to:– Define the problem– Know what questions
to ask– Talk to an expert– Understand how to fix
it
• Are many possible causes.
• Complex – need to:– Define the problem– Know what questions
to ask– Talk to an expert– Understand how to fix
it
AMS (Assessment Management System)
Why Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use Data
Toilet
Reading – Math – Science +
AMS (Assessment Management System)
Why Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use DataWhy Use Data
Reading – Math – Science + • Are many possible causes.
• Complex – need to:– Define the problem– Know what
questions to ask– Talk to an expert– Understand how to
fix it
• Are many possible causes.
• Complex – need to:– Define the problem– Know what
questions to ask– Talk to an expert– Understand how to
fix it
AMS (Assessment Management System)
Map it OutMap it OutMap it OutMap it Out
To know where you are going… you need to know where you are.
(Amazing Race)
To know where you are going… you need to know where you are.
(Amazing Race)
AMS (Assessment Management System)
Map it OutMap it OutMap it OutMap it Out
• Trip to Los Angeles – Start in Mabton– 4th – Crater Lake– 7th – San Francisco– 10th – Los Angeles
• Trip to Los Angeles – Start in Mabton– 4th – Crater Lake– 7th – San Francisco– 10th – Los Angeles
AMS (Assessment Management System)
Map it OutMap it OutMap it OutMap it Out
• WASL – Tells Student– Level 4 - You have zipped
past the target and are well on your way to the next.
– Level 3 - You are there!– Level 2 – You are fairly close– Level 1 – Where the heck are
you?
• WASL – Tells Student– Level 4 - You have zipped
past the target and are well on your way to the next.
– Level 3 - You are there!– Level 2 – You are fairly close– Level 1 – Where the heck are
you?
AMS (Assessment Management System)
Map it OutMap it OutMap it OutMap it Out
• MAP, Dibbles, STARHelps
– Pinpoint exact location– Tell what is broken– Design a solution
• MAP, Dibbles, STARHelps
– Pinpoint exact location– Tell what is broken– Design a solution
AMS (Assessment Management System)
Map it OutMap it OutMap it OutMap it Out
• The destination is easy– Standards, EALRs, GLEs.
• Assessments tell us the current location.
• Learning Continuum plots the course.
• Getting students there… is the challenge.
• The destination is easy– Standards, EALRs, GLEs.
• Assessments tell us the current location.
• Learning Continuum plots the course.
• Getting students there… is the challenge.
AMS (Assessment Management System)
What is AMSWhat is AMSWhat is AMSWhat is AMS
• Data Warehouse– Gathers the data from multiple
assessments in one database• WASL• NWEA MAP• WLPT - ITBS• Dibbles
– Prints data out a zillion different ways• Filters, rosters, comparison, continuum, profile
• Data Warehouse– Gathers the data from multiple
assessments in one database• WASL• NWEA MAP• WLPT - ITBS• Dibbles
– Prints data out a zillion different ways• Filters, rosters, comparison, continuum, profile
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• Look at data in different ways– Historical Data
• What has happened in the past
– Planning Data• What the data tells me about my current
students.
– Growth Data (What worked)• Who were my successes and challenges
• Look at data in different ways– Historical Data
• What has happened in the past
– Planning Data• What the data tells me about my current
students.
– Growth Data (What worked)• Who were my successes and challenges
AMS (Assessment Management System)
AMSAMSAMSAMS
•Key Printouts – (Touch on Others)– GROWTH - How did students do?
– STUDENT CONTINUUM – Where do I go from here?
•Filters, Groups, & Sorts – Getting to the root of the challenge
•Key Printouts – (Touch on Others)– GROWTH - How did students do?
– STUDENT CONTINUUM – Where do I go from here?
•Filters, Groups, & Sorts – Getting to the root of the challenge