Data Teams in APS
What Are Data Teams?
- Small grade-level or department teams that examine individual student work generated from common formative assignments
- Collaborative, structured, scheduled meetings that focus on the effectiveness of teaching and learning
Data Teams adhere to continuous improvement cycles, examine patterns and trends, and establish specific timelines, roles, and responsibilities to facilitate analysis that results in action.
-Doug Reeves, Ph. D.
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Data Teams Promote Collegiality and Collaboration
Meeting in small teams to dissect data and shape instruction promotes trust and teamwork, increases buy-in and ownership, and creates a professional culture and climate in schools. The focus of all team members efforts is always on student achievement.
The Data Team Process
Examples of APS Data Sources
- Mondo® assessments
- District writing assessments
- End of unit tests
- Response to literature
- Problem of the week
- Concept or skill acquisition questions
- Problem-solving application
- Performance task
- Student work on tasks not listed above