Tracking Student Growth with Data

Have you ever considered using your valuable classroom wall space to create an interactive student growth data board?   Imagine the power of always having a goal in mind and knowing where you are in relation to that goal.  Making our data-gathering practice public and using the data with students is a powerful tool to engage our learners and to help them assess their own learning, determine goals and monitor these goals over time.

What impact might a data board like this have in your classroom?

You would be able to modify this example to reflect your Student Growth Goals and could update it as you have data.  Imaging incorporating a student reflection piece and having the students each set personal goals and the positive impact on growth this could have.

This idea comes to us from the blog: My Teacher Friend  Click the link for more information about the data grid.  Wondering how this teacher created this board...she use students!

Read on for more: "How we got the graph done without making me pull my hair out: Each kid was in charge of using their own report. Each report was structured from highest to lowest percentage on each standard. They looked at each standard and used the percentage of questions correct for that standard to decide what color post-it to use. They then placed the post-it on the correct color for that standard. They did this for all 19 standards."

This example is from the blog Third Grade Bookworm

Click the link for more information and examples.  The blogger, Abby, says "GROWTH is the focus for us as a team, and as individuals."

 “Progress means getting nearer to the place you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer.  If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road...”   ― C.S. Lewis