2. Introduction
Educators are being asked to track data on student achievement, but how?
After completing this lesson educators will be able to create a custom report to
analyze classroom data in DataDirector.
During this lesson educators will work within DataDirector to:
-Utilize the Report application to analyze data
-Create Custom Reports in order to triangulate data
-Analyze the results of the classroom assessments
After completion of this lesson educators will be able to:
-Make informed instructional decisions that will benefit students' academic success.
-Share information with Personal Learning Communities (PLC) to assist in facilitating
conversations regarding curriculum and informed instruction for departments or grade
levels.
-Data conference with colleagues, administrator, or parents ensuring that the resources
and supports necessary for student achievement are provide to students' with quality
data driven evidence.
3. Objectives
Objectives are based on the Professional Standards for Michigan Educators
-1g Understand technology and its use for gathering, processing, evaluating,
analyzing, and communicating
ideas and information.
-2c Understand the connections between instructional decisions, grading,
and assessment data. Use formal and informal, as well as formative and
summative, assessments to evaluate learning and ensure the academic
achievement of all students.
Professional Standards for Michigan Teachers (PSMT) and Alignment. (2012). In Michigan Department of Education. Retrieved October 29, 2012, from
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-6530_5683_6368-33331--,00.html
4. DataDirector
Riverside Publishing describes DataDirector as “an innovative online
data management solution that puts a fast, powerful decision-support
system at your fingertips. Designed to help educators meet the needs of
every student and improve student performance, DataDirector helps
make sense of a huge range of data to provide longitudinal tracking and
reporting of student assessment data, student demographic data, and
program/event attendance, as well as professional development
activities, paraprofessional activities, student grades and teacher data.”
The Riverside Publishing Company. (2010). In DataDirector. Retrieved October 28, 2012, from http://www.riversidepublishing.com/products/DataDirector/
5. Getting Started
Identify three data points in one content area in which you will triangulate data.*
K-8 Example:
•STAR Reading (Beginning of Year)
•MEAP Reading
•ELA Common Core Interim Assessment Form A/Pre-Test
9-12 Example:
•ACT EXPLORE
•ACT PLAN
•ACT/MME Composite
*Be sure to choose data points in which you have consistently collected and
entered in DataDirector.
6. Show Me DataDirector
1.) Review the video below:
Fowler, M. (Narrator). (2012). DataDirector Custom Reporting [Online video]. US: YouTube. Retrieved October 31, 2012, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7LGKvfYOKK8&feature=plcp
7. Diving Into DataDirector
2.) Login to DataDirector
Trouble logging in? Contact Heidi Aldrich at haldrich@giresd.net
8. Diving Into DataDirector
3.) Click on Students from the App Switcher
4.) Click Go in the student filter
revealing your student roster.
5.) Click Make This a Report from
the left navigation menu under
Search General.
9. Diving Into DataDirector
6.) Click Modify Columns from the
left navigation menu under Report
Edit Options.
7.) Select Click Here to add
another column
10. Diving Into DataDirector
8.) Use the filters on the left side of
the page to narrow the list of
available Data Sets (e.g.
Assessments, Demographics, etc.)
on the right.
9.) Select the Data Set from the box
to the right that contains the
information you would like to add to
your report.
10.) Use the check boxes to add 11.) Click Next Step
data to your report. For each box
that you select, a report column NOTE: Repeat steps 7-
containing that data will appear in 11 to add additional
your report. columns (at least 3 data
points) to your report.
11. Diving Into DataDirector
Finished Product:
Your data can be used to analyze student growth and/or also show areas of
concern to be able to provide support and interventions through
differentiated instruction.
12. Assessment Reflection
This tool can assist you in the
following areas:
∗ determining areas of
strength based on student
achievement
∗ reflect on teaching methods
∗ identify materials and
resources that are being
utilize
∗ recognize classroom
instruction practices they
would like to change.
∗ prompt them to voice ideas
for instructional development
∗ note any additional
resources that may be
needed to deliver quality and
data driven instruction
Assessment Reflection. (n.d.). In Utilizing Custom Reports in DataDirector. N.p.: Riverside Publishing. Retrieved October 31, 2012, from
http://www.giresd.net/cms/lib07/MI01000537/Centricity/Domain/6/Utilizing_Reports_DD%20Workable%20Doc.%2003.20.12.pdf
13. Assessment Reflection
Further action can be taken to identify low performing students. To give
the power of data to educators they must be able to use and
understand the data. The Identifying Trends task brings the data to life.
Download your Custom Report into Excel by clicking the Excel icon.
14. Conditional Formatting
View the YouTube video
“Excel 2010: Conditional
Formatting” developed by
GCF Learnfree.org guide
educators through the
process of Conditional
Formatting to create an
end product to be utilized
in making informed
instructional decision and
determining necessary
interventions.
Assessment Reflection. (n.d.). In Utilizing Custom Reports in DataDirector. N.p.: Riverside Publishing. Retrieved October 31, 2012, from
http://www.giresd.net/cms/lib07/MI01000537/Centricity/Domain/6/Utilizing_Reports_DD%20Workable%20Doc.%2003.20.12.pdf
15. Conditional Formatting
Download the custom report into Excel and utilize the Conditional Formatting
tool to identify the bottom 30% of their students based on the data within a
preferred content area.
16. Final Product to
Further Collection
Final products are to be uploaded into DropBox, omitting student names and
UIC numbers following
FERPA (Family Education Rights & Privacy Act) guidelines.
Continue your data collection by recording interventions within the 2012-13
Implemented Intervention Record summary assessment within DataDirector.
Maintaining Confidentiality (2012). In Data 4 Student Success. Retrieved October 28, 2012, from
http://www.data4ss.org/dataforstudentsuccess/professionaldevelopment/ferpa/
17. Evaluation
The Gratiot-Isabella
RESD analytic
assessment rubric will be
used in association with
consortium wide
professional development
to evaluate your work.
NOTE: You as educators will
be able to use your final
product as part of your
growth portfolio to
demonstrate your ability to
effectively analyze data in
accordance with the
educator evaluation that has
been adopted consortium
wide.
18. Conclusion
After completing this lesson you are able to utilize DataDirector to compile
classroom, district benchmark, and/or state data that can be used to drive
informed instruction to enhance student growth.
19. References
∗ Professional Standards for Michigan Teachers (PSMT) and Alignment. (2012). In
Michigan Department of Education. Retrieved October 29, 2012, from
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-6530_5683_6368-33331--,00.html
∗ The Riverside Publishing Company. (2010). In DataDirector. Retrieved October 28,
2012, from http://www.riversidepublishing.com/products/DataDirector/
∗ Maintaining Confidentiality (2012). In Data 4 Student Success. Retrieved October 28,
2012, from
http://www.data4ss.org/dataforstudentsuccess/professionaldevelopment/ferpa/
∗ (2011). Excel 2010: Conditional Formatting [Online video]. US: YouTube. Retrieved
October 31, 2012, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTztUryXNx0
∗ Assessment Reflection. (n.d.). In Utilizing Custom Reports in DataDirector. N.p.:
Riverside Publishing. Retrieved October 31, 2012, from
http://www.giresd.net/cms/lib07/MI01000537/Centricity/Domain/6/Utilizing_Reports_DD
%20Workable%20Doc.%2003.20.12.pdf
∗ Fowler, M. (Narrator). (2012). DataDirector Custom Reporting [Online video]. US:
YouTube. Retrieved October 31, 2012, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7LGKvfYOKK8&feature=plcp
