Workshops
Pathways provides training and workshops to better support the use of data in school improvement. We can also work with your staff to develop standards-based items and assessments aligned with curriculum. We can help schools develop assessments and use their data at the classroom, department, school, and district levels.
Check out our Professional Development for more information.
Pathway To Success
Using a systematic process to support school-wide learning leads to greater success. Most school improvement models are cyclical based on a “plan-do-act” sequence. The Pathway To Success provides a sequence of the important steps.
Setting Student Targets:
- Setting important benchmarks that will occur during the school year
- Creating a shared vision of assessments for learning
- Ensuring that systems are in place to support reporting of student data
- Creating shared vocabulary among teachers and students
- Engaging staff and students in setting targets for success
Using Targets for Success:
- Setting alignment between standards and assessment, instruction, and curriculum
- Administering aligned assessments for learning throughout the year
- Providing multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning
Analyzing Data and Planning Evidence-Based Tactics:
- Analyzing student data from a variety of perspectives (school, grade, classroom, student)
- Creating comparisons (pre-administration, standards, items, distracters)
- Planning evidence-based learning tactics with teachers and students
- Focusing resources to implement learning tactics
Evaluating Targets and Celebrating Successes: