Excellence in Teaching & Learning

WHAT WE WILL DO: Improve staff understanding of data literacy

What Occurred in 2022:

Disciplined Dialogue – staff well ‘versed’ in the 3 questions; What do you see in the data? Why are you seeing this? What if anything, should we do about it? – using these questions to guide in-depth data analysis. A review of the WS Assessment Schedule in Term 4 allowed staff to reflect on the effectiveness of the range of data suites. The review indicated that staff were comfortable with the number of assessments across the year.

Admin decided to fund additional days for the administering of Dibels testing and for the various InitiaLit screeners, WARP and WARN assessments. Allowing staff to work sometimes one on one with their students has reaped dividends in then gaining an understanding of their strengths and gaps for future learning.

PAT assessment and Data analysis - English and Maths coaches’ carryout in-depth analysis of all PAT Data. This is shared with Learning teams and teachers then undertake Disciplined Dialogue to support future planning and differentiated teaching, including goal setting for IEPs and GEPs.

Recommendations for 2023

• Continue to undertake Disciplined Dialogue when analysing data. Upskill new staff in the Disciplined Dialogue process and acquaint them with the WS assessment schedule and the timing of various data sets across the year.

• Continue to resource OE Assessments and the subsequent data analysis – this includes Numeracy in Year 1.

• PAT Data analysed by classroom teachers using Disciplined Dialogue to support planning and teaching and goal setting. This may not necessarily be done through a staff meeting but done in Learning Teams. Coaches to support new staff with this dialogue.