PDE's+Tools

=Overview of PA's Available Data Tools = [|PDE's Data Toolkit]

This workshop will enable you to explore many of the data tools available to PA educators to use for local decision-making. Knowing which data tool's to use for decision making is based on the question(s) that an administrator, teacher, or data team wants to answer.

It is important to note that all assessments fall into one of the following four categories; benchmark, summative, formative, and diagnostic. Benchmark assessments provide feedback on student progres towards proficiency on grade level standards Data from benchmark assessments inform instructional decsion-making (4Sight,Riverside Publishing, DIBELS). Summative assessments evaluate the effectiveness of interventions or achievements of the end of the year expectations (PSSA, Final exams). Formative assessments occur across time to evaluate mastery of content/skills on a path towards end-of-year mastery (Progress Monitoring). Diagnostic assessments identify skills, strengths, and weaknesses at a very specific level (Woodcock-Johnson, Birgance).

Today's Focus:

 * 1) [|PAAYP] ([|http://www.paayp.com/)]
 * 2) [|PSSA Data Interactive] - eMetric ([|https://solutions1.emetric.net/pssa/)]
 * 3) [|PVAAS] ([|https://pvaas.sas.com/evaas/login.jsp)]
 * 4) [|4Sight] ([|https://members.successforall.net/)]

Other Data Tools:

 * 1) [|School Matters] (Standard & Poors) ([|http://www.schoolmatters.com/)]
 * 2) [|National Assessment of Educational Progress] (NAEP) ([|http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/)]
 * 3) [|PSSA Grow Reports] ([|https://www.grownetwork.com)]
 * 4) [|DIBELS] ([|http://dibels.uoregon.edu/)]
 * 5) [|AIMSweb] ([|http://aimsweb.com/)>]