Title ASSIST Guide for Principals and Teachers updated09112020.pdf ✅

2 Rationale Objective That small schools collaborate through a Community of Practice to effectively use formative and summative data to track learning growth and address student academic point of need. Outcomes We will form a Community of Practice (CoP) of small schools, supported by the Central Highlands Area School Improvement Team, to: − develop a common problem of practice goal and action plan that is informed by common assessment tools (including PAT and writing moderation) − use Data Walls to track student progress − develop consistency and build accuracy in assigning Victorian Curriculum Teacher Judgement scores by triangulating evidence-based assessment data in literacy and numeracy − improve student learning outcomes − provide greater opportunities for collaboration across schools in the Central Highlands Area irrespective of their physical location (utilising WebEx) implement consistency in the collection of meaningful data through a common assessment schedule Success Indicators − Teachersfollow a consistent assessment schedule and assessment practices − Teachersopenly share and discuss student data − Teachers support each other to interpret student data − Teachers consider their impact on student learning − Teachers make changes to improve learning growth through a CoP Inquiry process − Teachers effectively collaborate, including learning from each other, having open discussions, respecting and considering each other’sideas, providing respectful challenge
3 Schedule Overview Term 4 2020 Assessments to complete Community of Practice Reading PAT Reading Assessment (mid Nov) Introduction to assessment schedule Consistent implementation of PAT assessments Mathematics PAT Mathematics Assessment (mid Nov) CoP norms and protocols Term 1 Assessments to complete Community of Practice Reading contextual assessments Virtual Data Wall – set up using PAT Reading (Term 4 2020 data) CoP Inquiry – using PAT Reading (Term 4 2020 data) Writing contextual assessments Mathematics contextual assessments Virtual Data Wall – set up using PAT Maths (Term 4 2020 data) Term 2 Assessments to complete Community of Practice Reading NAPLAN contextual assessments Virtual Data Wall Triangulation of data to inform teacher judgement Writing Writing sample for moderation NAPLAN contextual assessments CoP Inquiry - usingmoderated writing analysis Triangulation of data to inform teacher judgement Mathematics Common Maths Assessment NAPLAN contextual assessments Virtual Data Wall Triangulation of data to inform teacher judgement Term 3 Assessments to complete Community of Practice Reading contextual assessments Virtual Data Wall Writing Writing sample for moderation Moderated writing Mathematics contextual assessments Virtual Data Wall CoP Inquiry – using a Common Maths Assessment Term 4 Assessments to complete Community of Practice Reading PAT Reading Assessment (mid Nov) contextual assessments Virtual Data Wall – PAT Reading (Term 4 2021 data) Student learning growth and goals for next year. Triangulation of data Writing Writing sample for moderation contextual assessments Moderated writing analysis to inform teacher judgement Mathematics PAT Mathematics Assessment (mid Nov) contextual assessments Virtual Data Wall – PAT Maths (Term 4 2021 data) Student learning growth and goals for next year. Triangulation of data
Draft Term 1 and 2 Assessment Schedule Term 1 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Weeks 9 and 10 CoP Meeting Assessment to Co m plete Data Walls Discuss and update CoP Inquiry Reading focus – set goals an d develop plan (targeted student group goal) Principals and teachers Data Walls Discuss and update CoP Inquiry Reading focus –review and u p d ate Teachers, optional Principals Data Walls Discuss and update CoP Inquiry Reading focus – reflection on student progress Principals and teachers Literacy (contextual assessments) Writing Sample F+P/PM Benchmark F+P/PM Benchmark Writing Sample Literacy (contextual assessments) Running records, comprehension assessment, writing analysis (e.g. Cold Write), anecdotal notes, spelling assessment Numeracy (contextual assessments) Pre and post testing Term 2 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Weeks 9 and 10 CoP Meeting Assessment to Co m plete Writing Sample Data Walls Discuss and update Moderated writing – student samples Principals and teachers Data Walls Discuss and update Teacher Judgement Literacy and Numeracy Principals and teachers Co m mon Maths Assessment Literacy (contextual assessments) Writing Sample NAPLAN Report Writing Report Writing Literacy (contextual assessments) Running records, comprehension assessment, writing analysis (e.g. Cold Write), anecdotal notes, spelling assessment