Chapter from new Victoria Bernhardt book: Measuring What We Do In Schools
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/117021/chapters/Pulling-It-All-Together@-A-Case-Study.aspx?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=email&utm_content=book&utm_campaign=measuringwhatwedoinschools-email-06122017

I have uploaded a summary document that outlines KVEC and REL’s collaboration on the Action Research Process.

Beginning in 2013, the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) and partners across southeastern Kentucky established the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative (ARI) through a federal Race to the Top–District grant. ARI goals include i…Read More

I have just posted the PDAS Practitioner’s Field Guide to School Improvement. The PDAS is a well-defined set of principles, procedures and tools aimed to motivate schools and districts as they continually collect, analyze, communicate and use multiple measures of data to improve every aspect of school/district decision making. Implementing the…Read More

I just upload a great data tool that was developed by Pam Coe and shared with our KVEC special education department. Check it out.

Amber Maggard and I have been conducting an empathy instructional study this semester. We hope to have some findings from our fall semester research by the end of December. We plan to replicate the study with a larger class in the spring semester.

It is so good to see you in the PDAS holler, Ann. I also noticed that you are signed up for our Lee County PDAS orientation. It will be wonderful to see you there.

Spread the word. The Action Research Summit is scheduled for April 12 at Pikeville Expo Center. This earlier date was chosen to avoid conflicts with state testing.

The first in a series of 4 PDAS 1/2 day orientations takes place at KVEC Offices on Friday, August 26 form 9:00 to 12:00. Come learn how PDAS is a unique approach to data collection, analysis, and decision making.

In addition to all the great research projects emerging across the region, I’m interested in learning more about David Chapman, Tristin Cunniff, and Jill Maynard’s music skills!! Research clearly connects music to math and literacy skills….look forward to meeting you. (Jill you are a musician, right?:)

The Perpetual Data system orientation and two day training is now scheduled.

PDAS INQUIRY CYCLE OVERVIEW

PDAS Orientation Information

PDAS Orientation Information

The KVEC Data team is looking forward to a great PDAS orientation across the KVEC region. We will roll out the “nuts and bolts” of the Perpetual Data Analysis System and share tools and resources for implementation. If you think you would use a fresh look at using data for continuous school improvement come join us. Teams are welcome. Space is…Read More

As part of our action research project, students were to conduct interviews of people in various age groups. They were to be paired with another student to discuss the interviews and find a problem to solve by creating an invention or modifying a product. Once the student pairs created a design, discussed it with their peers and other adults,…Read More

PDAS Field Guide is a work in Progresss
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): pdas-field-guide-fall-2015-2.docx to Perpetual Data Analysis System (PDAS)

I just posted KDE (Rhonda Sims) PowerPoint with state assessment updates. I am adding additional resources that I thought might be especially helpful at a district level.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): big-picture-view-unbridled-learning-expanded.pptx, pie-chart-2014-2015-103114-rev-111414-jprather.pdf, pie-chart-2014-2015-103114-rev-111414-jpra…Read More

I was so happy that I was able to attend the annual Scott Trimble Workshop on Instruction and Assessment. I am posting a few resources from that workshop that might be especially beneficial to district DACs.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): kde-kaac-2015.pptx to Perpetual Data Analysis System (PDAS)

Leslie group hard at work.
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Dessie and Andi Phillips.
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Jeff with Brad Geise. Brad works with the Victoria Benhardt group. He has just published a new book, Using Questionnaire Data for Continuous School Improvement.
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Photos from the workshop. What a great two days!
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It is finally here. We kick off our PDAS pilot with a two day training by California State University, Chico Research Foundation will present Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement Workshop. This workshop is about inspiring schools and school districts to commit to continuous school improvement by providing a framework that will result…Read More

How is Action Research a classroom benefit?
• Professionalize teaching
• Personalize learning
• Empower teachers
• Enhance motivation and effectiveness of school faculty
1. KVEC Action Research Builds the Reflective Practitioner
When individual teachers make a personal commitment to systematically collect data on their work, they are engagin…Read More

We all probably feel change in the wind when it comes to student assessment. The attached report by Linda Darling-Hammond, Gene Wilhoit, and Linda Pittenger is an interesting read. The report recommends an accountability approach that focuses on a meaningful learning. You have probably heard it referred to as the 51st State Assessment. I would…Read More

I am a huge fan of Victoria Bernhardt. Currently I am reading “DATA, DATA, EVERYWHERE.”
The purpose of the book is to provide an overview of comprehensive data analysis within the context of Continuous School Improvement. It is a Companion to the Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement that we are using in the PDAS training. I would…Read More

This is an “introductory” article by Victoria Bernhardt about the different types of data and their role in creating a data profile for a school and school improvement.
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): mmeasure.pdf to Perpetual Data Analysis System (PDAS)

The PDAS is an on-going process that begins with the formation of a data team followed by the participation of the team in the Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement based on the work of Victoria L. Bernhardt, PH.D. This workshop is about inspiring schools and school districts to commit to continuous school improvement by providing a…Read More

REL Central’s has released a toolkit that may be useful if your action research project is focused on a new classroom instructional strategy: Instructional Improvement Cycle: A Teacher’s Toolkit for Collecting and Analyzing Data on Instructional Strategies. The toolkit was developed with York Public Schools in Nebraska to support the school…Read More

It was wonderful to work with KVEC educators at last Friday’s Action Research workshop. Dr. Kenneth Anderson, who joined us for the workshop and shared some ideas from his action research classes at Howard University, will likely subscribe to this Holler soon but in the meantime, he can be reached at andersonk@cna.org

I’ll post the link to materials from the ARI/REL Appalachia Action Research event once they are available online. In the meantime, check out other upcoming events by REL:
1) Teaching academic content and literacy to English learners–July 22 or 23
2) Principal leadership for effective use of PGES data–July 29
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Another student engagement link—An introduction to student engagement:
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It was great to see so many people at the action research training by ARI and REL Appalachia on Jun 19. For those interested in more info about measuring student engagement, REL Appalachia has webinars and other presentations on this topic. Check out the links below:
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We have great educators in our KVEC region!

Thank you for your quick response! That does help. I wanted to be sure I follow all guidelines and limitations. Thank you again.

Last year certain sections had word limitations, but not every section. I believe it is the same way this year. While it doesn’t necessarily have to be lengthy, I suggest being as concise and descriptive as possible so that the scorers understand what you want to accomplish with your project and how you will measure your desired outcome. Hope that helps!

Don’t forget the REL Action Research Workshop on Friday, June 19. Flyer with electronic registration is attached.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): rel-ap-action-research-flyer_electronic.pdf to Perpetual Data Analysis System (PDAS)

this is the powerpoint covering my mini grant

Hey everyone,
KVEC/ARI is planning a digital data retreat in the fall. We hope to get you guys involved and excited about that event. Stay posted for more information.

This is an interesting publication. It is the first time that I have seen anything on data use standards. The goal of the standards is the effective use of data by teachers and administrators to support student learning for success. I would be interesting in knowing what our holler members think about the publication.
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A KVEC/ARI team will be attending the CESA 7 Data Retreat in Green Bay, Wisconsin this week. Our leadership team will work together through a guided structured process to discover school/district data patterns, pose hypotheses, and develop school improvement plans. The retreats follow a proven 8-step process:

Step 1: Team Readiness
Step 2: Data…Read More

A KVEC/ARI team will be attending the CESA 7 Data Retreat in Green Bay, Wisconsin this week.

Our leadership team will work together through a guided structured process to discover school/district data patterns, pose hypotheses, and develop school improvement plans. The retreats follow a proven 8-step process:

Step 1: Team Readiness
Step 2:…Read More

Checkout KVEC on Facebook. Keep up with happenings from across the region.
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This facilitation guide aims to build the capacity of education practitioners to use
available data more comprehensively and effectively. The guide provides grade-, school-, and
state-level education data teams—composed of teachers, administrators, staff, and other
stakeholders—with steps, sample questions, and resources for using data sys…Read More

I just added a category for Student Assessment under the resources tab. I am attaching a few of those here.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): student-assessment-inventory-achieve.pdf, principles-of-assessment.docx, cssocgcsassessmentcommitments10152014.pdf, 21st-century-assessment-defined.pdf to ARI Next Generation Data and Analysis

Interesting Article.
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.kentucky.com/2014/12/17/3599214/aaron-thompson-ky-must-redouble.html?sp=/99/349/’ title=’Lexington, KY local and state news by the Lexington Herald-Leader | Kentucky.com’ image=”]The Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper in Lexington, KY offers local news coverage online. Serving Fayette, Bourbon,…Read More

The KCEWS (formerly the P-20 Data Warehouse)

* 2013 High School Feedback Reports: Provides a school-level picture of college readiness and college attendance, broken down several ways; updated every year or two. These used to be available by coop thru CPE, but I don’t think they do that anymore.…Read More

The Kentucky Department of Education is in partnership with the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University. Through this partnership KDE is engaged in the Strategic Data Project (SDP) which has focused on analyzing college-going and human capital management data. In June, CEPR researchers shared their findings after two…Read More

It’s not too late to register for an event sponsored by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia that will focus on principal leadership for effective data use, with a focus on PGES data. REL Appalachia is bringing in Dr. Jeffrey Wayman, who developed a set of 12 research-based practices for principal leadership around data use while t…Read More

Johnny has done a terrific job providing us data for the state assessment. The attached article details how schools and districts are analyzing student outcomes and other data for improvement.

Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): leading-indicators.pdf to ARI Next Generation Data and Analysis