Members' Seminar Last Year's Presentations

We'd like to thank everyone who attended, and especially those who made presentations at the 2007 Members' Seminar.

The following is a list of presentations and handouts that have been submitted to us by the presenters. The files are all available as compressed zip files that contain materials of various formats provided by their respective authors. Most common are PowerPoint presentations (with filenames ending in .ppt) and Microsoft Word documents (.doc).

Keynote Address

  • Accelerating the Mission
    Presenter: Matt Chapman
    No files available

Keynote Address

  • Using Data to Take Action: From the Classroom to the Capitol
    Presenter: Nancy Doorey

Round 1

  • Mapping Our Way to Meeting the Needs of ALL Students
    Contact: Ed Nelson at Palatine 15, IL
  • NWEA Technical Support Presentation - Data Interpretation
    Contact: Michael Nathan at Northwest Evaluation Association
  • From Data to Differentiation
    Contact: Meredith Cargill at SAU 29, NH
  • Establishment of Program Initiatives
    Contact: Rick Linnell at Pequot Lakes School #186, MN
  • Leadership Isn't Just for Administrators Anymore!
    Contact: Rebecca J. Blink, Ph.D. at Chilton School District, WI
  • Using RIT Point Norms (and Virtual Comparison Groups) to Track Progress and Measure Impact
    Contact: Joseph Miller at Adams County School District 14, CO
    No files available

Round 2

  • Visual Imagery as Artful Evidence: Data-informed Instruction
    Contact: Shawn Smith at School District U-46, IL
  • RIT 101
    Contact: Gage Kingsbury at Northwest Evaluation Association
  • MAP for Primary Grades: You Test First Graders? Yes, and Kindergartners, Too.
    Contact: Jennifer Ward-DeJoseph at Carson City School District, NV
  • Data Walls: A Science Fair for Grown Ups
    Contact: Jennifer Gracyalny at Pulaski Community School District, WI
  • Data Drives Our Bus: Using MAP Data to Inform Decisions at All Levels
    Contact: Sara Reiter at Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, KS
  • RIT Scores for Use in IEP Development
    Contact: Marcie Fiorentino at Montgomery Academy, NJ
    No files available
  • Data-Driven Dialogue - Part I
    Contact: Kathy S Dyer at C2D3, CO

Round 3

  • RIT 201
    Contact: Gage at Northwest Evaluation Association
  • Ten Steps to Top Student Achievement
    Contact: David Moscinski at School District of Shiocton, WI
    No files available
  • NWEA Introduces New Mathematics End-of-Course Tests
    Contact: Steve Robinson at Northwest Evaluation Association
  • Creating Change Through Professional Learning Communities
    Contact: Elizabeth Parks at Blue Valley USD #229, KS
  • Using MAP Data to Develop Systemic Intervention Programs in a Middle School
    Contact: Susan G. Mayernick at Schaumburg School District, IL
  • Data-Driven Dialogue - Part II
    Contact: Kathy Dyer at C2D3, CO

Round 4

  • Technical Overview of MAP, the Testing Cycle and Network Test Environment
    Contact: Quintin Putnam at Northwest Evaluation Association
  • Data Dialogue: A Process for Helping Staff Become Wise Decision-Makers
    Contact: Ed DeYoung at School District U-46, IL
  • Data-Driven Instruction: Meeting the Needs of All Learners
    Contact: Rebecca J. Blink, Ph.D. at Chilton School District, WI
  • Adding Growth to NCLB: Progress and Challenges
    Contact: Nancy Doorey at Delaware Statewide Academic Growth Assessment Pilot, DE
    No files available
  • Examining Relationships among MAP Reading tests, DIBELS, and the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards to Inform Instructional Practice
    Contact: John Wilson at Tempe Elementary School District, AZ
  • Early Identification in Closing the Achievement Gap
    Contact: Renee Klinkner at St. Clair Independent School District #75, MN

Round 5

  • Using NWEA Tools to Build Local Expertise
    Contact: Barb Mullins at Northwest Evaluation Association, CO
  • Unlocking MAP for Primary Grades: Data Is the Key
    Contact: Carol McGehe at Northwest Evaluation Association
    No files available
  • The Achievement Gap
    Contact: Marty McCall at Northwest Evaluation Association
  • Mapping Our Way to Middle School Success
    Contact: Enza Papeck at Community Consolidated School District 59, IL
  • Data-Driven, Differentiated Instruction (3D Instruction)
    Contact: Dan Henderson at Eastern Iowa MAP Consortium, IA
  • Lessons Learned from Grade Level Data Teams
    Contact: Michael Hopkins at Rochester, NH

Round 6

  • Lexile Framework for Reading
    Contact: Otis Fulton at MetaMetrics, NC
  • MAP as a Formative Assessment to Identify Student Needs and Prepare for AYP
    Contact: Thomas G. Pritchard at Horry County Schools, SC
    No files available
  • Principals: Getting the Most from Growth Data
    Contact: Eric Newton at Northwest Evaluation Association
  • Using MAP Data to Fuel Differentiation
    Contact: Eric Newton at Northwest Evaluation Association
  • Accelerating Growth in Reading Using NWEA Data
    Contact: Jan Hinton at Glenview 34 School District, IL
  • Leadership on the Grid: Using Data to Inform Practice
    Contact: Robert Smart, Ph.D. at Richland School District, WA

Round 7

  • Alignment 101
    Contact: Rhonda Boyd at Northwest Evaluation Associaton
  • Effecting Positive School Change with Assessment Data
    Contact: Lawrence R. Kroswek at Millington Community Schools, MI
  • District Level Correlations
    Contact: Cary Schoener at Beaufort County, SC
    No files available
  • What about Science? What Have We Learned So Far?
    Contact: Dennis Christopher at Northwest Evaluation Association
  • JUMP: Jefferson’s Unique Math Program
    Contact: Jane Wallace at York School District One, SC
  • Differentiated Instruction: A School-Wide Approach without Grades, Retention, or Social Promotion.
    Contact: Terry Hoagland at Lebanon Community Schools, OR

Round 8

  • What's New in Research
    Contact: Carl Hauser at Northwest Evaluation Association
  • Using Data for Continuous School Improvement
    Contact: Ed DeYoung at School District U-46, IL
  • Communicating Goals and Results with Parents
    Contact: Renee Klinkner at St. Clair Independent School District #75, MN
  • Fairmont's Reading Acceleration Program: Customized Interventions
    Contact: David Paschke at Fairmont Area Schools, MN
  • Using Data with Teaching Teams to Differentiate Math Instruction
    Contact: Jessica Morgan at East Metro Integration District, MN

Closing Remarks

  • Closing Comments
  • Workshop Drawing

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