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 MissionNo files available
Presenter: Matt Chapman
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 ImpactNo files available
Contact: Joseph Miller at Adams County School District 14, CO
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 DevelopmentNo files available
Contact: Marcie Fiorentino at Montgomery Academy, NJ - 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 AchievementNo files available
Contact: David Moscinski at School District of Shiocton, WI - 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 ChallengesNo files available
Contact: Nancy Doorey at Delaware Statewide Academic Growth Assessment Pilot, DE - 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 KeyNo files available
Contact: Carol McGehe at Northwest Evaluation Association - 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 AYPNo files available
Contact: Thomas G. Pritchard at Horry County Schools, SC - 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 CorrelationsNo files available
Contact: Cary Schoener at Beaufort County, SC - 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