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This category is about building a culture of using data that is shared among educators and students. Students tracking and reflecting on their own data allows them to make educated decisions about their learning path and needs. 

Data used with students should always be...
in proximity to the data point
must be actionable 
transparently trackable

Example Strategies


CONSIDER FEEDBACK AS DATA
Use comments on Google Docs to give students feedback in the form of action steps to improve work prior to submission for a grade.
Resources:​
  • Video: Adding Comments to Google Docs for Student Feedback
  • Article - 5 Research-based Tips for Providing Students with Meaningful Feedback​
  • Article - Grades vs. Learning - Shifting Attention to What's Important 

Tool Suggestion: Google Docs or Google Slides

START A DATA CULTURE
Select evidence of understanding that is trackable (e.g. spelling tests) and develop a weekly class routine of student's checking their progress using the data. Student's can design their tracker from examples collected on a Google Site or in a Google folder or track them in a Google Sheet.
Resources:​
  • Photo collection of Data Tracker Examples
  • Video - How to create a Google Site
  • Article - Using Data: Engaging Students

Tool Suggestion: Google Sheet for creating charts from data

LET THE STUDENT'S SELECT THE EVIDENCE OF LEARNING
Keep a digital or physical portfolio or image collection of work selected by the student to represent their learning. They select their artifacts that show they have mastered a skill or standard.
Resources:​​
  • How-To Article - Primary Grades 
  • Article - How to Create Powerful Student Portfolios with Google Sites
  • Website: Seesaw: Student Driven Digital Portfolios
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Tool Suggestion: Google Site or Seesaw

PRIORITIZE DATA SOURCES
Use Padlet or a Google Classroom discussion as a class to consider HOW they know they are learning - What is Student Data? from the student perspective. Keep a visual class list of sources to refer to to answer "How am I doing?" Have students identify the scale they are being scored on and what each level means. 
Resources:​​
  • Data Systems Workbook - Slide 5
  • Article - How and Why to Move toward Student-Designed Rubrics
  • Making Data Meaningful to Students - Discussion Tool
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Tool Suggestions: Google Classroom or Padlet

INCORPORATE STUDENT INTERESTS
Use a Google Form or a Word Cloud generator to find out what students are most interested in learning about or prioritizing schedule and content options. More attention paid to student interests equates to more engagement. 
Resources:​​
  • Article - 5 Ways to Give Students More Voice and Choice
  • Interest Surveys (Example #1, Example #2, Example #3)
  • Website - Developing Learner Profiles

Tool Suggestion: Google Form or Tagul (WordArt)
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