DATAWISE Users' Conference Materials

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To download conference materials, such as session presentations and handouts, please click on the session name below.

Day One - Wednesday, November 9, 2011

7:00-
8:00 am		 Registration Check-In, Networking, and Continental Breakfast
(Help Desk staff available for informal Q&A, consultation, and quick demos)
8:00-
8:30 am		 Opening Session - Welcome, Introductions
8:30-
9:30 am		 Plenary Session: What's New in DATAWISE and Where are we Headed-
Showcase of Features and Resources
Track-Session/Time Slot

Using DATAWISE to Improve
Student Learning

 Creating Rich Assessments** Purposefully Using Data to Boost Student Achievement
Novice Users* Advanced Users
9:30-
9:45 am		 Transition to Concurrent Sessions
9:45-
10:45 am		 DATAWISE Overview and Reports Part 1:
Navigating the System and Reports - Drilling Down from State to Local Results		 Supporting Collaboration Writing Effective Items Making Sense of all that Data!
10:45-
11:15 am		 Break and Informal Networking
(Help Desk staff available for informal Q&A, consultation, and quick demos)
11:15 am-
12:15 pm		 DATAWISE Overview and Reports Part 2:
Navigating the System and Reports - Drilling Down from State to Local Results		 Test Delivery Options Building Effective Assessments Using DATAWISE Reports to Target Student Interventions
12:15-
1:15 pm		 Buffet Luncheon - Networking and Round Table Discussions
Clients and staff members will facilitate discussions related to the different conference tracks.
(Help Desk staff available for informal Q&A, consultation, and quick demos)
1:15-
1:30 pm		 Transition to Concurrent Sessions
Track-Session/Time Slot

Using DATAWISE to Improve
Student Learning

 Creating Rich Assessments** Purposefully Using Data to Boost Student Achievement
Novice Users* Advanced Users
1:30-
2:30 pm		 DATAWISE Test Creation Using the Item Bank (Basic) New Capabilities for Scoring Tests Special Session: Grants - Practical Tips for Funding Your Initiatives in Tight Times Translating Data into Instructional Action
2:30-
2:45 pm		 Break and Transition to Concurrent Sessions
2:45-
3:45 pm		 Repeat Advanced Session:
New Capabilities for Scoring Tests		 Getting In-Depth Test Results Quickly and Easily Repeat Session:
Building Effective Assessments		 Establishing a Schoolwide Infrastructure for Collaboration
3:45-
4:00 pm		 Break and Transition to Plenary Activity
4:00-
4:15 pm		 Who's Who as a DATAWISE User
4:15-
5:00 pm		 Informal Networking and Time on Your Own
(Help Desk staff available for informal Q&A, consultation, and quick demos)

 


Day Two - Thursday, November 10, 2011

7:00-
7:45 am		 Continental Breakfast and Informal Networking
(Help Desk staff available for informal Q&A, consultation, and quick demos)
8:00-
9:00 am		 Plenary Session: Common Core State Standards -
Implications and Measured Progress's Approach
9:00-
9:15 am		 Transition to Concurrent Sessions
Track-Session/Time Slot

Using DATAWISE to Improve
Student Learning

 Creating Rich Assessments** Purposefully Using Data to Improve Student Learning
Novice Users* Advanced Users
9:15-
10:15 am		 Condensed
Repeat Session: DATAWISE Overview and Reports: Navigating the System and Reports		 New
Multi-Roster
Report		 Advanced User Session:
Extended Reports -
Tips and Tricks		 An Introduction to Formative Assessment, a Powerful and Often Misunderstood Set of Strategies to Improve Student Learning
10:15-
10:30 am		 Break and Transition to Concurrent Sessions
10:30-
11:30 am		 Repeat Advanced Session:
Getting In-Depth Test Results Quickly and Easily		 New Tools for Monitoring Progress Special Session: Measured Progress
Fixed Forms		 E-learning Opportunities
for DATAWISE Users
11:30 am-
12:15 pm

12:30-
1:15 pm		 Buffet Luncheon

Plenary Session: Client Presentations and Panel Discussion -
Putting DATAWISE into Action
1:15-
2:45 pm		 Team Action Planning Time
(with staff support for group or individual meetings)
Put DATAWISE into Action at your District
2:45-
3:00 pm		 Break and Transition to Whole-Group Session
3:00-
3:45 pm		 Team Action Plan Idea Exchange
3:45-
4:15 pm		 Conference Wrap-Up: Closing Message
4:15-
5:00 pm		 Help Desk staff available for informal Q&A, consultation, and quick demos


Do you want to learn more about how DATAWISE helps educators translate data into instructional action? If so, your school or district might be interested in the Putting Assessment Data into Action tutorial series. In this series, your team will learn more about the benefits of using assessment data and the skills necessary to support effective data analysis in the classroom.


Did you attend the plenary on the implications of the Common Core State Standards? Learn more about Measured Progress’s overall approach to addressing these new standards by downloading the white paper The Common Core State Standards: How well are existing items aligned?