Data Notebooks

Description: This module discusses the importance of data notebooks as a resource tool in the classroom. The module explains the steps for understanding how to guide students to “own” their data and focuses on data growth and goals.

The goals of data notebooks are:

1. To help students monitor and analyze their academic progress through data notebooks.

2. To help students set educational goals and become more responsible for their own learning.

3. To help teachers understand why data collection is important for the teacher and students.

4. To develop Data Notebooks for students and teach students self-monitoring skills.

Target grade levels: K-12

Credits at completion: 5 Hours = 0.5 CEUs

Level: Introductory

Description / Resources/Materials / Product / Target Date
Read the document about data driven teachers.
List 3 types of data that would be useful for your students to collect throughout the year for their data notebooks. / / List of data that you would collect for data notebooks
Read the article which gives the Principal and the Teacher’s perspective on Data Notebooks.
List the benefits of data notebooks for all stakeholders. / Article-The Principal and the Teachers Perspective on data notebooks.
/ List benefits of data notebooks
Review the Power Point on how to get data notebooks started
List 2 new ideas you acquired from the power point. / See power point below
See information Slides / List 2 new ideas
Review the web link for Montgomery County Public Schools. Note the wide range of resources available to support Data Notebooks.
List 2 resources that you can use from the Montgomery County website to help support your Data Notebooks / / Review wide range of resources
List 2 new resources you can use.
Have students help you decide what you will use in your DataNotebooks. Allow students to create their data notebook and personalize it. / Allow students to decorate and personalize their own notebook. / Develop Data notebook for each student in the class.
Meet with your Coach or Administrator to discuss your plan for Data Notebooks-Bring chart 4 with your information documented. / Meeting with Administrator or Coach-Bring Chart 4 completed.
Show your coach or Administrator an example of how your data notebooks will look. / Chart 4 with teacher documentation of data notebook plan for the year.
Review data notebooks with students on a one to one basis. Demonstrate how students should use this notebook as a guide for growth throughout the year. Make notes on each student conference. / Conferences with students about data information / Conference notes as you meet with students to discuss how to use data notebooks throughout the year for growth
View the video which demonstrates how data notebooks are used in one Elementary School / Video One (K-5)

Journal your feelings about keeping data notebooks in your classroom. Discuss if you feel the data notebooks have helped your students grow and if they have become independent with tracking their own data. / Journal
View chart 5 which gives guidelines for Data Notebooks. Edit the chart to fit your class plan for the year. / See Chart 5 / Edit chart 5 to fit your class plan for the year.
View the video which demonstrates teacher-student discussion on parent lead conferences with data notebooks
This shows elementary but can be modified to any grade level.
Write a lesson which will help students understand how to have a parent led conference to share their data notebooks at the next Parent teacher meeting. / Video one (5 min –Elem)