Student assessment 101 (and 401): Using Progress Monitoring and Diagnostic Data Across the Cascade

The afternoon session will continue the conversation around a comprehensive assessment system but focus on Progress Monitoring and Diagnostic assessments. Whether you are a teacher, coach, principal or district leader, you have an important role to play in using (or supporting the use of) progress monitoring and diagnostic data to plan, implement and evaluate support. This session will focus on the basics of using (or supporting) progress monitoring and diagnostic data at each level of the cascade while diving deeper into advanced topics including how general outcome measures and mastery measures can be used in a complementary fashion and how “grown-up” data (e.g., intervention frequency and fidelity) can be considered alongside “kid data” to better meet the needs of all students. Examples will be drawn from Acadience Reading K-6 data displays within Acadience Learning Online, but participants will be able to generalize their learning across data systems and grade bands. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the roles progress monitoring and diagnostic data play within an MTSS to plan, implement and evaluate support

2. Identify the specific questions to consider at the class, grade, school and district levels when examining (or supporting the use of) progress monitoring and diagnostic data

3. Consider additional data sources to include in future decision making

  Target Audience

Teachers, specialists, instructional coaches, principals and district leaders