Making Awesome Progress

Making Awesome Progress


Our mission is to help all students

make steady and measurable progress toward their learning goals.

 


Got Data? Now What?

Powerful, Practical, and Effective Ways

To Use Reading MAP Data in the Classroom

Goal of Presentation/Workshop

The focus of the workshop is how to effectively USE the data from NWEA Reading MAP to provide differentiated instruction for every student, every day, in every classroom.  The approaches work smoothly with lessons and instruction the teacher has already planned!  We believe the enthusiastic teacher feedback we receive is because we offer extremely practically and incredibly effective ways to help students WITHOUT piling on more work for teachers.  The workshop gives teachers simple tools to use NWEA MAP data to personalize instruction for each student by targeting skills that each student needs most.  We present successful DDI approaches and resources to be used in any classroom, by any teacher, with any student, and with any content area. 

 

Presentation/Training Workshop

  • Personal experiences with student data as both parents and teachers
  • What to do with all this MAP data?  Using the data powerfully and effectively
  • Making DesCartes "teacher friendly" and less overwhelming
  • Approaches and ready-to-go resources put to work in any classroom, any subject
  • Videos to help participants "see" the strategies in action
  • Goal setting, trends in student data, cumulative folders
  • Data:  Real results
  • References available

 

  • Focus:  Differentiated Instruction made easy and for EVERY student in the classroom!
  • Powerful Tools: DDI approaches are for teachers to help EVERY student meet progress goals.
  • Practical Approaches:  Ideal for RtI (Response to Intervention), especially tiers 1 and 2.
  • Making Awesome Progress is explained in a presentation entitled,

Got Data?  Now What?

Powerful, Practical, and Effective Ways

to Use Reading MAP Data in the Classroom

  • The presentation may include hands-on activities for teachers.
  • When:  We typically deliver the presentation during school hours (Institute Day, In-service Event, Professional Development Credit, or with substitute coverage).  We also have given sessions after school and on Saturdays.
  • Where:  Your school or venue, for one school or a partnership of schools
  • Time Required: 2 - 4 hours/can be modified
  • Participants:  No group is too large or too small.  From five teachers to 150 teachers and staff, we have successfully presented to all sizes.  Our presentation/workshop is ideal for K-11 primary, elementary, and middle school teachers, literacy coaches, gifted/accelerated teachers, ELL/ESL teachers, Special Education teachers, teacher aides, and administrators.
  • Ongoing Assistance: We encourage a staff member to be designated as the DDI liaison.  On-going relationship via telephone or email for trouble-shooting, answering questions as teachers begin using the DDI strategies and resources.  With the liaison, we collaborate when planning for follow-up sessions for your staff.
  • Video Training Option:  New in 2012!  In response to requests from around the country and the world, we are pleased to offer a video training using modern digital technology.  Although a live presentation may be the first choice, many teachers and administrators want the advantages of a video training option.

1.     Save money by eliminating travel expenses

2.     Enjoy the convenience of scheduling training to meet a preferred timeframe

3.     Allowing new staff or absent staff to be trained

4.     Ideal for review

Follow-up options for consideration are:  


  • Additional large or small group presentations that deliver, review, or apply the information from original Making Awesome Progress presentation or address specific needs of your staff
  • Grade level teams meeting to focus on particular resources and/or to clarify approaches being implemented in the classroom
  • On-site observations and modeling or coaching of strategies in actual classroom settings
  • Specific focus on PRIMARY MAP (K-2) - DDI approaches and resources
  • Focus on middle-school/junior high (content area)
  • ELL/ESL, Gifted, Special Education
  • Goal setting and cumulative review, interpreting data and trends, parent communication and involvement
  • NWEA MAP for math - DDI approaches and resources
  • Focus on preparing for CORE

CONTACT US

 

If you have questions or would like to schedule a presentation, please contact DDI Teacher Consulting by completing our contact information form.