"Kallick and Colosimo have created a terrific book to help readers consider the next steps in using curriculum mapping, assessment, and technology to generate vibrant and productive learning communities." —From the Foreword by Heidi Hayes Jacobs "This book will help schools everywhere consider the essential questions that great teachers ask, not just in one classroom but across disciplines and grade levels." —Michael Robinson, Head of School Lake Forest Country Day School, IL Enhance instructional planning and learning outcomes through data-based decision making! Today's educators are presented with data from multiple sources, including curriculum maps and national, state, and local assessments. How can educators make sense of the information from these different sources to improve student achievement? Using Curriculum Mapping and Assessment Data to Improve Learning presents effective methods for using data from multiple sources to inform decision making and enrich instructional practices. Data experts Bena Kallick and Jeff Colosimo provide guidance for reviewing curriculum maps, protocols for analyzing student work and assessment data, information about using technology to support the process, and three real-life case studies as examples. The authors help readers successfully Analyze assessment data and curriculum data to revise and improve curriculum Facilitate crucial conversations and professional dialogue Engage faculty as a team to create meaningful consensus Change school culture and give teachers incentives to sustain improvements By making data-driven decisions, all educators—from classroom teachers and building principals to district administrators and curriculum specialists—can dramatically improve student performance and create an environment that encourages optimism and increases opportunity.

Table of Contents:
Foreword by Heidi Hayes Jacobs Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction to Case Studies 1. Transforming to a Data-Informed Culture Creating a Vision Curriculum Mapping as a Data Source Assessment Results as a Data Source Using an Action Plan to Monitor Process Summary 2. Transforming the Culture Through Incentives Time as an Incentive New Roles for Teachers as Incentive Teaching and Learning Councils in a Building Subject Area Coaches Data Miners Data-Informed Facilitators Mapping Coaches Summary 3. The Intersection of Curriculum and Assessment Creating the Standards-Based School System Assessment Data: Individual Classroom Assessment Data: Benchmarks Across Grades or Courses Assessment Data: State Results Curriculum Data: Individual Classroom Level Curriculum Data: Across and Within Course or Grade Level The Intersection of Curriculum Mapping and Assessment Summary 4. Leading With Data Using State Assessment Data A Protocol for Studying State Assessment Data Comparing State Results and Curriculum Mapping Data Performance Data From Local Benchmark Assessments Protocol for Analyzing Benchmark Assessments and Maps Classroom Data Protocol for Analyzing Student Work in Relation to Their Maps Curriculum Mapping Data Protocol for Checking the Quality of the Map Protocol for Curriculum Dialogue Consensus Mapping Summary 5. Case Study #1: The West Seneca Central School District Overcoming Roadblocks to Success: Persevering to Make Curriculum Mapping Work! Curriculum and New Teachers Curriculum in West Seneca The Prologue to Curriculum Mapping Leadership Zooming In on Two Schools Professional Learning Communities Addressing Obstacles That Can Impede Progress Shared Input and Decision Making Curriculum Cabinet/Councils Resources & Incentives Examining Data and Curriculum Maps Summary 6. Case Study #2: Colonial Elementary School Above and Beyond: A Story of School Improvement Building Principal as the Model for Data Analysis First Faculty Meeting of the Year: Reflect on the Past and Plan for the Future Getting Ready for the New School Year: The Data Pipeline Reflective Questionnaire Reflective Questions for Math Pre-assessments Creating Time for Data Analysis Buddy Schedule 7. Case Study #3: West Chester East High School A High School Journey From Individual to Cohesive Curriculum 8. Tips for Staying the Course Index