The education world is obsessed with data. Data for your standards, data for your attendance, data for everything. It is overwhelming, especially when you required to post data. So what's really important? What will help kids learn?
Since I don't believe in giving children "rewards" such as food and prizes for doing well, my Giant Data Wall is the way I can show off classes doing well and group of kids doing great. The picture speak louder than words however here's the components: Left Side: In different colors, I have my six class hours Top Row Categories: Class Jobs: I am obsessed with class jobs (check out my post here). I post my lists on my data wall so my students and I can easily see who needs to do what during the class hour. Plus if jobs change throughout the year students can see their jobs posted all year! I use this for in class motivation if students need a push. Class Average: This is for students and I to see how the class is doing as a whole. Because it's an average, students can get an idea where their grade is. Quiz: I use my most recent average quiz score right here. I update as soon as I can so students can see how they have done. I can also visually tell what classes struggled the most on their quizzes. Homework: This is my favorite category. I grade my homework quizzes in class and post their scores almost immediately. It is really good feedback for the class to see how they did. Right now Hour 5 and Hour 6 have been in serious competition! Quarterly: My school is HUGE about our quarterly exams. When the quarterly exam is coming up, I will highlight how their scores will be up all quarter to push their goals! Group of the Week: Every Friday or Monday I choose a new Group of the Week. Students feel awesome when they realize their hard work pays off and their on my wall! Cost: Free-$5. If you have paper and clear binder covers... you're set! Preparation: This took me about 20 minutes to fully put up. I used tape to clear binder covers on my back wall. It has stayed up really well. I use wet erase markers on the clear binder covers. Maintainence: I make a huge effort to update this as soon as I have a new quiz and homework. I use dry erase markers to write (or wet erase) and wipes to remove old data. I only update the class average only 2-3 weeks when there are a lot of grades added. Whenever I add anything, I always put an arrow up or down. This is REALLY motivating for students and classes. For instance all my homework grades went down this week and my kids are motivated to do better. Ideas to Expand: In the future I am going to add an Attendance part of the data wall. If you have any significant things you collect such as Do Nows, Exit Tickets, etc. that is great to add too. This is super customizable for you! I hope this helps you on your quest to be the best data cruncher ever! ENJOY!
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