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2008 - 3rd ANNUAL SPRING
DATA CONFERENCE |
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Datapalooza:
Change the System...Change
the World |
April 2-4, 2008 |
Six Flags Great Escape Lodge
& Indoor Waterpark |
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This conference will address
how schools, organizations, and the community can
collaborate in using data for systems change required to
address student needs in the 21st century global economy. |
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AVAILABLE WORKSHOPS |
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Perception Data: How to
Get It & Use It |
January 29, 2008
8:30am - 3:00pm |
Gick Road |
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Planning to administer a
survey takes many factors into consideration including the
construct of interest, survey formats and sampling. This
workshop introduces participants to these concepts and other
key ideas as a foundation for a survey design project. Basic
data analysis will be conducted via Excel, and electronic
surveys will be discussed. After this workshop, participants
will be able to design different survey items around a
common construct, know strategies for reducing bias, will
have the skills to organize the data, and will be able to
organize the data analysis needs of their project. |
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Statistics & Stuff for
Teachers (Using
Blackboard) |
January - June |
own workstation |
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This five session course
offered through Blackboard provides instructional staff with
a statistics refresher, applying concepts to the classroom.
Participants also will review assessment and psychometric
issues as they relate to the classroom. At the end of this
course, teachers will understand how to use statistics to
enhance classroom instruction and management and how to
embark on a research project. The course will take
approximately 15 hours to complete.
Topics
The
Wonderful World of Assessments
Basic Statistics
Psychometrics
Advanced Statistics
Research Design Basics & Data
Triangulation |
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SPSS Training: Basic
Statistical Analysis Using SPSS |
Data is TBA - email if
interested |
Gick Road |
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This
workshop is designed for those with limited experience with
SPSS who would like to learn how to use the program for
basic statistical analyses. Topics will include recoding
variables, opening various types of data files, basic data
summaries, and graphing. Familiarity with basic statistics
is helpful, but not required. Limited to 12 participants per
session. |
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SPSS Training: Advanced
Statistical Analysis Using SPSS |
Date is TBA - email if
interested |
Gick Road |
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This
workshop is designed to assist participants in using SPSS to
organize and analyze data. Topics will include cluster
analysis, factor analysis, MANOVA, and repeated measures
MANOVA. Familiarity with basic statistics is required;
familiarity with these topics in advance is recommended.
Limited to 12 participants per session. |
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IN-DISTRICT OPPORTUNITIES |
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Is Your Iceberg Melting?
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In District |
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If you feel that in this 21st
Century global economy your school and its structures are
becoming irrelevant, then your iceberg is melting! Using the
framework provided through Kotter and Rathgeber’s penguin
fable, this workshop will guide your district or building
team through the eight steps needed for successful
organizational change. Change is never easy, but with these
tools, great results are right around the next iceberg!
Prerequisite: Participants must read the book, Our
Iceberg is Melting, prior to the workshop. |
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Formative Assessment
Development - Introduction to Rubrics |
In District |
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This interactive workshop is designed to
assist teachers in developing quality rubrics as well as
using rubric results appropriately in the classroom. Topics
include purpose of rubrics, various rubric designs, analysis
of rubric data, and use of results for student feedback and
grading purposes. Limited to 20 people. |
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Formative Assessment
Development -
Multiple Choice Items |
In District |
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This introductory workshop is designed to
assist teachers in developing quality multiple choice items
as well as using multiple choice test results appropriately
in the classroom. Topics include purpose of using multiple
choice items, proper design of multiple choice items,
analysis of item performance, and use of results for
instructional decision-making. Limited to 20 people. |
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Assessment Alignment |
In District |
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Are you able to determine whether or not
students are proficient in the NYS Learning Standards
without using a standardized test? Are your assessments
aligned? How do you know? This workshop will assist teachers
in aligning existing assessments and locating appropriate
new assessments. Participants will need to bring an existing
assessment or test with them to the workshop. |
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ASSESSMENT AWAKENINGS |
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All workshops are 8-9am |
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Book Discussion:
Failure is NOT an
Option |
September 26, 2007 |
GICK ROAD |
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What
Teachers/Administrators Should Know (or Ask) about
Measurement |
October 22, 2007 |
GICK ROAD |
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What Else Parents
Should Know (or Ask) about Assessments |
November 28, 2007 |
GICK ROAD |
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Growth Models: Is
There Value Added? |
December 20, 2007 |
GICK ROAD |
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Book Discussion:
Sustaining Change in
Schools |
January 28, 2008 |
GICK ROAD |
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Census Data: What
does it Say about Your District’s Community? |
February 28, 2008 |
GICK ROAD |
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Assessing Problem Solving
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March 17, 2008 |
GICK ROAD |
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Longitudinal Data Analysis
with State Assessment Results:
Dos and Don’ts |
April 29, 2008 |
GICK ROAD |
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DATA ANALYSIS JEOPARDY -Y4 |
May 22, 2008 |
GICK ROAD |
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COMING SUMMER 2008 |
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Summer Data Institute |
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This workshop is designed to
help districts organize and analyze their data, determine
performance gaps, and prepare a plan to address those gaps.
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CIO Summer Institute |
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This workshop is designed to
help CIOs understand their data, verify data accuracy, and
coordinate their district’s data management efforts. |
