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    ​​​​​​​Understanding & Using Data for a Purpose

    Professional learning opportunities in SY24-25 will continue to focus on supporting educators in gaining a deeper understanding of PVAAS and other K-12 data to use the information for specific purposes and decisions aligned to educators' work at the LEA/district, school, grade/subject, classroom, and student levels. 

    For professional learning opportunities specific to PVAAS Roster Verification, please visit the PVAAS Roster Verification webpage. ​

    Audience: LEA/District Leaders, K-12 Content Leaders, School Leaders, Teacher Leaders, & School Counselors 

    It's that time when we're thinking about course placement for the coming year, especially in math.  Are you ready to consider some timely updates to your course recommendation procedures that work to highlight the strengths and needs of your current student population? PVAAS student-level projections can help you in that work! This session will illustrate how to utilize PVAAS student projection data, along with other data sources, to (1) proactively inform a math course placement decision matrix that meets incoming students' needs and (2) plan for appropriate course offerings, including intervention and remediation supports and rigorous Honors and AP courses. Many of these projections are available several years in advance for students, allowing you to make informed decisions about course offerings, interventions, and resource allocation for upcoming school years. Join us in considering best practices to get your students on the road to success in math!

    • Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 9:00-10:00am
    • Wednesday, February 5, 2025 @ 1:00-2:00pm

    Register for The Journey to Success in Math: Using a Decision Matrix to Inform Course Placement

     

    Audience: LEA/District Leaders, School Leaders, K-12 Content Leaders, & Teacher Leaders 

    Are you thinking ahead to your summer curriculum projects or into the next school year? Is there a revision to instructional programming on the horizon?  Do you want ideas for teams of teachers to dialogue about curriculum, assessment, and instruction strategically? Before you jump into planning for these improvement efforts, join us to look at the Digging Deeper Guides, which can help focus your team's discussions on determining the “why" behind your student performance results at the school, grade/subject, and classroom levels. Join this session to walk away with ideas for how to have your district/school teams dig deeper into these discussions about CIAO practices. Participants will leave with various techniques to engage educators in self-reflection and question prompts for collaborative discussions and investigations in PLCs and data team meetings, including root cause identification.  Opportunities for questions and discussion will occur throughout the session.
    • Monday, Feb 3, 2025 @ 10:00am-11:00am
    • Tuesday, March 4, 2025 @ 9:00am-10:00am
    Register for Planning for Improved Practices: Let's Dig into Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Organization

    Audience: School Counselors & School Leaders 

    Are you looking for data to inform decisions about school scheduling or course availability? Do you wonder how others create school schedules that accommodate the strengths and needs of current and incoming students? This collaborative session will share how to utilize PVAAS student projection data to (1) proactively inform the creation of school schedules that meet incoming students' needs and (2) plan for appropriate course offerings, including intervention and remediation supports, as well as rigorous Honors and AP courses. Drawing from data sources such as the PVAAS student-level projections and the collective experiences of counselors from across Pennsylvania, this e-forum will allow you to hear from others as you grow your system. Join this session to learn what data is available to build schedules as you network with colleagues statewide.

    • Thursday, February 6, 2025 @ 9:00-10:00am
    • Wednesday, February 19, 2025 @ 1:00-2:00pm
    Register for Using Data for School Scheduling: A Forum for School Counselors

    ​​Support and Assistance

    For answers to questions regarding statewide support or professional learning, please contact the PVAAS Statewide Team via phone: 717-606-1911 or email: pdepvaas@iu13.org.