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2010-2011 Data-Driven Decisions Workshops

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Data-Driven Decisions Workshop Schedule

Day & Subject Registration forms Workshop Status
Sept. 13 - Science
 Sept. 14 - Mathematics*
Sept. 15 - Reading & Writing**
Sept. 16 - Social Studies		 Registration forms     pdf form Accepting registrations for all workshops.
*The 9/14 Math is full.

**9/15 Reading workshop is nearing capacity.
Sept. 27 - Science
Sept. 28 - Mathematics
Sept. 29 - Reading & Writing		 Registration forms    pdf form Accepting registrations for all workshops.
Oct. 11 - Science
Oct. 12 - Mathematics
Oct. 13 - Reading & Writing
Oct. 14 - Social Studies 		Registration forms    pdf form Accepting registrations for all workshops.
Jan. 18 - Science
Jan. 19 - Mathematics
Jan. 20 - Reading & Writing
Jan. 21 - Social Studies		 Registration forms    pdf form Accepting registrations for all workshops.

Workshop Details

Location

“The Commons” Conference Center

J.J. Pickle Research Center

10100 Burnet Road
Austin, Texas   

Transportation    
Maps and directions
Times 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. - Registration
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Workshop

Note:  Seating is assigned. A continental breakfast (coffee and pastries) and lunch are provided.

Please notify us at least two weeks in advance if you have special needs.
Materials  Participants Must Bring to the Workshops All subjects
 2010 TAKS Summary Item Analysis Reports
(THESE REPORTS ARE CRITICAL--participants MUST bring these reports.  Educators who arrive without these reports often spend valuable workshop time calling back to the campus or district offices trying to obtain these reports.)

Reading Day only
The most current released Reading test for all applicable grades (available from TEA website) 

Note on Spanish testing
If your students take the test in Spanish, you must also bring the Spanish version of the test for the appropriate grades and subjects (reading, math, science).
Cost

The cost of the workshop is $235 per person per day.

  • Registration is not complete until you receive a confirmation email. 
  • Do not make travel arrangements until you receive this email.

Acceptable methods of payment include purchase orders, credit cards or checks (make checks payable to Kilgo Consulting, Inc.). 
Special needs Notify us at least two weeks in advance of the scheduled workshop if you need special needs, including special seating arrangements.  Seats are assigned in advance and special seating requests will be accommodated if possible.
Policies:
Substitutions

Changing the name of the registered participant (but not the registered day) is acceptable, even on the day of the workshop. 

Email changes to lkilgo@margaretkilgo.com.  Identify the originally registered person and the name of the substitute participant.
Policies:
Changing workshop days

As space allows:

0-7 days prior to the session    Not allowed

8-21 days prior to a session     $25 per person

22+ days prior to a session      no cost
Policies:
Canceling your registration

0-7 days prior to the session    No refund

8-21 days prior to a session     ˝ the registration fee

22+ days prior to a session      $25 per person
Conference Hotel  Holiday Inn NW Arboretum
8901 Business Park Dr.
Austin, TX 78759
Phone: 512.343.0888

To reserve rooms at the Holiday Inn NW, either call the hotel directly at 512.343.0888 or use the hotel reservation form, below.

Hotel Reservation Form (Word format)               Hotel Reservation Form (pdf format)

Hotel tax exempt certificate
Note: The tax exempt certificate must be presented at check-in in order to qualify for exemption from the state hotel taxes. 
Because area-wide sellouts often occur in this area of Austin, a block of rooms has been reserved for Kilgo participants at the Holiday Inn NW.  These rooms will be available until the cutoff date or until the block is sold out, whichever comes first.   See Hotel Reservation Form for cutoff dates.
Additional Hotels Click here for a list of additional hotels near the conference center.

Writing

Margaret Kilgo's significant research in writing is being integrated into the Reading workshop for a combined English Language Arts/Reading workshop for this fall.  This combined workshop, offered on September 15, September 29, October 13, and January 20 will be a combined Reading and Writing workshop.

Data-Driven Decisions Workshop description

Margaret Kilgo presents her in-depth research on the relationship between the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and Student Expectations (SEs) and the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) in K-12 reading, math, science and social studies.  Participants are involved in an innovative process that promotes student success on the TAKS by effectively implementing the TEKS/SE with a focus on higher standards in classroom instruction and assessment through a district-wide curriculum and assessment plan.

The critical components of a campus and/or district plan include: 

  1. Data-driven decisions – In-depth models based on specific TEKS/SE alignment

  • Using data-driven decision models for the instruction and assessment programs, K-12, in language arts/reading, mathematics, science, and social studies based on the assessment history of student performance on the 2003 through 2010 TAKS and determining strengths and weaknesses by TEKS/SEs; and

  • Developing an understanding of the most significant errors students make on the TAKS and why students make these errors based on new data research.

  1. Instructional strategies and models

  • Implementing specific strategies and models through levels of questions for teaching the higher-level thinking skills, concepts, and content knowledge embedded in the TEKS/SEs to the depth and complexity of TAKS; and

  • Using assessment models focused on the TEKS/SEs to the depth and complexity of TAKS so students’ grades are accurate predictors of achievement scores

  1. Scope and Sequence          

  • Implementing  calendar/pacing charts to be certain all students have an opportunity to be taught the tested curriculum before the state assessment.

  •  Using data-driven decisions to spiral and re-teach specific TEKS/SEs

  1.  Focused Professional Development

  • Providing a model for educators to research and study the TEKS/SEs from the viewpoint of the TAKS to develop a deep understanding of the alignment between the TEKS/SE and TAKS with a focus on teaching and assessing the state curriculum, not teaching to the test; and

  • Organizing professional development around data-driven decisions to focus study on the lowest scoring TEKS/SEs

  1. Monitoring to Ensure Outstanding Student Performance

  • Following a specific monitoring plan for effective implementation of the TEKS/SEs and alignment with the TAKS

  • Monitoring the ongoing implementation of the strategies and research presented in this workshop.

 

 

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