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Data-Driven Decisions Workshop Schedule & Registration Forms

Schedule & Registration Forms
2011-2012 Workshops Comments
Jan. 17: Science (K-12)
Jan. 18: Mathematics (K-12)
Jan. 19: ELAR (K-12)
Jan. 20: Social Studies (K-12)

Registration forms: Word version    PDF version

 Accepting registrations for all workshops

Cost for all Data-Driven Decisions workshops:  $235 per person per day 

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:
 2011 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.)
2011
Workshop
Cost

The cost of the workshop is $235 per person per day, the same as the 2010 workshops.

  • 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

Holiday Inn reservation link for the Feb. 8-9 workshops (preferred method of room reservations):
 http://www.holidayinn.com/redirect?path=rates&brandCode=hi&localeCode=en&hotelCode=ausnw&_PMID=99801505&GPC=KWJ

--OR--

Call the Holiday Inn Northwest 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.

2011 Data-Driven Decisions Workshop description

Transition to State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness and End-of-Course

The 2011-2012 Kilgo Data-Driven Decisions (DDD) workshop sessions will have a total focus on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and End-of-Course (EOC) with a complete integration of all of the STAAR and EOC specifications and requirements into the DDD notebook materials.  These sessions will be based on Margaret Kilgo’s most current, in-depth research on STAAR, grades 3-8, and EOC, grades 9-11, and the Texas curriculum standards, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and Student Expectations (SEs), for the new, revised 2009 English/Spanish Language Arts/Reading TEKS/SEs; the current, 2006 Mathematics TEKS/SEs; the new, revised 2010 Science TEKS/SEs; and the new, revised 2011 Social Studies TEKS/SEs, grades K-12. 

Kilgo Research Model

Margaret Kilgo’s unique, copyrighted research model developed over 14 years of research and study includes: 

  • Identifying the relationship between the

1)  Higher-Level Thinking Skills; Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Concepts; and Reading Comprehension Skills embedded in the Texas curriculum standards, TEKS/SEs; and the

2)  Higher-Level Thinking Skills; Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Concepts; and Reading Comprehension Skills tested on the Texas Standards-Based Assessments; and the

3)  New 2012 Texas Standards-Based Assessments STAAR and STAAR/EOC specifications and requirements.

  • Using a research process based on the Open-Ended Response (OER) or Constructed Response Assessment Process, NOT the selective or multiple-choice process and avoiding consideration of all multiple-choice options and test-taking strategies.

Note:  While serving on the five-member Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation-funded Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Anchor Standards Committee for Reading and Writing led by David Coleman of Student Achievement Partners in New York City from 2008-2010, Margaret Kilgo studied and researched deeply the relationship between state curriculum standards and state standardized assessments in states other than Texas including California, Florida, New York, Massachusetts (Washington, D. C.) Kentucky; and national curriculum standards and national assessments including the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the Advanced Placement Exams, SAT, SAT II for Science and U.S. History, ACT, GRE, GMAT, and LSAT.   This extensive research of the relationship between state and national curriculum standards and standardized assessments confirmed and validated Margaret Kilgo’s research findings.

 District-Wide Curriculum and Assessment Plan

Participants in the Kilgo Data-Driven Decisions workshops are involved in an innovative, copyrighted process that promotes student success on the STAAR and STAAR/EOC by effectively implementing the TEKS/SEs 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 the Kilgo Data-Driven Decision Models for the instruction and assessment programs, K-12, in English/Spanish Language Arts/Reading, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies by determining strengths and weaknesses by each specific Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills statement and Student Expectation; and

  • Making five key decisions/implications for the instruction and assessment program based on the individual campus and district-wide data analysis summary reports.

  1. Instruction and Assessment Models and Strategies

  • Implementing specific models and strategies through the Kilgo levels of questions based on the “assessment viewpoint” and critical decisions in selection of the “most aligned lessons” in resources and materials for teaching the higher-level thinking skills, concepts, and content knowledge embedded in the TEKS/SEs to the depth of thinking and complexity of concepts, context, and reading comprehension skills of STAAR and EOC;

  • Developing teacher-made tests with open-ended, constructive response options, not selective, multiple-choice response;

  • Limiting use of multiple-choice practice materials; and

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

  1. Scope and Sequence Standards-Based Curriculum Plans

  • Implementing calendar/pacing charts as “Equity Plans” to be certain all students have an opportunity to be taught the tested curriculum standards before the state assessments of STAAR and EOC;  

  • Using the Data-Driven Decisions Model to spiral and reteach specific TEKS/SEs; and remediating students through the assigned grade-level TEKS/SEs and NOT outside the grade-level TEKS/SEs.

  1. Focused Professional Development

  • Providing a model for educators to research and study the TEKS/SEs from the viewpoint of the STAAR and EOC to develop a deep understanding of the alignment between the TEKS/SEs and STAAR and EOC with a focus on teaching and assessing the state curriculum standards, 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 ongoing implementation of teaching and testing the Texas curriculum standards, TEKS/SEs to the depth and complexity of STAAR and EOC; and

  • Monitoring the ongoing campus and district implementation of the research, models, and strategies presented in this workshop.

 

 

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