This course will provide you with an introduction into how to actively monitor your students during instruction, and how you can collect and analyze data to inform you about student progress for future lessons.
This introductory teacher professional development course will equip you with the skills and strategies you need to actively monitor your students' academic progress, analyze the data you collect, and use that data to enhance student support. You will learn the purpose of monitoring students, analyze several data collection methods and data trends, and then consider how you can regroup students and support them in any areas of concern. You will build an active monitoring plan at the end of the course and leave with several tracking documents and resources ready to be implemented in the classroom.
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 10 or later.
- Mac: macOS 12 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Microsoft Word Online
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
- Editing of a Microsoft Word document is required in this course. You may use a free version of Microsoft Word Online, or Google Docs if you do not have Microsoft Office installed on your computer. Model Teaching can provide support for this.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
- An Introduction to Active Monitoring
- Learn the process of active monitoring and how to look for objective evidence of student mastery of concepts, then learn how to identify an activity in your content area and grade-level where you could implement active monitoring.
- Data Collection
- Learn about and analyze multiple data collection tracking documents and a data collection planning guide to help you select the data collection method appropriate for you.
- Addressing Misconceptions
- Learn how to analyze your data for trends and identify areas for improvement in the lesson so you can appropriately address student misunderstandings. Then, learn how to plan for new student grouping and re-teaching based on data trends.
- Putting it All Together
- Using the sample provided, build your own active monitoring plan for an upcoming lesson.
- Applying What you Have Learned
- Get ideas on how to implement the concepts into your classroom, find a list of online resources that feature ideas on data collection and tracking, and read the research behind this type of monitoring in the classroom.
What you will learn
- Identify methods for roaming and actively monitoring your classroom during instruction
- Evaluate several methods for data collecting
- Design a data collection and analysis plan for implementation in your classroom
How you will benefit
- You will more easily be able to check for student understanding and progress in the classroom
- You will have more reliable student data to make instructional decisions
- Your students will improve academically over time
Self-Study