Review gaps in Romeo's ability to measure student learning, and identify how a Pathway will help him going forward.

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WHY A PATHWAY?

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Romeo had some struggles in that interview.
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Did Romeo accomplish a great thing in short time?
Time
Greatness

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Did Romeo accomplish a great thing in short time?
Time
Greatness Relay
Teachers

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Romeo had some struggles.
Time
Greatness Relay
Teachers

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It’s your job to coach
Romeo now.

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How will you position him to accomplish
great things
in short time
with his students?

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Romeo had some struggles with measuring learning.

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Romeo didn’t know what to teach on a daily basis.

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As Romeo’s coach, you will ask him:
What content are
you responsible
for teaching
throughout this
entire school
year?

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You will help Romeo…
Determine Content
(that’s Step 1)

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Romeo didn’t know how to select good assessments.

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As Romeo’s coach, you will ask him:
How will your
students
demonstrate
learning of the
content you
taught?

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You will help Romeo…
Solidify Assessment Plan
(that’s Step 2)

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Romeo didn’t know how to put a stake in the ground.

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As Romeo’s coach, you will ask him:
What degree of
mastery do you
expect students
to achieve by the
end-of-year?

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You will help Romeo…
Set Goals
(that’s Step 3)

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Romeo didn’t know how to make use of his data.

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As Romeo’s coach, you will ask him:
How are individual
students performing
across individual
standards, and what
needs to be done
about it?

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You will help Romeo…
Track Progress
(that’s Step 4)

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Romeo didn’t know what to do with his final data.

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As Romeo’s coach, you will ask him:
Are your data
complete and
error-free, and
what does it
mean for your
students?

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You will help Romeo…
Verify Outcomes
(that’s Step 5)

24. Those 5
Steps!

25. That’s the SGA
Pathway!

26. Step 1: Determine
Content
Step 2: Solidify
Assessment Plan
Qualifying Qs:
1) What are you measuring,
and for whom?
2) Are you using a mastery- or
growth-based approach?
3) Have you selected an
aligned student
achievement tracker?
Step 3: Set Goals
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you set meaningful
goals for your class?
2) Have you set meaningful
goals for all students?
Step 4: Track Progress
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are you maintaining
complete, error-free data?
2) Have you analyzed your
data?
3) Have you responded to
your data?
Step 5: Verify
Outcomes
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are your end-of-year data
complete and error-free?
2) Did you meet the
Proficient Goal? The
Ambitious Goal?
3) Have you reflected upon
these outcomes mean for
you and your students?
Select
Subject,
Students, and
Measurement
Approach
Confirm
Mastery-
Based Goals
for Student
Learning
Confirm
Growth-Based
Goals for
Student
Learning
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Mastery Data
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Growth Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Mastery Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Growth Data
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you selected the right
assessment(s)?
2) When do you plan to
administer your
assessment(s)?
The RGSE Pathway for Measuring Academic Achievement
Create Plan to
Assess
Mastery of
the Content
Create Plan to
Measure
Growth in the
Subject

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Take a moment to
Notice
and
Consider
some features of the Pathway

28. Step 1: Determine
Content
Step 2: Solidify
Assessment Plan
Qualifying Qs:
1) What are you measuring,
and for whom?
2) Are you using a mastery- or
growth-based approach?
3) Have you selected an
aligned student
achievement tracker?
Step 3: Set Goals
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you set meaningful
goals for your class?
2) Have you set meaningful
goals for all students?
Step 4: Track Progress
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are you maintaining
complete, error-free data?
2) Have you analyzed your
data?
3) Have you responded to
your data?
Step 5: Verify
Outcomes
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are your end-of-year data
complete and error-free?
2) Did you meet the
Proficient Goal? The
Ambitious Goal?
3) Have you reflected upon
these outcomes mean for
you and your students?
Select
Subject,
Students, and
Measurement
Approach
Confirm
Mastery-
Based Goals
for Student
Learning
Confirm
Growth-Based
Goals for
Student
Learning
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Mastery Data
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Growth Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Mastery Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Growth Data
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you selected the right
assessment(s)?
2) When do you plan to
administer your
assessment(s)?
The RGSE Pathway for Measuring Academic Achievement
Create Plan to
Assess
Mastery of
the Content
Create Plan to
Measure
Growth in the
Subject
NOTICE: There are 5 steps to the
Pathway, and they are sequenced
in a sensible order.​

29. Step 1: Determine
Content
Step 2: Solidify
Assessment Plan
Qualifying Qs:
1) What are you measuring,
and for whom?
2) Are you using a mastery- or
growth-based approach?
3) Have you selected an
aligned student
achievement tracker?
Step 3: Set Goals
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you set meaningful
goals for your class?
2) Have you set meaningful
goals for all students?
Step 4: Track Progress
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are you maintaining
complete, error-free data?
2) Have you analyzed your
data?
3) Have you responded to
your data?
Step 5: Verify
Outcomes
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are your end-of-year data
complete and error-free?
2) Did you meet the
Proficient Goal? The
Ambitious Goal?
3) Have you reflected upon
these outcomes mean for
you and your students?
Select
Subject,
Students, and
Measurement
Approach
Confirm
Mastery-
Based Goals
for Student
Learning
Confirm
Growth-Based
Goals for
Student
Learning
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Mastery Data
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Growth Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Mastery Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Growth Data
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you selected the right
assessment(s)?
2) When do you plan to
administer your
assessment(s)?
The RGSE Pathway for Measuring Academic Achievement
Create Plan to
Assess
Mastery of
the Content
Create Plan to
Measure
Growth in the
Subject
CONSIDER: What would go wrong if we
tried to Track Progress before we had
Solidified our Assessment Plan?

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Take a moment to
Notice
and
Consider
another feature of the Pathway

31. Step 1: Determine
Content
Step 2: Solidify
Assessment Plan
Qualifying Qs:
1) What are you measuring,
and for whom?
2) Are you using a mastery- or
growth-based approach?
3) Have you selected an
aligned student
achievement tracker?
Step 3: Set Goals
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you set meaningful
goals for your class?
2) Have you set meaningful
goals for all students?
Step 4: Track Progress
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are you maintaining
complete, error-free data?
2) Have you analyzed your
data?
3) Have you responded to
your data?
Step 5: Verify
Outcomes
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are your end-of-year data
complete and error-free?
2) Did you meet the
Proficient Goal? The
Ambitious Goal?
3) Have you reflected upon
these outcomes mean for
you and your students?
Select
Subject,
Students, and
Measurement
Approach
Confirm
Mastery-
Based Goals
for Student
Learning
Confirm
Growth-Based
Goals for
Student
Learning
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Mastery Data
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Growth Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Mastery Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Growth Data
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you selected the right
assessment(s)?
2) When do you plan to
administer your
assessment(s)?
The RGSE Pathway for Measuring Academic Achievement
Create Plan to
Assess
Mastery of
the Content
Create Plan to
Measure
Growth in the
Subject
NOTICE: Each Step has two or three "Qualifying Questions"
underneath the visual, in small font. Those questions serve
as required checkpoints to pass through before moving to
the next Step of the Pathway.

32. Step 1: Determine
Content
Step 2: Solidify
Assessment Plan
Qualifying Qs:
1) What are you measuring,
and for whom?
2) Are you using a mastery- or
growth-based approach?
3) Have you selected an
aligned student
achievement tracker?
Step 3: Set Goals
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you set meaningful
goals for your class?
2) Have you set meaningful
goals for all students?
Step 4: Track Progress
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are you maintaining
complete, error-free data?
2) Have you analyzed your
data?
3) Have you responded to
your data?
Step 5: Verify
Outcomes
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are your end-of-year data
complete and error-free?
2) Did you meet the
Proficient Goal? The
Ambitious Goal?
3) Have you reflected upon
these outcomes mean for
you and your students?
Select
Subject,
Students, and
Measurement
Approach
Confirm
Mastery-
Based Goals
for Student
Learning
Confirm
Growth-Based
Goals for
Student
Learning
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Mastery Data
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Growth Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Mastery Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Growth Data
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you selected the right
assessment(s)?
2) When do you plan to
administer your
assessment(s)?
The RGSE Pathway for Measuring Academic Achievement
Create Plan to
Assess
Mastery of
the Content
Create Plan to
Measure
Growth in the
Subject
CONSIDER: How might you use these qualifying questions to
coach a teacher who struggled to accurately and
meaningfully measure student learning (like Romeo)?

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Take a moment to
Notice
and
Consider
another feature of the Pathway

34. Step 1: Determine
Content
Step 2: Solidify
Assessment Plan
Qualifying Qs:
1) What are you measuring,
and for whom?
2) Are you using a mastery- or
growth-based approach?
3) Have you selected an
aligned student
achievement tracker?
Step 3: Set Goals
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you set meaningful
goals for your class?
2) Have you set meaningful
goals for all students?
Step 4: Track Progress
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are you maintaining
complete, error-free data?
2) Have you analyzed your
data?
3) Have you responded to
your data?
Step 5: Verify
Outcomes
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are your end-of-year data
complete and error-free?
2) Did you meet the
Proficient Goal? The
Ambitious Goal?
3) Have you reflected upon
these outcomes mean for
you and your students?
Select
Subject,
Students, and
Measurement
Approach
Confirm
Mastery-
Based Goals
for Student
Learning
Confirm
Growth-Based
Goals for
Student
Learning
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Mastery Data
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Growth Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Mastery Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Growth Data
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you selected the right
assessment(s)?
2) When do you plan to
administer your
assessment(s)?
The RGSE Pathway for Measuring Academic Achievement
Create Plan to
Assess
Mastery of
the Content
Create Plan to
Measure
Growth in the
Subject
NOTICE: The Pathway splits after Step 1 into two sequences,
one for Standards Mastery and one for Reading Growth.
Mastery Pathways are the boxes in the top row.
Growth Pathways are the boxes in the bottom row.
These two sequences follow a similar trajectory, but there
are key differences.

35. The type of measures you will
use for your SGA work is
mastery-based
or
growth-based.

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Mastery is when you can actually master
something.

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Like karate, where you can actually be a
master.

38. For mastery-based measures, students start
the year needing to learn a discrete set of
material (standards) that is new and
different than the year before.

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Mastery-Based Measures
18th century US History Basic Statistics French III

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Growth-based is when you can only
improve upon your practice.

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Like yoga, where everybody has room to
grow.

42. For reading growth, students start the year
working to improve upon something
they’ve already worked on, and that they’re
going to continue working on.

43. Step 1: Determine
Content
Step 2: Solidify
Assessment Plan
Qualifying Qs:
1) What are you measuring,
and for whom?
2) Are you using a mastery- or
growth-based approach?
3) Have you selected an
aligned student
achievement tracker?
Step 3: Set Goals
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you set meaningful
goals for your class?
2) Have you set meaningful
goals for all students?
Step 4: Track Progress
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are you maintaining
complete, error-free data?
2) Have you analyzed your
data?
3) Have you responded to
your data?
Step 5: Verify
Outcomes
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are your end-of-year data
complete and error-free?
2) Did you meet the
Proficient Goal? The
Ambitious Goal?
3) Have you reflected upon
these outcomes mean for
you and your students?
Select
Subject,
Students, and
Measurement
Approach
Confirm
Mastery-
Based Goals
for Student
Learning
Confirm
Growth-Based
Goals for
Student
Learning
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Mastery Data
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Growth Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Mastery Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Growth Data
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you selected the right
assessment(s)?
2) When do you plan to
administer your
assessment(s)?
The RGSE Pathway for Measuring Academic Achievement
Create Plan to
Assess
Mastery of
the Content
Create Plan to
Measure
Growth in the
Subject
CONSIDER: In karate you can become a master, in yoga
everybody has room to grow (even yogis). How is 3rd grade
math like karate, and how is reading like yoga?

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Take a moment to
Notice
and
Consider
another feature of the Pathway

45. Step 1: Determine
Content
Step 2: Solidify
Assessment Plan
Qualifying Qs:
1) What are you measuring,
and for whom?
2) Are you using a mastery- or
growth-based approach?
3) Have you selected an
aligned student
achievement tracker?
Step 3: Set Goals
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you set meaningful
goals for your class?
2) Have you set meaningful
goals for all students?
Step 4: Track Progress
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are you maintaining
complete, error-free data?
2) Have you analyzed your
data?
3) Have you responded to
your data?
Step 5: Verify
Outcomes
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are your end-of-year data
complete and error-free?
2) Did you meet the
Proficient Goal? The
Ambitious Goal?
3) Have you reflected upon
these outcomes mean for
you and your students?
Select
Subject,
Students, and
Measurement
Approach
Confirm
Mastery-
Based Goals
for Student
Learning
Confirm
Growth-Based
Goals for
Student
Learning
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Mastery Data
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Growth Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Mastery Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Growth Data
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you selected the right
assessment(s)?
2) When do you plan to
administer your
assessment(s)?
The RGSE Pathway for Measuring Academic Achievement
Create Plan to
Assess
Mastery of
the Content
Create Plan to
Measure
Growth in the
Subject
NOTICE: The first three Steps of the
Pathway are really focused on
planning. The first round of
assessment data is not collected until
after those Steps are complete.​

46. Step 1: Determine
Content
Step 2: Solidify
Assessment Plan
Qualifying Qs:
1) What are you measuring,
and for whom?
2) Are you using a mastery- or
growth-based approach?
3) Have you selected an
aligned student
achievement tracker?
Step 3: Set Goals
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you set meaningful
goals for your class?
2) Have you set meaningful
goals for all students?
Step 4: Track Progress
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are you maintaining
complete, error-free data?
2) Have you analyzed your
data?
3) Have you responded to
your data?
Step 5: Verify
Outcomes
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are your end-of-year data
complete and error-free?
2) Did you meet the
Proficient Goal? The
Ambitious Goal?
3) Have you reflected upon
these outcomes mean for
you and your students?
Select
Subject,
Students, and
Measurement
Approach
Confirm
Mastery-
Based Goals
for Student
Learning
Confirm
Growth-Based
Goals for
Student
Learning
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Mastery Data
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Growth Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Mastery Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Growth Data
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you selected the right
assessment(s)?
2) When do you plan to
administer your
assessment(s)?
The RGSE Pathway for Measuring Academic Achievement
Create Plan to
Assess
Mastery of
the Content
Create Plan to
Measure
Growth in the
Subject
CONSIDER: Why does the Pathway put
so much emphasis on beginning with the
end in mind?

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Take a moment to
Notice
and
Consider
one final feature of the Pathway

48. Step 1: Determine
Content
Step 2: Solidify
Assessment Plan
Qualifying Qs:
1) What are you measuring,
and for whom?
2) Are you using a mastery- or
growth-based approach?
3) Have you selected an
aligned student
achievement tracker?
Step 3: Set Goals
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you set meaningful
goals for your class?
2) Have you set meaningful
goals for all students?
Step 4: Track Progress
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are you maintaining
complete, error-free data?
2) Have you analyzed your
data?
3) Have you responded to
your data?
Step 5: Verify
Outcomes
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are your end-of-year data
complete and error-free?
2) Did you meet the
Proficient Goal? The
Ambitious Goal?
3) Have you reflected upon
these outcomes mean for
you and your students?
Select
Subject,
Students, and
Measurement
Approach
Confirm
Mastery-
Based Goals
for Student
Learning
Confirm
Growth-Based
Goals for
Student
Learning
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Mastery Data
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Growth Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Mastery Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Growth Data
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you selected the right
assessment(s)?
2) When do you plan to
administer your
assessment(s)?
The RGSE Pathway for Measuring Academic Achievement
Create Plan to
Assess
Mastery of
the Content
Create Plan to
Measure
Growth in the
Subject
NOTICE: The Pathway concludes at
Step 5: Verify Outcomes.
The end-of-year result from
completing the Pathway is an
accurate and meaningful measure of
student learning.

49. Step 1: Determine
Content
Step 2: Solidify
Assessment Plan
Qualifying Qs:
1) What are you measuring,
and for whom?
2) Are you using a mastery- or
growth-based approach?
3) Have you selected an
aligned student
achievement tracker?
Step 3: Set Goals
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you set meaningful
goals for your class?
2) Have you set meaningful
goals for all students?
Step 4: Track Progress
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are you maintaining
complete, error-free data?
2) Have you analyzed your
data?
3) Have you responded to
your data?
Step 5: Verify
Outcomes
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are your end-of-year data
complete and error-free?
2) Did you meet the
Proficient Goal? The
Ambitious Goal?
3) Have you reflected upon
these outcomes mean for
you and your students?
Select
Subject,
Students, and
Measurement
Approach
Confirm
Mastery-
Based Goals
for Student
Learning
Confirm
Growth-Based
Goals for
Student
Learning
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Mastery Data
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Growth Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Mastery Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Growth Data
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you selected the right
assessment(s)?
2) When do you plan to
administer your
assessment(s)?
The RGSE Pathway for Measuring Academic Achievement
Create Plan to
Assess
Mastery of
the Content
Create Plan to
Measure
Growth in the
Subject
CONSIDER: How do you think “Step 4:
Track Progress” and “Step 5: Verify
Outcomes” drive a cycle of reflection and
continuous improvement?

50. That’s the SGA
Pathway!

51. Step 1: Determine
Content
Step 2: Solidify
Assessment Plan
Qualifying Qs:
1) What are you measuring,
and for whom?
2) Are you using a mastery- or
growth-based approach?
3) Have you selected an
aligned student
achievement tracker?
Step 3: Set Goals
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you set meaningful
goals for your class?
2) Have you set meaningful
goals for all students?
Step 4: Track Progress
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are you maintaining
complete, error-free data?
2) Have you analyzed your
data?
3) Have you responded to
your data?
Step 5: Verify
Outcomes
Qualifying Qs:
1) Are your end-of-year data
complete and error-free?
2) Did you meet the
Proficient Goal? The
Ambitious Goal?
3) Have you reflected upon
these outcomes mean for
you and your students?
Select
Subject,
Students, and
Measurement
Approach
Confirm
Mastery-
Based Goals
for Student
Learning
Confirm
Growth-Based
Goals for
Student
Learning
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Mastery Data
Collect and
Act On
Ongoing
Growth Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Mastery Data
Complete and
Reflect Upon
Growth Data
Qualifying Qs:
1) Have you selected the right
assessment(s)?
2) When do you plan to
administer your
assessment(s)?
The RGSE Pathway for Measuring Academic Achievement
Create Plan to
Assess
Mastery of
the Content
Create Plan to
Measure
Growth in the
Subject

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Click ahead to the next
activity to begin with
Step 1: Determine
Content