This document provides guidance on tracking student data and progress at the end of the year. It recommends implementing a tracking system to monitor student performance, growth, and achievement of learning objectives. The tracking system should include unit objectives, class and individual scores, goals, and space for teacher notes. Regular meetings with individual students are important to discuss progress shown in the tracking data and determine new goals. The goal of tracking is to evaluate student learning, shape future lesson planning, and identify strengths and weaknesses.

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How to Track your Students with End
of the Year Data
By Noble Newman
Noble Newman Education
Noble Newman Entrepreneurship

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Why do we look at the
student data?
n While you may have not gotten into education to analyze
various spreadsheets, determining student progress is a
process in which teachers gather evidence to evaluate how
students are progressing on the continuum of their annual
learning goals.
n Having this information within your arsenal will not only
allow you to shape your lesson plans, but also how to hone
and develop the strengths of your students each and
everyday.

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What else can the data do
for us?
n In addition to lesson planning, gathering strong analytical
evidence on student learning can play a vital need in
determining the effectiveness of past instructions.
n This provides an outlet for educators to reflect and strategize
various ways in which they can modify upcoming lessons for
the betterment and support of the students’ need.

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Remember it is your
Responsibility
n While your first initial job is to deliver the need and interest of
your students, you have to understand that tracking is your
responsibility.
n Any educator who is not tracking the growth and development of
their students is providing them an injustice to their education.
n While tracking student progress may not be an end all in itself, it
is a vital tool in monitoring the performance of student outcome.
n It propels academic growth by academically identifying
students strengths and weaknesses and highlights various goals
within the academic calendar
n In addition, it provides strategic decisions about future lesson
plans and differentiated instructions for student mastery and
learning.

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So how do I track my
student’s growth?

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Phase One: Know your
Curriculum
n While there will always be an ever-evolving development
within the academic curriculum, it is your responsibility as an
educator to understand the standards and objectives for each
lesson.
n Make sure you have an internal understanding of the goals
and objectives your students should hit for each standard
n Take for example mathematics.
n Wrong Understanding: Students will be able to tackle word
problems.
n Right Understanding: Students will be able to do basic and
foundational arithmetic and Algebra problems .
n Students will be able to find the answer to unknown various
through ‘three’ different methods.

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Phase One: Know your
Curriculum
n In addition, consider whether tracking will take place at the
course, unit, and/or lesson level. Also, consider whether
tracking will be done at the class level or for individual
students.
n Understanding these level of breakdowns will allow you to
identify the right tracking system that can best optimize
student learning and student gains.

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Tracking System

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Phase Two: Implement
Tracking System
n When creating your tracking system, try utilizing your school’s
system into your process. If you feel like you can utilize a
different system, be sure to note how it can be translated to your
coaches and administrators.
n In addition, try looking at other existing tracking systems online
through Google search.
n With the growth of technology, there are a plethora of student tracking
systems out there.
n You want to make sure your system can work for both your students
and yourself.
n Lastly should be organized by objective, concept, skill, and unit,
with a student expectation and goal in mind.
n Utilize previous student data from their most recent state standardize
examination as a starting point.

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Phase Two: Implement
Tracking System
n Tailor the tracking system to reflect your style and students’
interests.
n First and foremost, make sure you can utilize this system as a
way for you to analyze and track student growth. ***
n Make sure this is also meaningful and translatable to the
students. If your students are unaware of the tracking process
or apathetic about the system in general, that is a problem.
n To invest your students into this process, make sure it is
carefully explained. In addition, provide individual goals for
student achievement. Lastly, be consistent with bringing this
to their attention.

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Phase Two: Implement
Tracking System
n Your tracking system should have:
n Unit and Standard Objectives / Checkpoints
n Class Averages / Student’s personal score
n Targeted goals for class / Student’s personal targeted goal
n In addition, you should have:
n Teacher notes
n A reflective writing section for the student
n New targeted goal
n This type of system will allow your students to reflect, value,
and understand their impact within the classroom

12. + Phase Two: Example

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Teacher Meetings

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Phase Three: Implement
Tracking System
n Make sure you spend a time to talk and discuss your findings
and student results with each individual student.
n One way to do this is through Differentiated Instruction time.
n Another can be through Quiet Reading where you can go
through each individual student data.
n The most important thing is to of course meet with each student
and share that information with them.

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