A data wall is a bulletin board that visually displays student achievement and intervention results over time. It allows teachers to focus on areas of need, track successes, and codify student needs. A good data wall clearly states the problem being addressed, details the intervention being implemented, shows the effect of the intervention through data, and draws a conclusion about the intervention's effectiveness. Key elements include the school or class name, a clear problem statement, description of the intervention, displayed data showing progress, and a conclusion on whether the intervention is working. Data walls should be displayed where relevant audiences can view them, such as outside classrooms or at school entrances.

1. Data Walls A Visual View of Achievement

2. What is a Data Wall ? A simply designed bulletin board It shows the results of interventions you have used to increase student achievement.

3. Why are Data Walls important? Allows you to focus on specific areas of need. Shows others your successes. Helps you codify your students needs. The beginning, middle and end.

4. Why should you use data walls? Helps you understand your classroom better. Helps you take an objective approach to your teaching.

5. A GOOD Data Wall Intervention We’re doing this intervention to help improve scores. Effect Here is how this intervention is working. The data shows how scores have changed over the last 4 months since afterschool tutoring began. Conclusion Based on the data, I conclude that Afterschool tutoring is/ is not helping boost test scores. Problem Test scores have decreased 10 percent over the last 4 years. Intervention: AFTERSCHOOL TUTORING Summary of what you’re doing, who you’re tutoring blah blah blah blah blah hopefully you use an intervention that has some kind of scientific basis and discuss this blah blah and more blah. Improving Student Test Scores Mr. Smith’s 10 th Grade Academic Class at Grasso Tech

6. A GOOD Data Wall contains … The name of your school or class in the title P roblem I ntervention E ffect C onclusion P I E C *

7. A GOOD wall in action… Intervention We’re doing this intervention to help improve scores. Effect Here is how this intervention is working. The data shows how scores have changed over the last 4 months since afterschool tutoring began. Conclusion Based on the data, I conclude that Afterschool tutoring is/ is not helping boost test scores. Problem Test scores have decreased 10 percent over the last 4 years. Intervention: AFTERSCHOOL TUTORING Summary of what you’re doing, who you’re tutoring blah blah blah blah hopefully you use an intervention that has some kind of scientific basis and blah blah and more blah. P Improving Student Test Scores Mr. Smith’s 10 th Grade Academic Class at Grasso Tech I E C P *

8. Examples of BAD data walls… Pros: Name of school Data Progress Attractive Cons: No stated problem No analysis of data

9. Examples of BAD data walls… Pros: Has name of school Pictures Data Cons: No problem No intervention No effect No conclusion

10. Where can I display my Data Wall? Depends on your audience Outside of your classroom At the main entrance of the school In a designated data room. Many other places.

11. Things to keep in mind Your audience Keep It Simple Silly

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