Assessments,+Formative+and+Summative

In this era of accountability, districts are using data warehouse and business analytic tools to engage with student data. What are the implications for professional development, evaluation, student learning, differentiation, and collective intelligence (knowledge that might be gained from aggregating the data of many)?
 * Assessments, Formative and Summative**


 * 1) How is this topic relevant to your own school or district?

Data specialist important to make informed decision.

Define importance and purpose for collecting and what to show... What to do with it all What questions to ask about the data to make it useful
 * 1) Why is this important?


 * 1) What changes or new initiatives would you like to implement in your school or district?

Change and union rules
 * 1) What forces or influences are **obstacles** to these initiatives?

Money Resistance to change Those who provide the data are not always involved in using it The system Time Let go of things
 * 1) What forces or influences are **positive forces** that might help you implement change?


 * Possible forces include people, habits, customs, attitudes, policies, structures, money