10.5 Data Collection Types and Resources

3.1. Digital Portfolio Activity: Dig Demographic Data

Open your Portfolio and complete the following:

1. Complete the "Predictions" section about trends in Student Demographic Data for your school.

2. Go to www.mischooldata.org

3.  Visit the "Kindergarten - 12th Grade" menu

4.  Select "Student Counts"

5.  Edit the "Find Location" and "Report Settings" to locate your school district.  Run a report for all schools, all grades, and all students. 

6.  You may use the "Edit Report" button to change your settings. 

7.  Select the "Snapshot", "Trend", and/or "Entity Breakdown" views. 

8.  What do you notice about the trends in Student Counts?  Complete the "Observations" section of your Portfolio.

9.  Data Conference with a colleague(s) and complete the "Making Meaning" section of the Portfolio.  

10.  Brainstorm the student, teacher, and building level implications and complete the section called "Next Steps" in your Portfolio.