Just for Fun
Who is our current Head Start Director?
Michele Andringa
These are short, objective, factual notes about what you see and hear.
Observation notes.
How many times per year is assessment data required to be finalized in Head Start?
3 times per year.
Fall, Winter, and Spring.
Interacting with peers and solving social problems falls under which objective/measure?
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
* Collect *Use & Share *Aggregate & Analyze or *Prepare Which is the first and most important activity in the assessment cycle?
Prepare
It is vital to develop an overall assessment plan, implementation procedures, and a timeline. Explore how plans address the collection and use of ongoing child assessment data at different levels (e.g., grantee, site, classroom, family child care home, home-based services). Plans should address variations in assessment practices based on children's ages, languages, cultures, and abilities.
What color are Mickey Mouse's ears?
Black
Is taking pictures of a child's constructions, artwork, or examples of how they are demonstrating knowledge and skills an effective way to gather documentation?
YES!
Label each photo with the date and a brief note to explain context to make accurate ratings.
How many times per year does EHS finalize their data?
Four.
Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer.
Using writing tools and demonstrating balance falls under which measure/objective?
PHYSICAL
* Collect *Use & Share *Aggregate & Analyze or *Prepare Which stage of assessment means to combine information into a unified whole and includes digging into data to question, explore, and investigate?
Aggregate & Analyze
This is your time to find out what may or may not be working in your classroom to support children in their developmental goals.
In which state will you find sunny San Diego?
California
This is a detailed descriptive narrative recorded after a specific behavior or interaction occurs.
Anecdotal record or note.
True or False: BI-CAP Head Start Programs are required to report child data to the Office of Head Start receive grant funding?
True.
Our data collection is used to bring dollars into our program!
Following directions and cooing at a familiar adult are assigned to which objective/measure?
LANGUAGE (TSG)
LANGUAGE AND LITERACY (DRDP)
* Collect *Use & Share *Aggregate & Analyze or *Prepare Which stage includes putting your plan into action?
Collect.
In this stage strategies for documentation including anecdotal notes, observation notes, time samples, checklists, photographs and videos, etc.
Which department store hosts the famous Thanksgiving Day parade?
Macy's
What type of documentation provides a detailed sample of a child's behaviors, interests, development, activities, or interactions?
Running record.
To which Minnesota entity does BI-CAP Head Start report our child assessment data?
The Minnesota Head Start Association.
MHSA then shares data with the Minnesota Department of Education.
Exploring musical instruments and role-playing are examples of which objective/measure?
* Collect *Use & Share *Aggregate & Analyze or *Prepare In which phase do education staff use ongoing child assessment data to make curricular decisions and adjust teaching strategies?
Use and share.
Remember that data do not make decisions–people do. Conversations between teams, with coordinators, coaches and ed managers should happen on a regular basis. It is important that everyone supporting a child’s development and learning has access to child assessment data.
What is Paul Bunyan's Ox named?
Babe
On the Spots and other procedures to count skills or behaviors are this type of documentation.
Checklists.
Checklists are used to capture information quickly such as which areas in the classroom are used most often (frequency count) or which letters a child knows while playing a letter bingo game.
How many pieces of data are required per objective/measure?
Enough to support your rating! A minimum of one piece in the summer/fall in all objectives/measures or descriptors, more pieces are required in the later periods.
Why is this? Because we want you to be able to focus more fully on building relationships with your kids!
Looking for food dropped from high chair to the floor or matching a pair of socks fall under this measure/objective.
COGNITIVE.
True or false: Collecting child assessment data in a classroom or on a home visit is everyone's job?
True! This includes parents. They can be our greatest ally in child assessment data.