Baby Steps
The Task At Hand
Why ask Why?
Yea or Nay?
DWIP Potpourri
100
The name of the first step of the Data Wise Improvement Process
What is Organize for Collaborative Work?
100
The two most overlooked key tasked in entire process
What are key tasks 1.7 and 1.8 (Create a data inventory and create an inventory of instructional initiatives)
100
This is the second step in the Inquire Phase
What is Step 4 - Dig into Student Data
100
You can engage in the steps of the Data Wise Improvement process in any order that you like
What is NaY
100
Keeping the focus on what you see is an example of staying low on this
What is the ladder of inference
200
You are in this step if you are focusing on data story; that is the compelling story that you tell your team to motivate them to want to improve
What is Step 3
200
If you have created a master schedule that you actually stick to you are well on your way to this key task
What is 1.3 Make time for collaborative work
200
This step is said to be the hardest step of the entire process (one might argue there are two)
What is Step 3 -Create a Data Overview and Step 5 - Examine Instruction/Practice
200
Key task 1.7 is the most overlooked key task of them all
What is yea along with key task 1.8
200
The "E" in the acronym ACE means one has a relentless focus on this
What is evidence?
300
What would happen to the process (and the swoosh) if the opportunity to engage in step 1 work was missed
What is it would fail
300
If I know your compass point, strengths, and enneagram (and use them) I am engaging with this key task.
What is 1.6 Acknowledge work style preferences
300
These key tasks in the Inquire Phase belong solely to the leadership team
What are key tasks 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3
300
As long as norms are developed, it doesn't matter if they are used
What is Nay
300
The Data Wise Norm we use to remind us to keep our eyes on the clock
What is Start and End on Time
400
The outcome of Step 3--- without it you can't move into Step 4
What is the priority question?
400
This key task is the only one that the full team is engaged in this first step of the inquire phase.
What is 3.4 Make sense of the data and identify a priority question.
400
This "problem" is said to be one that if changed can result in the changes in challenges that our learners are experiencing
What is the problem of practice?
400
Building a strong system of team is about team building alone
What is Nay (it is about team building as well as how we are organized to do the work that we do)
400
The place where the Data Wise Improvement Process was born
What is Harvard University -School of Education
500
Using only the PARCC assessment to inform placements/groupings for a reading class is example of not engaging with this key task (name the number and the statement, please)
What is 2.3 principles of responsible data use
500
The language in these key tasks (and their corresponding steps) reflect key differences between the Central office Swoosh and the School based DWIP Swoosh--- there are a few just name three.
What is 1.8 Create a data inventory, Build Data Literacy, Dig into Data, Identify a Learner(stakeholder) Centered problem, etc.
500
The reason that the action plan that is developed in step six is seemingly made up of two parts.
What is because the action plan should respond to both the learner centered problem (students) and the problem of practice (teachers)
500
A rubric exists to support teams with understanding where they are on the implementation continuum and can also be used as a resource for systemic and school level evaluation of implementation
What is YEA and NAY
500
This Data Wise norms helps keep "U" and "ME" from making "donkeys" of ourselves
What is Assume positive intent?
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