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Created in dialogue with teachers by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation JUNE 2015
Fuzzy to Focus:The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’sMaking data work for teachers initiative
Kai KungProgram Officer, US K-12 Education, B&MGF
Lynne Thomson, PhDVP, Innovation and Product Development, TNS
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The work we do is complex. The reason we do it is not.
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A VISION FOR THE EDUCATION MARKETPLACE
What if……
The needs of teachers and students were well understood by developers and district buyers, and drove both development of new products and procurement decisions;
The efficacy of education products and tools was measurable, understood and widely known;
Teachers and students were protected and supported by thoughtful standards, policies, and well-functioning technology infrastructure and systems;
Successful innovators could access low cost channels and robust infrastructure to deliver digital products and services directly into teacher and students hands;
Sufficient capital was available to support the scale up of organizations that truly meet teacher and student needs
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ILLUMINATING THE VOICES OF TEACHERS
What Educators Want From Digital Instructional Tools
Teachers’ Views on Professional Development
Coming Soon: Making Data Work
Making Data Work
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INTRODUCING TEACHERSKNOWBEST.ORG
TeachersKnowBest.org
What’s going on in mainstream classrooms today?
O U R O B J E C T I V E :
I N S P I R E T H E D E V E L O P M E N T O F D I G I TA L TO O L S T H AT H E L P A L L T Y P E S O F T E AC H E RS U S E DATA TO D R I V E I N S T RU C T I O N
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Approach
TNS Matrix
4,600Mainstream teachers
Describe when and how they use data to drive
instruction
Evaluated
36Tool types
31 digital & 5 non-digital
Output
6Teacher segments
9Specific needs
Tasks teachers need to get accomplished
How frequently they do each
Tools they use today
Ratings for existing tool types against needs
Gap between need and current options
Interviews and Observations
30educators in
tech forward schools
54educators in
mainstream schools
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Engage studentsGrow student ownership of learning
Grow as a teacherInsure no student falls through the cracks
Teachers are tightly aligned on goals
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Teachers have distinct approaches to data
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Challenges for developers:
Harness enthusiasm Co-create what’s next
Simplify & extend tools to build confidence,grow use
Demonstrate tangible, relevant benefits for teachers & students Better align usage to current practices
Address concernsAllay fears
H O W D O T E AC H E RSU S E DATA TOD R I V E I N S T RU C T I O N ?
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Pinpoint misconceptions, struggles and competencies
Depth of understanding• of the class• of students individually
Adjust approach to leverage what I’ve
learned
The ideal instructional process
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ASSESS:
ALLISON, High School EnglishChicago
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Discern the depth of understanding for each student & the whole class
“To understand if a student gets it or not could be as simple as looking at their faces… I think that that also takes a veteran teacher to get those looks and understand those looks.”
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ANALYZE:
“I find looking at SRI and iSELT scores very helpful. …That allows me to predict where students are going to get stuck, predict their hiccups, their successes and their challenges. You have to really know where each student is struggling in order to transform their learning.”
ToniMiddle School HistoryOakland, California
Pinpointmisconceptions, struggles and competencies
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PIVOT:
“If I’m noticing that a lot of kids are still struggling, I’m going to take a step back and I may use or implement a different strategy; come in with a different type of question for the next day.”
GIAVANNI, Middle School MathDublin, California
Adjust based on what’s working, what’s not
Tools have significant opportunities to improve
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Current tools force teachers to make tradeoffs
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9 Detailed opportunities
• Who needs it?
• How frequently?
• What are they using today?• What’s the context a new tools
must fit?
• Performance against needs?
• Nature of opportunity?
Improve or replace under-performing products
Invent new products
What’s next?
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Land the insights with developers
June 3• Introduce the segments and opportunities• Make detailed findings available on teachersknowbest.org
Later in summer• Conduct activation sessions with selected developers
• Build deep understanding and trust in the data• Practice actioning the findings for product roadmaps & new
deployment support
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Questions?
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