cobalt webinar 2
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COBALT COLLABORATING TO BUILD ACTION PLANS FOR LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
Please Note: This webinar will be recorded.
Webinar 2: Interpreting STNA Data April 9, 2013
COBALT COLLABORATING TO BUILD ACTION PLANS FOR LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
COBALT Program Components March 19 Intro to COBALT & STNA Webinar 1
March 20-‐April 7 Administer STNA and parJcipate in the community discussion
April 9 InterpreJng STNA Data Webinar 2
April 19 or 20 Developing a Data-‐driven AcJon Plan (Friday InsJtute)
April 30 Refining a Data-‐driven AcJon Plan Webinar 3
Share and learn through discussion in the online COBALT group
A cerJficate of compleJon for 10 hours will be awarded at the end of this program that can be taken back to your district for conJnuing educaJon credits.
How did it go?
What went well? What advice would you offer?
INTERPRETING STNA DATA
Interpreting STNA Items and Constructs
• Construct-level interpretations o General overview of the broad construct o Examine pattern of results within each
construct o Examine how pattern differ from other
constructs o Allows you to identify broad areas as
strengths or weaknesses
Interpreting STNA Items and Constructs
• Item-level interpretations o More nuanced understanding of
the specific items o Allows you to understand specific
issues as strengths or weaknesses
How is STNA data interpreted?
For each item, look at the profile… o Generally positive or negative? o Number of peaks? o Height of peaks? o Different than other items?
What data does STNA report?
How is STNA data interpreted?
Strongly Agree & Agree = Good!
Neither Agree nor Disagree = Fence-sitters; Undecided
Disagree & Strongly Disagree = Not so good
Do Not Know = We aren't aware
What do the data say about my school?
• Very Positive • One high peak • No dissent
“We’re all good…”
What do the data say about my school?
• Largely negative • One high peak • Some dissent • Everyone is aware
“We are not pleased…”
What do the data say about my school?
“We didn’t get that email…”
• Multiple peaks • Relatively low peaks • Lack of strong feelings • Large number of "Do Not Know"
What do the data say about my school?
• Generally positive • A few who disagree • Some unawareness
“MOST of us are OK with this…”
What do the data say about my school?
• Mixed responses • No dominant peaks
“We’re all over the place…”
What do the data say about my school?
"I use technology to support and increase my professional
productivity."
Classroom Practices: Teaching and Learning
What do the data say about my school?
"Students use the same kinds of tools that professional researchers use, e.g., simulations, databases, satellite imagery."
Classroom Practices: Teaching and Learning
EXAMPLE: PLEASANTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Pleasantville High School Construct: Vision
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Pleasantville High School
Construct: Planning and Budget
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Pleasantville High School
Construct: Planning and Budget
Pleasantville High School Construct: Infrastructure and Staff Support
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Pleasantville High School Construct: Professional Development Quality
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Pleasantville High School Construct: Teacher Technology Use
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
NEXT STEPS
Next Steps
• Review your STNA data
• Epic Ed Discussion: o What are your areas of strengths according to
STNA? What strategies did you use to build those strengths?
Next Meeting
RSVP for the face to face workshop at The Friday Institute April 19 or 20
by responding to the survey posted in Epic
Contact Us!
Nancy Mangum COBALT Consultant [email protected]
Danny Stanhope STNA Guru [email protected]
Shaun Kellogg Community Manager [email protected]
Sherry Booth Project Manager [email protected]
Lauren Bryan COBALT ParJcipant Liaison [email protected]
Jaclyn Bell COBALT Consultant [email protected]
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