Essential Function 4: Notice and Adjust

OVERVIEW OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTION 4: NOTICE AND ADJUST

Data-Based Decision Making, GAINS cycle graphic, features gather, analyze, intentionally act & analzye again, notice & adust, and systematically repeat.

EF 4 and GAINS Step 4	Actions
Educators use and act upon data by incorporating teaching and learning data into instruction and adjusting instruction accordingly = Notice & Adjust.	During the instructional plan implementation… Review and use purposeful data analysis system. Reflect on the impact of the instructional change (what worked, what did not work, and why). Involve students. Adjust instructional action plan.

EF 4 and GAINS Step 4

Actions

Educators use and act upon data by incorporating teaching and learning data into instruction and adjusting instruction accordingly = Notice & Adjust.

During the instructional plan implementation…

Review and use purposeful data analysis system.
Reflect on the impact of the instructional change (what worked, what did not work, and why).
Involve students.
Adjust instructional action plan.

Reflecting on the Impact of the Instructional Change

The “magic” of a DBDM process happens when teams can make clear and documented connections about how instruction impacted student learning. Every effective data analysis system will include a step for teams to come back together to look at data and reflect on what worked, what didn’t work, and why?

Watch this team’s reflection on how their instructional changes have impacted student learning.