Domain Two: Data-Driven Planning
Assessment plays a foundational role in instructional and behavioral planning. In this section, our team introduces one Pillar Practice and four Embedded HLPs that work together and form the newly designed Data-Driven Planning domain.
Pillar Practices are the most essential HLPs for educators to initially master and implement while Embedded Practices are necessary to adequately support pillar practices. These practices are not only congruent with culturally inclusive pedagogies and practices (CIPP), but when implemented consistently honor and respect students, families, and educators. The goal is to highlight what these practices could look like with examples from elementary and secondary classrooms, and conclude with useful resources to support implementation.
When thinking of the purpose of the HLPs and specifically data-driven planning, it is important to remember that all classrooms have diverse students with unique intersectional needs that exist intertwined with their strengths. Effective educators must fully understand strengths and needs in order to deliver meaningful instruction. More specifically, effective educators engage in ongoing assessment, analysis, and action to plan for culturally inclusive pedagogies and practices (CIPP). This reflective process creates a data-driven planning cycle. Educators regularly collect and analyze data from formative and summative assessment sources to understand how well their students are understanding and mastering the material. Effective educators then use insights the data provides to adjust instructional methods and materials and, therefore, better provide for students’ instructional needs.
