Mid-Institute Data Celebrations
Phew. Has three weeks ever gone by so fast?
It’s hard to believe, but in just two weeks there will be 647 brand new teachers spreading across the country to diverse locales, from Greensburg, LA to Buckeye, AZ, Indianapolis to Jefferson Parish. Everyone here is past the halfway point, and it’s hard for many to believe that (gulp) teaching-an-entire-day-every-day is almost here.
Back when I was a Corps Member (one year ago? has it really only been a year?), I remember this time of Institute being a strange mix of elation and anxiety. I wasn’t where I wanted to be as a teacher, yet I also had individual success stories that kept me going.
So with that in mind, I thought it would be good for the Department of Data to help the 2008 corps step back and retarget those strange emotions that are swirling around.
How do you do that? Why, by celebrating your successes, of course. And what better way to do that than by looking at…
MID-INSTITUTE DATA!
(*Wild cheers from the crowd.*)
Yes, last week was a busy one for the Department of Data, as we collected all of your Student Achievement data (tracking tools), as well as Mid-Institute Surveys and TAL Rubric data. If you’ve spent any time around Teach For America, you can probably guess that we spend a ton of time focusing on how we can improve based on this data. So, we thought we’d take a moment here to celebrate the positives, of which there are many.
Chew on this:
- In just two weeks of teaching, corps members have reached an average of 28% of their TAL Rubric goals
- 96% of Corps Members have already met the goal for B-1, setting big goals
- 36% of Corps Members have already met their goal on creating a welcoming environment (I-5)
- 25% of Corps Members have already met the goal for E-1, clearly presenting academic content
- 80 students have already met or exceeded their growth goals, not even halfway through the summer!
- 93% of Corps Members turned in a Mid-Institute survey. Thank you!
- As of Mid-Institute, there were 16 CMA groups who gave their CMA 100% satisfaction ratings on the mid-institute survey
- 64% of CMs “agree” or “strongly agree” that university operations run smoothly, a high number for any institute (let alone a brand new one!)
- The question “My Curriculum Specialist is helpful in my development as a teacher” averaged a score of a whopping 6.22 on a 7-point scale
As you can see, there is plenty to celebrate as we begin Week 4. There is certainly a lot to improve, but for the next minute, sit back, relax, and breathe in the success you’ve already achieved.
