In the inclusive landscape of today’s classrooms, monitoring the progress of sensory strategies plays a crucial role in supporting diverse learners. Effective collaboration between educators and Occupational Therapy Practitioners (OTPs) is central to this approach, allowing for the design and implementation of personalized sensory interventions. This process begins with a thorough assessment of each student’s […]
Self-assessment is an important tool for every student. It allows them to reflect on their work and develop a plan for improvement. By self-assessing, students can identify areas of strength as well as areas that need further development. Self-assessment can be done in various ways depending on the subject matter, such as answering reflection questions […]
Don’t get scared off by the word data. Let’s share our big wins! Work is stressful for sure but just think about all that you and your students have accomplished. This data is not about reaching goals or monitoring progress. This is about sharing YOUR data story. Download the freebies to get started. How are […]
Are you familiar with the 8 steps of the Data Driven Decision Making process? This was developed by Schaaf and colleagues to improve outcome measurements in occupational therapy practice. It is an eight-step process that emphasizes data use to help develop client-centered, replicable interventions to guide and measure practice. You can download a FREE printable […]
Are you working on data collection for IEP goals? It is so important to know what interventions are effective to help your students reach their goals. Perhaps you offer many tips and suggestions but have a hard time keeping up with how the student performs. Educators and related service providers need to collect data to […]
Rubrics for performance tasks are an excellent tool for educators to utilize throughout the school year for ongoing assessment of a student’s skills. A rubric is a scoring guide to judge performance on a specific task. A skill is broken down into different components and a numerical value is given to each component. The performance […]
Are you familiar with data based instruction? The goal of data based instruction (or data driven instruction) is to improve student outcomes through individualized instruction based on collecting data by monitoring student progress. There are 7 general steps of data based instruction. Identify the Student’s Present Level of Performance In step of data based instruction, […]
Students tracking their own data? Have you heard of this idea? It is actually quite amazing. You all know how difficult it can be to keep up with data collection, in fact, at time it feels downright impossible. When you have to track multiple goals and short term objectives on many students, it is […]
Give me a D! Give me an A! Give me a T! Give me an A! What does it spell? DATA! Put what in the cell? DATA! Let’s get excited about DATA!!!! Woohoo! Join the “party” and watch this informative FREE webinar on data collection in schools, Making Data Collection Easier. Let’s face it, data […]
5 Easy Data Collection Ideas to Try Right Now We asked and you answered! Our current survey asked you “What are some of the biggest struggles you have with data collection as a pediatric therapist?” So many of you have responded NO TIME! Isn’t that the truth. School-based therapists’ schedules are jammed packed sometimes across […]