ADVANCED APPLICATIONS OF PROGRESS MONITORING

About the Workshop: This workshop will provide a detailed look at progress monitoring and why it is important in an era of increased data based decision making.  The workshop will include lecture, along with practical application of how to monitor goals and show educational benefit for students in both the academic and behavioral areas.  Emphasis will be placed on learning standards of comparison and calculating rates of progress for behavior. Anticipated Outcomes: 1. Participants will learn about and be able to choose the most appropriate standards of comparison to use in progress monitoring. 2. Participants will learn the four major ways to calculate rate of progress. 3. Participants will be able to determine if a student is meeting his/her growth expectation. 4.Participants will be able to calculate how long it will take a student to catch up with peers. 5. Students will learn to choose the most appropriate tools for behavior progress monitoring.