46 Tracking Sheets
Definition
Physical or digital chart where data and information about student effort, progress, as well as accommodations can be documented.
In action
Tracking sheets should be used to create a record of the topics that a student has learned and those still in need of attention.
Support Strategies
- Use tracking to document student progress on the curriculum and or individual goals and objectives.
- Periodically review the tracking sheet with the student and discuss strategies and supports that appear beneficial and those that are not.
- Use tracking data to support setting appropriately ambitious future goals.
- Share tracking with student’s teaching team for wholistic documentation and student support.
- Model and support student self-management of tracking and recording their own progress.
- Present tracking data to parents and the educational team when reporting progress, determining appropriate supports, and preparing for transitions.
Case Study
Student: A Grade 10 student in a history class
Context: Students are preparing for an exam on democracy
Problem: The student is having difficulty knowing what to study.
Solution: The classroom teacher makes time to meet with the student and review their progress on the curriculum thus far via tracking data. This data, along with the exam study guide enables the two to identify key areas in need of the most attention by the student in preparation for the exam.
Additional Resources
- Learning for All from the Ontario Ministry of Education- see chapter four for a description of creating class and individual student profiles
- Tips on collecting observational data in the classroom from the IRIS Center
- Strategies to use data collection to guide decision making from the IRIS Center
- Links to blank, use-ready, data collection templates from LA Unified School District
- Description and links on tech-enabled classroom data collection tools from Microsoft
