Micro Data: Thin-slicing Student Work for Immediate Response
We all want to be data-driven in our instruction, and we don’t need to wait for formal or external data to get the information we need in order to teach responsively. Everyday student work can be an excellent source of information on what skills students are applying with automaticity, and what they have yet to transfer. This session will introduce a quick protocol that can be used in any content area. We will use it with authentic student work to identify next steps for language instruction, with immediate practical use for whole class or small group planning.
Presenters
Lisa Emanuel
Instructional Coach
Shanghai American School
Lisa Emanuel has been an Instructional Coach for eight years, at Shanghai American School since 2023 and previously in Mexico and Nigeria. Her passions as an educator include the art of pedagogy, nurturing students’ love of self-expression, and supporting teachers in developing the skills that create a learning community full of joy and belonging. In addition to coaching for equity and access in all classrooms, she spent over a decade as a classroom teacher in multilingual elementary and middle schools in Chicago, Taipei, and Santiago. She holds a Master’s in Teaching, a Reading Specialist certification, and a Student-Centered Coaching certification.
Holly Marshburn
ES MLL Specialist
Shanghai American School
Holly has a growth mindset and an innate curiosity about the world. She's constantly pushing to find more by way of new challenges, ideas, and experiences. She has 30 years of PreK through adult teaching experience. She holds a BA in Spanish, MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and a doctorate (Ed.D.) in Instructional Technology and Distance Education. She worked in public schools in North Carolina, USA, before taking her first international position in 2015 in Moscow, Russia where she fell in love with the life! Her goals for this year include improving her coaching and co-teaching skills and enjoying China.
