Personalized Student Data Tracker: One of My Favorite Classroom Tools

I have just posted one of my favorite classroom tools on sale on my TPT store. It is a personal student data tracker and skill tracker. I created the template in Google Sheets and then shared a copy with each student as an ungraded assessment with no due date. Now I am sharing it with you. The student data tracker creates a tangible way to teach students to think about their learning and progress.

An example of the personalized student data tracker.

I set up the personalized student data tracker as a class template to include all of the major assessments. I include the big benchmark assessments in one section and the smaller chapter assessments in another. I include some fancy formatting to include formulas to calculate growth on major benchmarks and to color code performance. We talk a lot about setting goals to progress up in color, one color at a time. I have a column for students to enter a goal for upcoming assessments and the eventual achieved grade. After each assessment, students are prompted to complete those metrics and also make a reflective note on their performance.

Beyond the purpose of a learning tool, I use personalized student data trackers for my information. It offers a multiyear and year-long progress monitoring for each student. I make informed decisions about student grouping and assignments using the data collected. I print the data tracker out for parents during conferences and other parent or student meetings, such as intervention meetings. I also use the trackers for data chats with the students to help them reflect on the work they have accomplished and to set goals that match their level. I also use the tracker to build confidence before state testing. I meet with students or leave notes in their trackers expression how well they have done and how much they have grown.

It has been rewarding to see how students progress in math as well as progress in their reflections and other supporting skills. I have one student who started the year writing her reflections in Portuguese because she did not have the language skills to write her reflections in English. By the end of the year her reflections were in English, so be prepared to see all the ways your student grows over the year.

In addition to the summative assessment datasheet, I have three sheets to assess executive function skills throughout the year. Students self-report their perceived levels of skill in supporting skills. This opens up conversations about how developing these skills helps support students to do well in school. Skills include taking quality notes, asking for help, and following directions to name a few.

A skills check-in on the data tracker.

I encourage you to check out my listing for a blank template of the personalized student data tracker that I use in my classroom. Check out the video below for a deeper look.