Step 1.1. Identify the student learning needs that the activity
will address. Identifying student learning needs begins with a
review of student learning outcomes. Your review should
concentrate on a variety of student data. You should begin by
reviewing results from the Maryland School Assessment or the
High School Assessment, depending on the grade level on which
you are focusing. Next, you should conduct a more detailed
analysis of student learning outcomes by reviewing results from
end-of-course assessments and formative or benchmark
assessments, and other student work samples. In reviewing these
kinds of data, it will be important to be sure that the
assessments and assignments are explicitly aligned with the
learning outcomes and indicators specified in the Voluntary
State Curriculum. In addition to data on learning outcomes, your
review of student data may focus on attendance data disciplinary
referrals, and other factors that contribute to or impede
student learning. These data should be disaggregated