Data Tools 101 - Treasure Hunting!

This week, I had the opportunity to conduct a workshop, entitled Data Tools 101 - Treasure Hunting for HCPSS middle school administrators and other school system leaders. The workshop, held here at ELMS, focused on how to use both the state and local online data tools to inform data-driven decision making by school staff.

Joining me in conducting the workshop, were members of the ELMS Intervention Team. who helped to highlight how our staff uses these tools on a regular basis to inform our school improvement process and accelerate the academic achievement of all of our students. I want to thank Gina Stokes, Stephanie Harden, Holly Cheung, Geordie Paulus and Tina Eder for doing such a great job sharing their knowledge and expertise with our colleagues. I also want to thank all of the HCPSS leaders who attended our workshop!

Below are links to the Maryland State Department of Education sites that we discussed and are provided for all educational stakeholders in our state:

http://mdreportcard.org/


http://mdk12.org/

Here is a link to the slides we used during our presentation.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28861561@N03/sets/72157611292431493/show/

Here are some questions I would really like to get your thoughts about...

What strategies help to facilitate data-driven decision making
in your school?

What tools do teachers use when conducting data conversations?

What books or websites do you find helpful in understanding
data-driven decision-making?