Full Description
Put data to WORK to better meet the needs of all students
Have you become hyper-focused on state tests? Do you have important data collected, warehoused, and gathering dust? The time has come to dust off that data and put it to work for your students.
The new reporting requirements under ESSA, combined with the flexibility to act on that data, provide a huge opportunity for education leaders. This is your opportunity to rebuild data processes and rekindle excitement about using data for school and student growth. Getting MORE Excited About USING Data addresses both cultural and technical aspects of using data, starting with underlying beliefs about students, assessment, and individual and collective teacher efficacy. This updated edition features:
Guiding questions and protocols for effective professional learning communities, shared leadership teams and subject/grade teaching teams
New material on the use of formative assessment in schoolwide planning and instructional design
Renewed focus on the role of students
Tips on the electronic challenges of storage, retrieval, privacy and security
Real-life examples from schools and districts ranging from specific data displays to sustained, long-term change
The straightforward language, adaptable models, and focus on human elements make Getting MORE Excited about USING Data an essential resource for every leader. The time is now to use data to establish a collaborative culture with student success at its core.
"Holcomb leads educators to use data as a catalyst to foster their passion for continuous learning, I highly recommend her pragmatic approach in looking at data as a means to stir the hearts and minds of educators for the sake of our future human resources: the students we serve."
Kathy Larson, Author
Coaching for Infinite Results
"This book is full of practical supports, resources, and illustrations. It is well grounded in the work of schools and the importance of data to that mission."
Megan Tschannen-Moran, Professor of Educational Leadership
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Contents
List of Figures
Foreword by Shirley Hord
Preface
Why Another Book
What's New Here in the Third
What This Book Is Not
What This Book Is
How This Book Is Organized
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1: Excited About Data—Really?!
Unexpected Excitement
The Urgency Remains
Excitement—Killed by Compliance
Every Student Succeeds Act Enters Amid Continuing Challenges
What Data Matters Now
Progress in Data Use
Excitement Extinguishers
Chapter 2: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . It Fits Your Beliefs
Espoused School Beliefs
Beliefs About Students
Beliefs About Assessment
Surfacing Beliefs and Acknowledging Differences
Collective Commitments and Courageous Conversations
From Caution and Compliance to Commitment
Chapter 3: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . It Feels Safe
Fear of Evaluation
Fear of Exposure
Fear Masquerading as Resistance
Surfacing the Fears
Responding to Concerns
Building Trust
Chapter 4: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . You're Not Doing It Alone
Team Structures for Collaboration
Communication for Team Connections
Common Language for Collaboration
Norms and Protocols
Interdependence of Culture and Structure
Chapter 5: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . You See Faces in It
Seeing Faces of Diversity and Equity
Watching Faces Over Time
Features on the Faces Are More Than Scores
Hearing the Voices From the Faces
Helping Students Face Their Learning
Face-to-Face With Families
Chapter 6: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . It's Easy to Get
Types of Data Displays
Key Features of Data Displays
Access to Data
Doing It Ourselves: A School Creates Its Own Data System
Chapter 7: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . It Fits a Bigger Picture
A Contrast of Cases
Components of the School's Big Picture
Key Points for Stakeholder Involvement
Picturing the Work of Teaching Teams
Inquiry in Teaching Teams
Viewing Teaching Teams in Action
Chapter 8: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . It Saves Resources
Consolidating Multiple and Existing Plans
Testing Assumptions Before Seeking Solutions
Confirming Best Practices
Learning From Best-in-Class Schools
Vetting New Programs
Saying "No, Thank You"
Chapter 9: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . You Can Do Something About It
Stick to Your Own Sphere
Analyze the Offered Curriculum
Fill Curriculum Gaps
Critique the Culture
Compare Best Practice and Typical Practice
Determine What to Try—and What to Stop
Develop Action Plans
Chapter 10: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . You Have Time to Deal With It
Kinds of Time Needed
A System Look at Data
Studying and Repurposing Time Available
Using Time Wisely
Chapter 11: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . It Shows You've Made a Difference
Tending to Teacher Efficacy
Producing Evidence of Implementation
Generating Evidence of Impact
Using Data to Demonstrate the Difference You Make
Reaping Unexpected Benefits
Spreading a Little Cheer
One School's Story
Chapter 12: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . You Have Appropriate Support
Touch the Talent in the Trenches
Deliver on Reciprocal Accountability
Redesign Professional Development for Learning
Model Use of Data for Continuous Improvement
Revisit Curriculum Roles
Dedicate Time
Tailor Tech Support
Test Data Warehouses
Protect Data Security and Privacy
Support Principals
One District's Inside-Out Story
Chapter 13: Get More Excited
Review and Reflect
Choose Your Next Steps
Rock Your World
References and Suggested Readings
Index
