Download or read book Data Uses in School Administration written by Takuya Maruyama and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Using Data in Schools to Inform Leadership and Decision Making written by Alex J. Bowers and published by IAP. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our fifth book in the International Research on School Leadership series focuses on the use of data in schools and districts as useful information for leadership and decision making. Schools are awash in data and information, from test scores, to grades, to discipline reports, and attendance as just a short list of student information sources, while additional streams of data feed into schools and districts from teachers and parents as well as local, regional and national policy levels. To deal with the data, schools have implemented a variety of data practices, from data rooms, to data days, data walks, and data protocols. However, despite the flood of data, successful school leaders are leveraging an analysis of their school’s data as a means to bring about continuous improvement in an effort to improve instruction for all students. Nevertheless, some drown, some swim, while others find success. Our goal in this book volume is to bring together a set of chapters by authors who examine successful data use as it relates to leadership and school improvement. In particular, the chapters in this volume consider important issues in this domain, including: • How educational leaders use data to inform their practice. • What types of data and data analysis are most useful to successful school leaders. • To what extent are data driven and data informed practices helping school leaders positively change instructional practice? • In what ways does good data collection and analysis feed into successful continuous improvement and holistic systems thinking? • How have school leadership practices changed as more data and data analysis techniques have become available? • What are the major obstacles facing school leaders when using data for decision making and how do they overcome them?
Download or read book A Guide to Data Driven Leadership in Modern Schools written by Leslie Jones and published by IAP. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this publication is to provide school leaders and other educators with insight into practical uses of data and how to create school cultures conducive to effective data use. Practicing school leaders can benefit from this publication as well as teachers who use data in their classrooms to drive instruction. Another use of this book is for graduate schools that prepare K-12 school leaders. Because of accountability and the importance of data use in schools, data driven decisions and the effective use of data are critical. In A Guide to Data-Driven Leadership in Modern Schools, the use of data as aligned to educational reform is discussed. Accountability and standardized testing are vital elements of reform. The culture must be created in schools to address multi- facets of data use which is presented in Chapter 2 of the publication. The use of data should guide/inform decisions linked to both management and instruction in schools. In Chapter 3, the use of data to inform management is discussed; and the use of data to inform instruction is presented in Chapter 4. Practices of effective management and instructional leadership are obsolete without effective personnel in schools. The use of data in personnel evaluations is explored in Chapter 5.
Download or read book Impact of Access Ability and Attitude on Teacher and Administrator Use of Data for Comprehensive Planning written by Andrew A. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores the analysis and use of assessment and accountability data by teachers and administrators. It also examinies the role that data play in school and district planning. Three general barriers to data access or data use by teachers and school administrators in New York State public schools were investigated. The attempt was to understand why educators, despite the claims that the use of data increases the effectiveness of teachers and administrators, are unable or unwilling to do so. A researcher-desgned survey of members of the New York State Data Analysis Technical Assistance Group (DATAG) was administered in an attempt to uncover those barriers, which were found to be technical, institutional, and personal in nature. This study examinied numerous types of data and the influence that access, ability, and attitude toward that data have on educators' use for comprehensive planning. The impact of technology, professional development, and other areas of access and ability were taken into consideration. Through a stepwise multiple regression the following areas were found significant in predicting use of data for planning: a) access to professional development, b) access to data tools (hardware, software or other), c) ability to understand and use accountability data, d) ability to plan effectively, e) attitude held toward state accountability data, and f) attitude held toward data in general. After reviewing the findings, a comparison to effective business models was made.
Download or read book Handbook of Data Based Decision Making in Education written by Theodore Kowalski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education has fought long and hard to gain acceptance as a profession and, since professionals by definition use data to shape the decisions they make, education has little choice but to continue moving in this direction. This 3-part handbook represents a major contribution to the literature of education. It is a unique compendium of the most original work currently available on how, when and why evidence should be used to ground practice. It is a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary, research-based, and practice-based resource that all educators can turn to as a guide to data-based decision making. The Handbook of Data-Based Decision Making in Education is a must read for researchers who are just beginning to explore the scientifically based nature of educational practice. It is also appropriate for policy makers and practitioners who are confronted with young people who need to be in classrooms where "best practices" are the norm and not the exception.
Download or read book Schools and Data written by Theodore B. Creighton and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2006-07-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the First Edition: "Creighton′s descriptions of the applicability and helpfulness of statistics for educators is especially strong. His use of plain language and school-based examples is crucial." -Scott McLeod, Assistant Professor University of Cincinnati Improve instructional leadership practice with proven, easy-to-understand strategies for data-based decision making! Since the first edition of Schools and Data, the No Child Left Behind Act has swept the country, and data-based decision making is no longer an option for educators. Today′s educational climate makes it imperative for all schools to collect data and use statistical analysis to help create clear goals and recognize strategies for improvement. Schools and Data, Second Edition, focuses on the relevance of statistics in the lives of principals and teachers. Real-life examples and step-by-step procedures for collecting and organizing data provide every school leader with the means to facilitate more appropriate and effective decision making. With a highly practical method for statistical analysis, this comprehensive yet reader-friendly new edition places special emphasis on: Connecting statistics and educators′ daily work Integrating applied technology, including Excel and SPSS software Strengthening educators′ data interpretation skills Building strong skills in problem analysis, program evaluation, data-driven decision making, and report preparation Increasing the focus on correlation and regression Packed with easy-to-follow instructions, illustrations, and real-world examples that educators can readily understand, this is an essential resource for school leaders who want to create meaningful, data-driven decisions! *Note: The author created web site that provides information and activities paralleling the individual chapters of the second education of Schools and Data text is NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
Download or read book Driven by Data written by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a practical guide for improving schools dramatically that will enable all students from all backgrounds to achieve at high levels. Includes assessment forms, an index, and a DVD.
Download or read book Statistics Made Simple for School Leaders written by Susan Rovezzi Carroll and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2002-10-16 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chief executive officer of a corporation is not much different from a public school administrator. While CEOs base many of their decisions on data, for school administrators, this type of research may conjure up miserable memories of searching for information to meet a graduate school requirement. However, the value of data-based decision making will continue to escalate and the school community—students, teachers, parents and the general public—expect this information to come from their administrators. Administrators are called on to be accountable, but few are capable of presenting the mountain of data that they collect in a cohesive and strategic manner. Most statistical books are focused on statistical theory versus application, but Statistics Made Simple for School Leaders presents statistics in a simple, practical, conceptual, and immediately applicable manner. It enables administrators to take their data and manage it into strategic information so the results can be used for action plans that benefit the school system. The approach is 'user friendly' and leaves the reader with a confident can-do attitude to communicate results and plans to staff and the community.
Download or read book The Principal as Data Driven Leader written by Ontario Principals′ Council, and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-12-03 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This series allows school principals to integrate theory and practice themselves, resulting in highly insightful and practical strategies that will make a difference in schools. Practitioners: lead thyselves!" —Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto "Avoiding high-flown theory on the one hand and mere bullet points on the other, these books represent the best that highly expert leaders have to offer—intellectually informed ideas about how to deal with the compelling practical issues of principalship." —Andy Hargreaves, Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education Boston College "This series of little volumes provides a valuable resource for new principals who would become accomplished instructional leaders and seasoned principals looking to strengthen their leadership capacity." —Roland S. Barth, Founding Director Harvard Principals′ Center "Addresses some of the most important challenges facing school leaders today. The authors bring a remarkable combination of deep, practical experience and academic sophistication to these challenges." —Ken Leithwood, Professor Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto A proven process for demonstrating and communicating school improvements! As the call for educational accountability increases, so does the importance of data. This practical guide, part of the Leading Student Achievement series, helps school leaders use evidence to shape, revise, and assess instructional reform. Focusing on the significance of data in the development of realistic solutions to specific educational issues, this resource defines four types of data and helps principals: Understand their role as leader, communicator, and professional developer for data-driven reform Introduce the use of data into the school improvement planning cycle Create a team to gather relevant, valid, and comprehensive data With brainstorming templates, case studies, and planning forms for embedding data use into a school′s culture, The Principal as Data-Driven Leader helps schools start on a journey to genuine accountability and demonstrable gains in student performance.
Download or read book Use of Data Management Systems and Data driven Decision Making Among School level Administrators and Educators written by Julia B. Keleher and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapter 1 presents a summary of literature on the need for more data-driven planning and decision making in schools and districts. The chapter begins with an explanation of how changes in Federal legislation have created a heightened need for data-driven decision-making and have led to increased use of data in education. The second part of Chapter 1 draws on research literature and explains the role of Data Management Systems (DMS) in supporting data-driven decision making (DDM) and positive outcomes for instruction and learning. The last part of Chapter 1 identifies school-level challenges that compromise educators' ability to utilize data. Chapter 2 provides information about the Red Clay Consolidated School District. The chapter begins with a description of Red Clay's student population, schools, budget, and organizational structure. The relationship between Red Clay's performance on State and local assessments and the district's School Improvement Plan (SIP) model is presented. Chapter 2 also describes the DMS currently available in Red Clay and provides an overview of the district's 2006 Strategic Plan and professional development strategies. Chapter 3 focuses on the problem addressed in this Executive Position Paper. The chapter begins with evidence that DMS and DDM are underutilized among Red Clay's School Level Administrators (SLAs) and School Level Educators (SLEs). Next, the purpose of this study and the organizational improvement goals are outlined. The chapter concludes with a description of the sample used in this study and an overview of the data collection strategies employed. Chapter 4 presents recommendations for increasing the use of DMS and DDM among SLAs and SLEs. The recommendations presented in this chapter are focused around three main ideas: increasing access to data, promoting greater use of data, and modifying the district's professional development offerings to support greater use of DMS and DDM. Each recommendation presented in this chapter is supported by data collected in this study. The chapter concludes with a plan for implementing these recommendations. Input from Red Clay staff was used to determine the viability of the proposed plan. Chapter 5 provides a framework for evaluating the recommendations proposed in Chapter 4. Short-term indicators of effectiveness will include increased rates of accessing and analyzing data and greater interest in professional development opportunities related to DMS tools and DDM practices. Long-term indicators of effectiveness will include improved instructional leadership among SLAs, improved instructional practices among SLEs, and greater capacity among all Red Clay educators to use DMS and engage in DDM practices.
Download or read book Data driven Decisions and School Leadership written by Theodore J. Kowalski and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book integrates theory and practice in decision-making, with a specific focus on data-driven decision making. Applications are demonstrated in the contexts of administration, supervision, and teaching. The book provides a unique contribution to the literature in this field in that the studies of decision theory and data-based decision making are integrated. Focusing on educators assuming leadership roles in school improvement, the book's content is equally relevant for administrators, supervisors, and teachers. The book, however, is centered on data-driven decision making, both as a requirement of the No Child Left Behind Act and as a normative professional standard. Issues related to accumulating, storing, and protecting data in districts and schools also are covered. Applications in administration, supervision, and teaching are demonstrated.
Download or read book Data for Continuous Programmatic Improvement written by Ellen B. Mandinach and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the issue of data use in educator preparation programs towards continuous programmatic improvement. With an aim to increase the rigor in both research and practice in educational administration and teacher education, this volume will analyze the longstanding quality concerns about teacher and leadership preparation and standards for programs and educators, as well as controversies concerning national accreditation and federal efforts to mandate program reporting data. By exploring the policies and practices that influence departments of education, this volume examines the increasing pressures to improve institutional functioning, within a complex system of university, state, and national structures and organizations.
Download or read book Basic Data Elements for Elementary and Secondary Education Information Systems written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the creation of the National Cooperative Educational Statistics System in 1988, states have joined with the National Center for Education Statistics to produce and maintain comparable and uniform education statistics. Through the National Forum on Education Statistics, states have met to develop and propose a set of basic data elements for voluntary use. Using these data elements will provide more comparable and reliable education information for any educational system adopting the common terminology. The basic data elements will not meet every education information purpose, but a set of basic data elements should help answer the most frequently asked questions about the administration, status, quality, operation, and performance of schools and school systems. This report presents a process for selecting and including new data elements in an information system and the student and staff elements that can be used to create information for conducting the day-to-day administration of schools and school districts; completing federal and state reports, and creating indicators that address questions about the success and functioning of education systems. The basic data elements selected for student information systems are grouped into categories of: (1) personal information; (2) enrollment; (3) school participation and activities; (4) assessment; (5) transportation; (6) health conditions, special program participation, and student support services; and (7) discipline. Similar elements defined for staff information systems include personal information, educational background, qualification information, current employment, assignments, and information on career development and separation from employment. An appendix contains discussions of policy questions, indicators, and basic data elements. (SLD)
Download or read book Data Literacy for Educators written by Ellen B. Mandinach and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data literacy has become an essential skill set for teachers as education becomes more of an evidence-based profession. Teachers in all stages of professional growth need to learn how to use data effectively and responsibly to inform their teaching practices. This groundbreaking resource describes data literacy for teaching, emphasizing the important relationship between data knowledge and skills and disciplinary and pedagogical content knowledge. Case studies of emerging programs in schools of education are used to illustrate the key components needed to integrate data-driven decisionmaking into the teaching curricula. The book offers a clear path for change while also addressing the inherent complexities associated with change. Data Literacy for Educators provides concrete strategies for schools of education, professional developers, and school districts.
Download or read book Introduction to Educational Administration written by Douglas Fiore and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized around the ISLLC standards, this text introduces students to the concepts and theories of educational leadership. The new edition adds coverage of such topics as data usage, ethics, innovative hiring practices, and student discipline. Appearing in the second edition are chapter-ending sections called “Point-Counterpoint” which prompt readers to examine their own beliefs regarding the material presented in the chapter and its application to work in our schools.
Download or read book The Data TeamTM Procedure A Systematic Approach to School Improvement written by Kim Schildkamp and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the Data Team Procedure: a method for data-based decision making that can help schools to improve their quality. It involves the use of teams consisting of 4-6 teachers, 1-2 school leaders and a data expert. The members of the team collaboratively learn how to use data to solve an educational problem within the school, adopting a systematic approach. The data team procedure is an iterative and cyclic procedure consisting of eight steps. The data team members are trained in the data team procedure by a coach. The coach visits the data team’s school regularly for a meeting and facilitates working according to the systematic procedure. Teams participate in data analysis workshops for more specific support. Divided into three parts, the book first describes the importance of data use and the data team procedure. Next, it describes two cases. The first case concerns a data team working on a school level problem: Reducing grade repetition. The second case concerns a data team working on a classroom level problem: low student achievement in English language. The last part of the book explains what it means to implement the data team procedure in the school, the conditions needed for implementing the data team procedure, and the factors that may hinder or support the use of data in data teams.
Download or read book Data Driven Leadership written by Amanda Datnow and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tools and techniques from the trailblazers in data-based education reform Over a period of several years, Amanda Datnow and Vicki Park visited public schools with a reputation for being ahead of the pack in data-driven decision making. The results of this pioneering study reveal how education leaders can make data work for students and teachers, rather than against them. This book is an essential guide to meeting the challenges of high-stakes accountability, building performance-based schools, and improving student outcomes. By following the advice in this book, you’ll be able to transform data overload into a data-positive school culture. You’ll learn the difference between “data-driven leadership” and “data-informed leadership,” and how to use distributed leadership to inspire collaboration and guided analysis. Incorporating narrative reflections drawn from real educators and administrators, the authors refine their observations and interviews into practical conclusions that leaders can put to use immediately. This book empowers leaders to support inquiry, build trust in data-based initiatives, establish goals for evidence use, and provide educators with the skills they need to mobilize data for the good of all stakeholders. “Datnow and Park’s ideas are easily accessible and grounded in clear examples, and their seven ‘calls’ about what needs to be done nail the problem and the solutions. Use this book as your action guide and you’ll be rewarded with better results in student learning.” —Michael Fullan, professor emeritus, University of Toronto “Datnow and Park uncover, at last, what it means to use data to inform leadership. Documenting the four P’s (people, policies, practices, and patterns) in schools, we learn about the organization and dynamics of reform informed by data. A must read!” —Ann Lieberman, senior scholar, Stanford University