Turning Data into AchievementTable of Contents
With the generous support of SAS, we’ve assembled this collection of stories from our archives—along with additional resources from around the web—to help you create and support a data-driven culture in your own schools. —The Editors
Turning Data into Achievement Tips on preparing school data for the unexpected While student safety remains schools’ top priority during threats of natural disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes, school administrators and IT leaders must also ensure that they take… How three districts are tracking student dataEducation stakeholders and reformers increasingly focus on data to help inform instruction and offer clues on student achievement patterns, and a partnership among three organizations aims to help… Launching a district data warehousing projectA redesign of a school district’s information systems is always a challenge, but Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) was further complicated by rapid growth, changing demographics and school choice.… Nine templates to help educators leverage school dataEducators and administrators are collecting an enormous amount of data about the progress of their students and schools. Now that this information has been collected, how can it… Reports highlight need for data mobilityEducational data must follow students as they cross state lines, and policy makers must be equipped with the tools needed to ensure that teachers, students, and parents have… More training is key to better school data useSchools and districts have come a long way in gathering and analyzing data to help boost student achievement, but according to a new report from the Data Quality… Data: It’s more than test scoresIt’s pretty common these days to hear the term “data-driven decision-making” in education and assume it is synonymous with standardized test scores. But we all know that students… eSN Special Report: Smarter EducationFor years, marketers have used sophisticated software to track consumers’ buying habits and web browsing activity, then crunch this information and make intelligent predictions to target their sales… eSN Special Report: Turning data into achievementWhile most schools now measure students’ progress more frequently throughout the year, using this information to target instruction more effectively can still be a challenge. Here's how some… Additional resources
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