The Data Toolkit Ten Tools for Supporting School Improvement
The Data Toolkit: Ten Tools for Supporting School Improvement by Robert T. Hess, published by Corwin Press in 2012, is a resource designed to assist educators in utilizing data effectively for school improvement. This 140-page book addresses the challenges educators face in managing data and provides practical solutions that can be implemented without requiring statistical expertise. The focus is on transforming data analysis into actionable strategies that enhance decision-making and problem-solving within educational settings.
Readers will find ten user-friendly tools that facilitate productive discussions and reflections among professional learning communities. Each chapter offers clear instructions, sample scenarios, and practical examples to support educators in framing questions, engaging in meaningful conversations, and creating data-driven plans. The book also includes case studies illustrating how various educational teams have successfully applied these methods, culminating in a school improvement mapping tool that aids in designing action plans aimed at boosting student learning and achievement outcomes.
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How to accelerate analysis into action
Using data for school improvement is a key goal of Race to the Top, and now is the time to make data-driven school improvement a priority. However, many educators are drowning in data. Boost your professional learning community′s ability to translate data into action with this new book from Pam Robbins and Robert T. Hess. The Data Toolkit provides ten easy-to-use tools that don′t require statistical expertise, can be implemented in a timely manner, and facilitate problem-solving at the classroom, school, and district levels. These proven methods help educators:
- Frame the questions
- Drive the conversation
- Engage in productive reflection
- Uncover understandings
- Create a data-driven plan
- Achieve and monitor results
Written in an educator-friendly format each chapter contains instructions on using the tool, a sample scenario, and examples–practical resources that will help your PLC be the best it can be.Also included are case studies that show how data teams, PLCs, and individual teachers have used the book′s methods in their own settings. The culminating school improvement mapping tool guides the team through designing an action plan focused on increasing student learning and achievement outcomes.
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