Data! Dialogue! Decisions!

The Data Difference
Brian Mitchell Pete - Robin Fogarty & Associates, Ltd.
Catherine A. Duncan - Kinney and Associates, Illinois
Data! Dialogue! Decisions!
January 2004 | 120 pages | Corwin
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The analysis of data for instructional decision making is a hallmark of the 21st century. Teachers and administrators alike need a process that links instant, consistent, and relevant data to instant, consistent, and relevant results. Data! Dialogue! Decisions! describes a simple process--selecting a piece of data, dialoging about the data, and making SMART goal decisions about how to increase student performance--that includes the critical elements for powerful school improvement: meaningful teams, managed data, and measurable goals. Using a collegial process, administrators and teachers choose their own school of class achievement data to analyze and interpret as they target "breakthrough" instructional decisions that yield rapid and quantifiable results. Results have been staggeringly successful.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Introduction

  • What's It All About?
  • What's the History of Results-Driven Change?
  • How to Use This Book
  • 1. The Data! Dialogue! Decisions! Process
  • Schmoker's Model of Results-Driven Change
  • Introduction to the Data! Dialogue! Decisions! Process
  • 2. Data!
  • A Sign of the Times
  • What Kinds of Data Exist?
  • What Kinds of Data Are Available?
  • How Are Data Collected?
  • How Are Data Used?
  • 3. Dialogue!
  • Teaming to Ask and Answer the Questions
  • The Four Questions in Brief
  • The Four Questions in Full
  • Action Plan
  • Conclusion
  • The Coaches' Meeting Revisited
  • 4. Decisions!
  • SMART Goals
  • Instructional Decisions
  • 5. Troubleshooting
  • Data! Issues
  • Dialogue! Issues
  • Decision! Issues
  • General Issues
  • Professional Development Issues

Appendix A: Data! Dialogue! Decisions! General Format

Appendix A: Data! Dialogue! Decisions! General Format

Appendix B: State Standards in Reading Example

Appendix B: State Standards in Reading Example

Appendix C: A Tale of Two City Schools: Making the Difference With Data

Appendix C: A Tale of Two City Schools: Making the Difference With Data

Appendix D: People Search

Appendix D: People Search

Bibliography

Bibliography

Description

The analysis of data for instructional decision making is a hallmark of the 21st century. Teachers and administrators alike need a process that links instant, consistent, and relevant data to instant, consistent, and relevant results. Data! Dialogue! Decisions! describes a simple process--selecting a piece of data, dialoging about the data, and making SMART goal decisions about how to increase student performance--that includes the critical elements for powerful school improvement: meaningful teams, managed data, and measurable goals. Using a collegial process, administrators and teachers choose their own school of class achievement data to analyze and interpret as they target "breakthrough" instructional decisions that yield rapid and quantifiable results. Results have been staggeringly successful.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Introduction

  • What's It All About?
  • What's the History of Results-Driven Change?
  • How to Use This Book
  • 1. The Data! Dialogue! Decisions! Process
  • Schmoker's Model of Results-Driven Change
  • Introduction to the Data! Dialogue! Decisions! Process
  • 2. Data!
  • A Sign of the Times
  • What Kinds of Data Exist?
  • What Kinds of Data Are Available?
  • How Are Data Collected?
  • How Are Data Used?
  • 3. Dialogue!
  • Teaming to Ask and Answer the Questions
  • The Four Questions in Brief
  • The Four Questions in Full
  • Action Plan
  • Conclusion
  • The Coaches' Meeting Revisited
  • 4. Decisions!
  • SMART Goals
  • Instructional Decisions
  • 5. Troubleshooting
  • Data! Issues
  • Dialogue! Issues
  • Decision! Issues
  • General Issues
  • Professional Development Issues

Appendix A: Data! Dialogue! Decisions! General Format

Appendix A: Data! Dialogue! Decisions! General Format

Appendix B: State Standards in Reading Example

Appendix B: State Standards in Reading Example

Appendix C: A Tale of Two City Schools: Making the Difference With Data

Appendix C: A Tale of Two City Schools: Making the Difference With Data

Appendix D: People Search

Appendix D: People Search

Bibliography

Bibliography

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Data! Dialogue! Decisions!

The Data Difference


January 2004 | 120 pages | Corwin

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The analysis of data for instructional decision making is a hallmark of the 21st century. Teachers and administrators alike need a process that links instant, consistent, and relevant data to instant, consistent, and relevant results. Data! Dialogue! Decisions! describes a simple process--selecting a piece of data, dialoging about the data, and making SMART goal decisions about how to increase student performance--that includes the critical elements for powerful school improvement: meaningful teams, managed data, and measurable goals. Using a collegial process, administrators and teachers choose their own school of class achievement data to analyze and interpret as they target "breakthrough" instructional decisions that yield rapid and quantifiable results. Results have been staggeringly successful.

Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • What's It All About?
  • What's the History of Results-Driven Change?
  • How to Use This Book
  • 1. The Data! Dialogue! Decisions! Process
  • Schmoker's Model of Results-Driven Change
  • Introduction to the Data! Dialogue! Decisions! Process
  • 2. Data!
  • A Sign of the Times
  • What Kinds of Data Exist?
  • What Kinds of Data Are Available?
  • How Are Data Collected?
  • How Are Data Used?
  • 3. Dialogue!
  • Teaming to Ask and Answer the Questions
  • The Four Questions in Brief
  • The Four Questions in Full
  • Action Plan
  • Conclusion
  • The Coaches' Meeting Revisited
  • 4. Decisions!
  • SMART Goals
  • Instructional Decisions
  • 5. Troubleshooting
  • Data! Issues
  • Dialogue! Issues
  • Decision! Issues
  • General Issues
  • Professional Development Issues
  • Appendix A: Data! Dialogue! Decisions! General Format
  • Appendix B: State Standards in Reading Example
  • Appendix C: A Tale of Two City Schools: Making the Difference With Data
  • Appendix D: People Search
  • Bibliography

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