"A wonderful style of writing; very approachable and practical. Dr. Holcomb offers great tools, ideas, and strategies on using data."
"Edie Holcomb’s materials are thorough and useful. I utilized the previous edition of this book when teaching districts to use data to identify how to improve the academic achievement of students with disabilities."
"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."
"Dr. Holcomb provides vignettes and examples that offer insight into the day-to-day realities of school improvement issues. The ideas are presented in a logical manner and questions throughout the book provide opportunity for reflection."
"When Dr. Holcomb published her first edition of “Getting Excited About Data”, I was intrigued. She was not only a colleague of mine, but the term “excited” about data held a curiosity for me as data, at that time, had a sterilized, impersonal , and even fearful perception for teachers who truly entered the field as caring, nurturing professionals that fostered student development in a wholistic framework. I came to think otherwise after reading her work. Now, with her third edition and Dr.
“Yet again Edie Holcomb has engaged her exemplary skills in creating a significant new edition. This third volume conveys for us rich new ideas, understandings, and insights in providing the culture, content, and processes that will ensure that our data use leads to increased teaching quality and better outcomes for our students.”
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