Getting Excited About Data: Combining People, Passion, and Proof to Maximize Student Achievement
Precise and on target, this excellent resource enables educators to effectively use their school's data to respond to the challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act.
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"It was a pleasure reading Getting Excited About Data. I found it precise and on target for enabling school personnel to effectively use their schools' data to plan improvement."--Theodore Creighton, Executive DirectorNational Council of Professors of Educational Leadership "The book is written in friendly language and is a quick read with many examples. The diagrams and sample questions throughout are invaluable!"--Jill Hudson, Middle School PrincipalMadison Middle School, Seattle, WA How can we ensure that every student is making adequate progress in an era of school and district goals, state standards, and federal ESEA legislation? Getting Excited About Data, Second Edition builds upon the best-selling first edition to provide additional guidance and support for educators who are "ready, willing, and able" to explore more sophisticated uses of data. New tools and activities facilitate active engagement with data and a collaborative culture of collective responsibility for the learning of all students. Precise and on target, this excellent new resource enables educators to effectively use their schools' data to respond to the challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act, and provides: A knowledge base emphasizing the role of data in school effectiveness and successful change A focus on tapping the professional passion of dedicated educators who want to work for the benefit of students from an intrinsic motivation perspective Group activities that energize people in collaborative efforts Keyquestions to identify sources of the proof of success necessary to stimulate confidence and further action A clear understanding of the need for "up close, in real time" assessment to balance high-stakes, external tests Information on how to utilize data to establish priorities and integrate accountability requirements with goals that are data-based and grounded in school values
ForewordPrefaceAbout the Author1Using Data for Alignment and Achievement12Understanding the Importance of Proof173Coping With the Barriers to Data Use254Engaging the People395Arousing the Passion536Starting With the Significant697Displaying the Data918Interpreting the Results1139Designing a Data Day12510Establishing Priorities13511Drilling Down the Priority Data14912Looking Around and Looking Within15913Clarifying District, School, and Classroom Roles18914Planning Your Work and Working Your Plan19715Sustaining the Struggle21716Leading With Relentless Resilience225References233Index237
\ Theodore Creighton"It was a pleasure to read Getting Excited About Data. I found it precise and on target for enabling school personnel to effectively use their schools' data to plan improvement."\ \ \ \ \ Jill Hudson"The book is written in friendly language and is a quick read with many examples. The diagrams and sample questions throughout are very useful."\ \ \ Debbie McDonald"Holcomb's enlightening revision gives educators a useful, fun-to-read resource full of strategies, tools, and techniques for focusing on data. Presented with tales of real-life experiences, this book gives the reader a ‘ready-to-use’ approach that is refreshingly practical. "\ \ \ \ \ Debbie Mc Donald"Holcomb's enlightening revision gives educators a useful, fun-to-read resource full of strategies, tools, and techniques for focusing on data. Presented with tales of real-life experiences, this book gives the reader a ‘ready-to-use’ approach that is refreshingly practical."\ \
