Data! Dialogue! Decisions! : the data difference / Brian Pete and Catherine M. Sambo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pete, Brian M., author.

Sambo, Catherine A., author.

Series:

In a nutshell (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)

In A Nutshell

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs.

Academic achievement--Decision making.

Academic achievement.

School management and organization--Decision making.

School management and organization.

Educational statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Link relevant data to results instantly and consistently! This powerful text offers school leaders a process for data-based decision making that includes the critical elements of school improvement: collaborative teams, meaningful data, and measurable results. Administrators and instructors select the data, dialogue about the findings, and then make informed decisions about improving student performance. Educators will learn to: Select data that is easily accessible, collectible on an ongoing basis, and capable of impacting student achievementUse the three-step cyclical model of data analysi

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""What�s it all about?""; ""What�s the History of Results-Driven Change?""; ""How to Use This Book""; ""Chapter 1 - The Data! Dialogue! Decisions! Process""; ""Schmoker�s Model of Results-Driven Change ""; ""Introduction to the Data! Dialogue! Decisions! Process""; ""Chapter 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?""; ""Chapter 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""; ""Chapter 4 - Decisions!""; ""SMART Goals""; ""Instructional Decisions""; ""Data! Issues ""; ""Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting""; ""Dialogue! Issues ""; ""Decisions! 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""

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9781483361048

1483361047

9781483363219

148336321X

OCLC:

923707551