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Data Wise

Getting Started With Data Wise

12-Week Long Online Course; Offered 3 Times a Year

Overview

How can educators use the piles of student assessment data available in their schools to improve teaching and learning? The Data Wise Improvement process, described in detail in the main textbook for this course, offers a step-by-step guide for taking on this seemingly daunting task. Written by leading researchers and practitioners in the field, the central message is that using data effectively is at its core a leadership challenge. All the number-crunching in the world won't make a bit of difference to instruction if educators don't actively discuss the data they have and design and implement thoughtful action based on their analysis. This course is designed to help you understand the work involved in the first 2 phases of the Data Wise process (Prepare and Inquire) and to guide you toward engaging your colleagues in these activities. Six Session Course.

Course Goals

The core questions we will investigate during this course are:

• What are the most effective strategies educational leaders can use to frame the work of improving instruction?
• How can educational leaders come to terms with the mountains of data they have?
• How can educational leaders use protocols to support meaningful discussions about data?
• How can educational leaders foster a school culture that supports using data to improve instruction?

Course Texts

The textbooks for this course are:

* Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning, available from the Harvard Education Publishing Group (HEPG).

For a glance at the table of contents, please see the HEPG website.

* The Power of Protocols: An Educator's Guide to Better Practice, available from Amazon.com.

Price

$999 per individual

$799/participant for teams of 3-5

Call toll-free: 1-888-759-8829 / Outside U.S.: 1-617-496-5832 for the complete syllabus!

September 2008

• Getting Started With Data Wise (learn more)