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“Principal leadership is critical in establishing and supporting school cultures that enable conversations geared toward improving teaching and learning.”
Jeffrey Wayman & Jo Beth Jimerson
Teacher Needs for Data-related Professional Learning, 2014
This Leadership Portfolio is part of a larger Using Data Leadership Toolkit that helps school and district leaders explore best practices for effective data use and reflect on how these practices can best serve their own contexts and needs.
These questions and links to related resources will get you started…
When you think about your organization:
- Do staff members share common understandings about data and data practices?
- Do they consistently use a process to analyze data collaboratively?
- Do all programs and initiatives make decisions based on evidence?
- Do they consult multiple data sources to pinpoint problems and guide improvement?
- Do staff members regularly consult disaggregated data and student work samples to understand where to focus efforts?
As a leader:
- Do you model effective practices for using data to influence improved policy and practice?
- Do you provide a safe environment for data-informed discussions that allow problems about student learning and practice to emerge?
- Do you provide the resources needed for teachers to develop and carry out evidence-based improvement plans?
Using data is not a single event, it is an ongoing conversation that involves all stakeholders. TERC’s Using Data Project can help you start talking!
RESOURCES
Need Support? These free resources can help you!
The resources provided here can get you started with developing a strong data-use culture in your district or school that can lead to improved teaching and learning. They include articles, success models, tips, and tools that will help you think about proven best practices related to using data for meaningful change, and help you reflect on next steps for the needs and context of your own organization.
They can also help you determine if classroom teachers and other leaders in your organization need professional development or technical assistance in order to make data a practical and effective part of their everyday work.
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PD Opportunities
YOU can make it happen...we can help!!
If you determine that your district or school can benefit from professional development, TERC’s Using Data Project provides professional training and consultation to develop effective data plans, data leaders, data coaches, and data teams—with the goal of improving teaching and learning in all classrooms.
Offerings include comprehensive, job-embedded institutes and academies, as well as one-day, hands-on sessions for leaders and teachers.
A range of professional development programs provide instruction in our Using Data Process, developed and tested by the researchers at TERC (who were classroom teachers, themselves!)
Professional Development Offerings from TERC’s Using Data Team
“Even after decades of accountability pressures, teachers still struggle with using data to inform instructional practice, often because they receive inadequate data-related professional learning.”
Jeffrey Wayman & Jo Beth Jimerson
Teacher Needs for Data-related Professional Learning, 2014
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