Turn skepticism about data into knowledge for true educational reform!
More versatile than mere number crunching and statistics, data can be an effective tool—or even a powerful catalyst—for change within a school. By replacing cynicism with conviction, learning to harness data′s power, and becoming good users of data to positively impact student achievement, school leaders can develop three crucial capacities: an inquiry habit of mind, data literacy, and a culture of inquiry.
Lorna M. Earl and Steven Katz show educators how to become comfortable with data, and provide valuable tools for school improvement teams to use in their work, including:
- Vignettes to support group discussion
- Activities for practicing the ideas and concepts in the book
- Task sheets
- Short case studies with actual school data that show how the full process works in a school
To improve schools, data can and should be a vital force in the change process. Using this essential resource, school leaders, school teams, study groups, and students of education can all make sense of data to plan and reform for maximum benefit.
Tabela de Conteúdo
Foreword by Michael Fullan
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Putting Data at the Center of School Improvement
2. Using Data for Informed Decision Making
3. Cultivating the Qualities of Data-Driven Leadership
4. Developing an Inquiry Habit of Mind
5. Becoming Data Literate
6. Creating a Culture of Inquiry
7. Sustaining the Process: The Cycle of Inquiry
Resource: Task Sheets for Assignments
References
Index
Sobre o autor
Steven Katz is the director of Aporia Consulting Ltd. and a faculty member in the Applied Psychology and Human Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE, UT), where he teaches in the Child Study and Education graduate program. He is the recipient of the OISE, UT- wide award for teaching excellence. Steven has a Ph D in human development and applied psychology, with specialization in applied cognitive science. His areas of expertise include cognition and learning, teacher education, networked learning communities, leading professional learning, and evidence-informed decision making for school improvement. He has received the Governor General’s Medal for excellence in his field and has been involved in research and evaluation, professional development, and consulting with a host of educational organizations around the world. He is the author of several best-selling books, including Leading Schools in a Data-Rich World, Building and Connecting Learning Communities, Intentional Interruption, and The Intelligent, Responsive Leader.
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