Data Science
Teachers Need Synchronized Edtech in 2021 More Than Ever
Project Unicorn's Educator Toolkit is a great resource for giving educators an entry into data interoperability.
6 Questions To Ask for Protecting Student Data in Distance Learning
Tech and security decision makers working to protect schools should ask six main questions to diagnose their organizations’ readiness to move instruction online, identify gaps, and find solutions to their most pressing issues in student data security.
Fostering Jagged People – For Science!
By: Carolyn Olsen. Carolyn explores how we are "jagged" people and the various ways to approach data science based on your strengths and weaknesses.
Data-driven SEL: How It Can Help Meet Your Students’ Needs
By: Matt Smith and Travita Godfrey. Texas’s Humble ISD uses a data-driven, district-wide approach to SEL programming and intervention strategies to develop SEL competencies and help ensure students get the support they need.
End of the Test Doesn’t Mean End of Data
The traditional testing environment may not currently exist but Tom Vander Ark outlines other ways of drawing actionable insights.
Living on Curves
Our kids are growing up on a curve--a public health curve, an exponential technology curve, and a climate curve. These curves demand personal and collective behavior change, yet we don't see collective action. How do we turn these realizations into action?
Focusing on Data That Matters: The Plainview Story
By partnering with a university and studying data from several sources including Curriculum Associates' i-Ready, Texas's Plainview Independent School District performed an equity audit and developed an action plan to focus first and foremost on improving instruction and classroom dynamics.
Social Media Jacked Your Attention And Sold It, How to Get It Back and Thrive
Tom dives into the challenges of social media as it has created an extractive attention economy. This blog delivers promising solutions that have the ability to turn the table and put people back in charge of their data.
Dear Novice Teacher, Let’s Talk Data
By: Dr. Justin Aglio and Anna Myers. Justin and Anna discuss how to help all educators, specifically novice teachers, understand the importance and significance of data in education.
6 Hallmarks to Building Data Culture
Sarasota County Schools shares their journey to creating a strong data culture by partnering with Curriculum Associates, following six key steps, and maintaining commitment and accountability from all stakeholders.