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Getting Excited About Data : How to Combine People, Passion, and Proof
Getting Excited About Data How to Combine People Passion and Proof
Author: Edie L. Holcomb
"This book will become your dog-eared, color-tabbed, yellow-highlighted bible. The suggestions are practical, relevant, and easy to use. Fast-paced and fun. I couldn’t wait to try the activities." — Sandra L. Sorrell, Director — Poudre School District, Fort Collins, Colorado "Here is practical knowledge about how to fo...  more »Deborah H. McDonald, Kentucky Distinguished Educator

Kentucky Department of Education "Demystifies the process of using data to guide decision making at the school level. A most useful resource for administrators and teachers because it provides step-by-step guidance."

Richard A. Rossmiller, Emeritus Professor of Educational Administration

University of Wisconsin–Madison Getting Excited About Data outlines a process for showing how well your school or district meets its primary goal: sustained student learning. Holcomb helps you find the answers to these tough questions about data:
  • What data do we need and how do we collect it?
  • How do we analyze and report the data we collect?
  • What do we do to make sure current findings ensure school improvement in the next round?
  • How can we sustain staff passion for teaching and learning while devoting time to generating proof of what we say we’re accomplishing?
This book is for all educators who want to become proactive and responsive to the communities they serve. Holcomb shows you exactly how to prove to your school’s constituents that you’re succeeding in your most important challenge—continued and sustained student achievement. Learn to raise your comfort and interest levels with gathering, documenting, and using data. Get ready to use data to point the way to needed next steps in improving learning and teaching in your school. Holcomb gives you the tools to add documentation to good intuition.
ISBN-13: 9780803967397
ISBN-10: 080396739X
Publication Date: 11/24/1998
Pages: 144
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Publisher: Corwin Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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