Data Book for Educators Who Don't Like Data

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Data Collection and Compliance Versus Data Use
Chapter 2: The Facts Versus Your Gut
Chapter 3: Data Observation Versus Data Analysis
Chapter 4: Data as Punishment Versus Data as a Tool
Chapter 5: My Data Versus Our Data
Chapter 6: The Way We’ve Always Done It Versus Finding a Way That Works
Chapter 7: Data Compliance Versus Data Ownership
Chapter 8: Work-Arounds Versus Plow-Throughs

PRINTABLE REPRODUCIBLES

Chapter 1: Data Collection and Compliance Versus Data Use

• Figure 1.5: Leading Meaningful, Systematic Change Planning Tool

Chapter 2: The Facts Versus Your Gut

• Figure 2.3: Student Data Picture Form

Chapter 3: Data Observation Versus Data Analysis

• Figure 3.2: Questions to Engage in the Four D’s of Collaboration

Chapter 4: Data as Punishment Versus Data as a Tool

• Figure 4.2: Teacher Self-Reflection Questions
• Figure 4.3: Video Lesson Self-Reflection
• Figure 4.4: Student Self-Reflection Tool
• Figure 4.5: Teacher Audit Form
• Figure 4.6: Question Box for Student Self-Assessment

Chapter 6: The Way We’ve Always Done It Versus Finding a Way That Works

• Figure 6.1: District-Distributed Leadership Tool for Collecting and Analyzing Data

Chapter 7: Data Compliance Versus Data Ownership

• Figure 7.1: Student Form to Evaluate Learning and Data

Chapter 8: Work-Arounds Versus Plow-Throughs

• Figure 8.1: Work-Around or Plow-Through Tool

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