Data Dynamics: Aligning Teacher Team, School, and District Efforts
Edie Holcomb has once again demonstrated a keen understanding of the types of data used by schools and districts, and more importantly, the meaningful ways that they can be used to inform and improve learning. Data Dynamics provides a much-needed synthesis of the ways teacher, school, and district data teams can use data not simply report it. As in previous publications, Holcomb provides many examples of both academic and nonacademic forms of data needed to truly understand the dynamics of school improvement from classroom to district levels of organization. Readers will feel reenergized with a new clarity about approaching the task of using the many sources of data we deal with - and not being overwhelmed by them. --Katherine P. Divine, Executive Director for Research Design & Evaluation, Schultz Center for Teaching and LeadershipOnce again, Edie Holcomb delivers high-impact content using an accessible, conversational approach. Whether you are a data dynamo or a dataphobe, you will find in these pages practical, vetted strategies for engaging data to energize and inform change efforts. Holcomb's framework, protocols, and useful diagnostic tool will propel data teams to the next level. --Dr. Kimberly Kappler Hewitt, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and author ofDifferentiation is an Expectation: A School Leader s Guide to Building a Culture of DifferentiationWhether your school is just beginning to use data or well along in the journey of data-guided improvement, this book is for you.Data Dynamicsis replete with practical tools and templates and specific activities and questions to move your school, teams, and classrooms from data to action. Holcomb leaves no stone unturned in this comprehensive exploration of the myths, mysteries, and marvels of using data to improve schools. --Anne E. Conzemius, President and Co-Founder, QLD Learning