1. Data-Driven Culture Improving Student Learning

2. Overview of the Workshop Identify Sources of Data in your School Practical Ways to Analyse and Use Data Use Computer Applications to Manipulate Data

3. Primary Question: What data are important in assessing if all students are learning and if a school is effectively carrying out its purpose?

4. Why is student learning important? Or, why do we measure student learning ? Evaluate programmes/delivery of the curriculum Measure student proficiency Diagnose learning problems Make sure that students do not fall through the cracks

5. Why is student learning important? Or, why do we measure student learning ? Assess individual or group achievement Certification/graduation Guide curriculum development and revision Improve instruction Understand which programmes are getting the result we want Know if we are achieving our educational outcomes

6. Hudson Valley School What trends /patterns do you see? What do you think explain these trends/patterns? Where is the impact? Is the school effective? How you know? What information is missing What else would you need to know to draw these conclusions?

7. Is there a habit of using data in your school? What data do you have? What data do you need? What do the patterns and trends in the data say about where you are now? Where do you want to go? What are the gaps? How do you fill the gaps?