1. DaSy Conference Monday, September 8
Answering Critical Questions Using Data: Tools to Support Development and Data Element Identification
DaSy CEDS Workgroup
DaSy Conference
Monday, September 8

2. Who is presenting today?
Tony Ruggiero, AEM
Bill Huennekens, AEM
Haidee Bernstein, Westat
Missy Cochenour, AEM
Abby Winer, SRI

3. We’ve All Got Questions
Make a Connection

4. CEDS Can Help with the Answers

5. Start With Questions

6. Start with questions
Among all young children from birth to age 5 receiving early childhood services, what percentage receives more than one type of early childhood service?
How many low-income children are enrolled in public preschool programs?
What are the district and school enrollment trends for specific programs compared to the overall state trends?

7. Activity 1: Question Development
Brainstorm with your group 2-3 pressing questions surrounding Part B 619 and/or Part C.
Report out to the entire session.
TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

8. Questions from the Group

9. Developing Answers

10. Developing Answers Way to outline policy analysis
Concise location for:
Question/problem
Data elements needed
Notes about how to conduct the analysis

11. Connect Demo

12. Activity 2: Develop a Connection
Each group will select ONE question from the brainstorming activity.
Select a lead author to log into
Username: User1; Password: T3sting!
Go to Tools | Connect | Create a Connection
Choose to create the Connection manually; Type in the question and choose data elements
Choose a published Connection and add feedback to start a dialog in the Connection community
TIME LIMIT: 30 MINUTES

13. Figure Out What Data You Collect

14. Figure out what data you collect
Use CEDS Align to:
Get all of your data information in one place
Compare data collections across agencies or across data systems
Identify data collection redundancies

15. Align Demo

16. Activity 3: Align a Map
In your groups, log onto and align a sample map.
Username: User1
Password: T3sting!
TIME LIMIT: 20 MINUTES

17. BREAK TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

18. Connecting Questions And Answers
Make a Connection

19. Connecting Questions and Answers
myConnect allows you to see a Connection and apply your aligned map to see how to do the analysis using your own data elements.

20. myConnect Demo
Make a Connection

21. Activity 4: Apply myConnect
Using either your published Connection or your published Map, apply myConnect
See how much of your information is available to answer the questions
Do you collect all that you need? Is it in another system?
Username: User1; Password: T3sting!
TIME LIMIT: 30 MINUTES

22. Debrief
Align: Did you find aligning elements relatively easy? Was it useful?
Connect: Do you have questions you could develop that would help others? Do you want to see if others have developed ones that can help you?
myConnect: Did you find that you collected all that you need? Do you need to collect more information or is it possibly located in another system?
How will these tools help you in your current position?

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24. The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H373Z However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officers, Meredith Miceli and Richelle Davis.