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Data Collection and Use

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Data collection and use is the process of gathering information about students and the teaching and learning systems used in classrooms, buildings, and districts and reviewing the data in a systematic way to inform ongoing decision making. From administrators monitoring AYP and discipline systems to teachers tracking RTI and student understanding, data collection and use is critical to monitoring progress and making sound educational choices and adjustments at all levels.

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  • Assessment and grading
  • Standards
  • Instructional leadership
  • School culture and climate
  • School improvement and reform
  • Technology

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The Data-Driven Classroom - ASCDThe Data-Driven Classroom

Author Craig A. Mertler sheds light on how teachers can make sense of overwhelming standardized test reports while avoiding pitfalls like over-interpreting data.

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Articles 

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Doing Data Right

With ever more information at our fingertips, have we learned the right lessons about data? Educational Leadership magazine takes a look in this theme issue from November 2015. 

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  • ASCD Express: "Responding to 10 Potential Data Discussion Pitfalls," November 2015
  • Policy Priorities: Locking the Cloud: Student Data Collection and Privacy Safeguards, Fall 2015 (Theme issue)
  • ASCD Express: Using Assessments Thoughfully, March 2014 (Theme issue)

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Using Data to Focus Instructional Improvement   How to Make Decisions with Different Kinds of Student Assessment Data   How Teachers Can Turn Data into Action   Engaging Teachers in Classroom Walkthroughs

Using Data to Focus Instructional Improvement

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How to Make Decisions with Different Kinds of Student Assessment Data

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How Teachers Can Turn Data into Action

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Engaging Teachers in Classroom Walkthroughs

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  • Formative Classroom Walkthroughs with Connie M. Moss and Susan M. Brookhart (February 10, 2015)
  • Grading Smarter, Not Harder: Assessment Strategies That Motivate Kids and Help Them Learn with Myron Dueck (January 26, 2015)
  • The Data Action Model: A Teacher-Friendly, Systematic Model for Reviewing and Responding to Student Data with Daniel R. Venables (September 23, 2014) Requires ASCD member log-in

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  • Using Data to Determine Student Mastery
  • Designing Assessments for Higher-Order Thinking
  • Assessment: Designing Performance Assessments, 2nd Edition

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Smarter Assessment in the Secondary Classroom DVD - ASCDSmarter Assessment in the Secondary Classroom Video

In this video featuring Myron Dueck, you'll see that assessment and grading policies can be tailored to focus on what really matter: student understanding of the content.

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Experts & Events

ASCD Faculty members are available for on-site capacity-building professional development on collecting and using data. ASCD can design a precise professional development plan, organized around our field-tested solutions, with a focus on the education foundations that make sense for you.

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ASCD Conferences, One-, Two-, and Three-Day Institutes, and other special events frequently feature sessions about collecting and using data.

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