Resources
Materials, articles, and videos to help you in your education job.
How to Write Good Data Questions
Are you an elementary school or high school teacher, administrator, or practitioner? Put the spreadsheet away. Start with a good data question.
Dr. Stephanie Evergreen on Data Visualization in Education
If you have an education job and you’re committed to data informed decision making, you almost certainly know the name Stephanie Evergreen.
The Do It Yourself Data Presentation
For your next staff meeting or grade level meeting, try these slides.
Connect These Three Things to Make Data Practical
Are you an elementary school or high school teacher, administrator, or practitioner? No matter which education job, you’re likely asked to make data-driven decisions.
Exploring Data Collection and Data-Driven Decision Making for K–12 Educators
In this video, Dr. Patti Hershfeldt and I talk about data collection and data-driven decision making in schools.
How to Present Data Without Putting People to Sleep
The first time I put someone to sleep with a data presentation was around 2002.
You Haven’t Been to a Data Workshop Like This Before
I think back to the data workshops I’ve been to and also the ones I’ve given. But somehow, the ones Julie does feel different.
How to Measure What Matters
Data dashboards in schools are part of data-driven decision making. But they're not a complete solution for educators.
Introducing Your New Love: Professional Reading
What you’re looking for is answers. What you get is a wall of text.
So Does Data in Schools Even Matter?
Spoiler alert: Yes it does. But it’s complicated, so let’s dig into the science of it.