{"product_id":"getting-more-excited-about-using-data-9781506357256","title":"Getting MORE Excited About USING Data","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePut data to WORK to better meet the needs of all students\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Have you become hyper-focused on state tests?  Do you have important data collected, warehoused, and gathering dust? The time has come to dust off that data and put it to work for your students.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The new reporting requirements under ESSA, combined with the flexibility to act on that data, provide a huge opportunity for education leaders. This is your opportunity to rebuild data processes and rekindle excitement about using data for school and student growth. \u003cem\u003eGetting MORE Excited About USING Data\u003c\/em\u003e addresses both cultural and technical aspects of using data, starting with underlying beliefs about students, assessment, and individual and collective teacher efficacy. This updated edition features:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuiding questions and protocols for effective professional learning communities, shared leadership teams and subject\/grade teaching teams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew material on the use of formative assessment in schoolwide planning and instructional design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRenewed focus on the role of students \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTips on the electronic challenges of storage, retrieval, privacy and security\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal-life examples from schools and districts ranging from specific data displays to sustained, long-term change \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe straightforward language, adaptable models, and focus on human elements make \u003cem\u003eGetting MORE Excited about USING Data\u003c\/em\u003e an essential resource for every leader. The time is now to use data to establish a collaborative culture with student success at its core. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cem\u003e\"Holcomb leads educators to use data as a catalyst to foster their passion for continuous learning, I highly recommend her pragmatic approach in looking at data as a means to stir the hearts and minds of educators for the sake of our future human resources: the students we serve.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eKathy Larson, Author\u003cbr\u003e  Coaching for Infinite Results\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003e\"This book is full of practical supports, resources, and illustrations. It is well grounded in the work of schools and the importance of data to that mission.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eMegan Tschannen-Moran, Professor of Educational Leadership\u003cbr\u003e  College of William \u0026amp; Mary, Williamsburg, VA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A wonderful style of writing; very approachable and practical. Dr. Holcomb offers great tools, ideas, and strategies on using data.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Jane Chadsey, Vice President\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Edie Holcomb’s materials are thorough and useful.  I utilized the previous edition of this book when teaching districts to use data to identify how to improve the academic achievement of students with disabilities.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Eva Kubinski, School Administration Consultant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book is full of practical supports, resources, and illustrations. It is well grounded in the work of schools and the importance of data to that mission.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Megan Tschannen-Moran, Professor of Educational Leadership\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Dr. Holcomb provides vignettes and examples that offer insight into the day-to-day realities of school improvement issues. The ideas are presented in a logical manner and questions throughout the book provide opportunity for reflection.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Pamela H. Scott, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"When Dr. Holcomb published her first edition of \"Getting Excited About Data\", I was intrigued. She was not only a colleague of mine, but the term \"excited\" about data held a curiosity for me as data, at that time, had a sterilized, impersonal , and even fearful perception for teachers who truly entered the field as caring, nurturing professionals that fostered student development in a wholistic framework. I came to think otherwise after reading her work. Now, with her third edition and Dr. Holcomb’s intent to lead educators to use data as a catalyst to foster their passion for continuous learning, I highly recommend her pragmatic approach in looking at data as a means to stir the hearts and minds of educators for the sake of our future human resources: the students we serve.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Kathy Larson, Author\/Consultant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Yet again Edie Holcomb has engaged her exemplary skills in creating a significant new edition. This third volume conveys for us rich new ideas, understandings, and insights in providing the culture, content, and processes that will ensure that our data use leads to increased teaching quality and better outcomes for our students.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Shirley M. Hord, Scholar Laureate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures Foreword by Shirley Hord Preface    Why Another Book    What’s New Here in the Third    What This Book Is Not    What This Book Is    How This Book Is Organized Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1: Excited About Data—Really?!    Unexpected Excitement    The Urgency Remains    Excitement—Killed by Compliance    Every Student Succeeds Act Enters Amid Continuing Challenges    What Data Matters Now    Progress in Data Use    Excitement Extinguishers Chapter 2: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . It Fits Your Beliefs    Espoused School Beliefs    Beliefs About Students    Beliefs About Assessment    Surfacing Beliefs and Acknowledging Differences    Collective Commitments and Courageous Conversations    From Caution and Compliance to Commitment Chapter 3: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . It Feels Safe    Fear of Evaluation    Fear of Exposure    Fear Masquerading as Resistance    Surfacing the Fears    Responding to Concerns    Building Trust Chapter 4: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . You’re Not Doing It Alone    Team Structures for Collaboration    Communication for Team Connections    Common Language for Collaboration    Norms and Protocols    Interdependence of Culture and Structure Chapter 5: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . You See Faces in It    Seeing Faces of Diversity and Equity    Watching Faces Over Time    Features on the Faces Are More Than Scores    Hearing the Voices From the Faces    Helping Students Face Their Learning    Face-to-Face With Families Chapter 6: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . It’s Easy to Get    Types of Data Displays    Key Features of Data Displays    Access to Data    Doing It Ourselves: A School Creates Its Own Data System Chapter 7: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . It Fits a Bigger Picture    A Contrast of Cases    Components of the School’s Big Picture    Key Points for Stakeholder Involvement    Picturing the Work of Teaching Teams    Inquiry in Teaching Teams    Viewing Teaching Teams in Action Chapter 8: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . It Saves Resources    Consolidating Multiple and Existing Plans    Testing Assumptions Before Seeking Solutions    Confirming Best Practices    Learning From Best-in-Class Schools    Vetting New Programs    Saying “No, Thank You” Chapter 9: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . You Can Do Something About It    Stick to Your Own Sphere    Analyze the Offered Curriculum    Fill Curriculum Gaps    Critique the Culture    Compare Best Practice and Typical Practice    Determine What to Try—and What to Stop    Develop Action Plans Chapter 10: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . You Have Time to Deal With It    Kinds of Time Needed    A System Look at Data    Studying and Repurposing Time Available    Using Time Wisely Chapter 11: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . It Shows You’ve Made a Difference    Tending to Teacher Efficacy    Producing Evidence of Implementation    Generating Evidence of Impact    Using Data to Demonstrate the Difference You Make    Reaping Unexpected Benefits    Spreading a Little Cheer    One School’s Story Chapter 12: You Get More Excited About Data When . . . You Have Appropriate Support    Touch the Talent in the Trenches    Deliver on Reciprocal Accountability    Redesign Professional Development for Learning    Model Use of Data for Continuous Improvement    Revisit Curriculum Roles    Dedicate Time    Tailor Tech Support    Test Data Warehouses    Protect Data Security and Privacy    Support Principals    One District’s Inside-Out Story Chapter 13: Get More Excited    Review and Reflect    Choose Your Next Steps    Rock Your World References and Suggested Readings Index","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040909918551,"sku":"9781506357256","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781506357256.jpg?v=1750948248","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/getting-more-excited-about-using-data-9781506357256","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}