dasy conference monday, september 8
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Answering Critical Questions Using Data: Tools to Support Development and Data Element Identification DaSy CEDS Workgroup. DaSy Conference Monday, September 8. Who is presenting today?. Tony Ruggiero, AEM Haidee Bernstein, Westat Missy Cochenour, AEM Abby Winer , SRI - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Center for IDEAEarly Childhood Data Systems
DaSy ConferenceMonday, September 8
Answering Critical Questions Using Data: Tools to Support Development and Data Element Identification
DaSy CEDS Workgroup
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Who is presenting today?
• Tony Ruggiero, AEM• Haidee Bernstein, Westat• Missy Cochenour, AEM• Abby Winer, SRI
• Bill Huennekens, AEM
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We’ve All Got Questions
Make a Connection
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CEDS Can Help with the Answers
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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?
Start with questions
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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
Activity 1: Question Development
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Questions from the Group
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Developing Answers
Way to outline policy analysisConcise location for:– Question/problem– Data elements needed– Notes about how to conduct the analysis
Developing Answers
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Connect Demo
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Each group will select ONE question from the brainstorming activity.Select a lead author to log into http://ceds.ed.govUsername: User1; Password: T3sting!Go to Tools | Connect | Create a ConnectionChoose to create the Connection manually; Type in the question and choose data elementsChoose a published Connection and add feedback to start a dialog in the Connection community
TIME LIMIT: 30 MINUTES
Activity 2: Develop a Connection
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Figure Out What Data You Collect
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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
Figure out what data you collect
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Align Demo
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In your groups, log onto http://ceds.ed.gov and align a sample map.Username: User1Password: T3sting!
TIME LIMIT: 20 MINUTES
Activity 3: Align a Map
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BREAKTIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES
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Connecting Questions And Answers
Make a Connection
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myConnect allows you to see a Connection and apply your aligned map to see how to do the analysis using your own data elements.
Connecting Questions and Answers
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myConnect Demo
Make a Connection
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Using either your published Connection or your published Map, apply myConnectSee how much of your information is available to answer the questionsDo you collect all that you need? Is it in another system?Username: User1; Password: T3sting!
TIME LIMIT: 30 MINUTES
Activity 4: Apply myConnect
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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?
Debrief
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The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H373Z120002. 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.