Data WiseIntroduction Module

Ebony Cross, Felice N. DeSouza, Donna Drakeford, Rotunda Floyd-Cooper, Tasheka Green, Paula Harris, Rhonda Hawkins, Trina Hayes, David Rease, Jr., Anthony Sims

• Provide an overview of the Data Wise Improvement Process

• Provide an overview of the foundational thinking that drives the Data Wise process:• ACE Habits of Mind• Ladder of Inference• Norms• Protocols

Objectives

Agenda

Data Wise Improvement Process

Ace Habits of Mind

Norms

Protocols

Plus/Deltas

Ladder of Inference

Data Wise is…•A school improvement PROCESS that organizes and brings coherence to the work of improvement. •A specific PROCESS that facilitates intentional thinking and utilizing a more disciplined way of looking at data as a collaborative group.•A PROCESS that helps all educators in all positions to learn how to analyze data in a manner that contributes to improved instruction and increased student learning.

What is Data Wise?

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What Data Wise IS What Data Wise IS NOT

Inquiry - questions drive learning and next steps

Declarative - stating what has to be done

Collaborative - all staff have a voice in determining what actions to take and what questions to explore

Directive - one person decides what happens in isolation

Designed to create spaces for learning about instruction, assessment, and practice for everyone

A process that assumes skill and knowledge exist without having evidence of intentional knowledge and skill development.

Is . . . Is Not

What Data Wise IS What Data Wise IS NOT

Means of organizing and bringing coherence to staff members’ collective efforts at improvement

A program to implement

A means to help school leaders organize the work of school improvement around a process that has specific, manageable steps

A compliance measure or a checklist to be completed

Cyclical; recursive A linear process that doesn’t allow for assessment and adjustment

A series of yearlong coherent inquiry meetings

A singular meeting (collaborative planning, data utilization, analyzing student work, etc.)

Is . . . Is Not

Agenda

Data Wise Improvement Process

Ace Habits of Mind

Norms

Protocols

Plus/Deltas

Ladder of Inference

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The ACE Habits of Mind

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The ACE Habits of Mind

As you watch the video of the ACE Habits of Mind, write:• How each habit is defined• What resonates with you• How the video adds to your understanding

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Action, Assessment, & Adjustment• Clear objectives and action steps for meetings

• Continuous assessment of progress

• No shame in adjustment

• Analysis paralysis• Forging blindly ahead• Jumping into action too quickly• Complete abandonment

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Intentional Collaboration

• Deliberate choices about how/when to engage people with the work

• Structuring conversations to leverage collective wisdom

• Assuming teams = improvement• Grouping people in the same room =

productive interaction

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Relentless Focus on Evidence

• Adhere to norm of grounding statements in evidence

• Make decisions based on specific and descriptive statements about a wide range of data sources

• Culture of nice• Complimenting with several adjectives• Passing judgment on others• Offering your opinion when it is not asked• Jumping to conclusions

Agenda

Data Wise Improvement Process

Ace Habits of Mind

Norms

Protocols

Plus/Deltas

Ladder of Inference

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The Ladder of Inference

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The Ladder of Inference

All Data

I take: actions 

I draw: conclusions 

I add: interpretation 

I select: some data 

Agenda

Data Wise Improvement Process

Ace Habits of Mind

Norms

Protocols

Plus/Deltas

Ladder of Inference

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Norms

NORMS

Data Wise Norms

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1. Take an inquiry stance2. Assume positive intentions3. Ground statements in evidence4. Stick to protocol5. Be here now6. Start and end on time

Agenda

Data Wise Improvement Process

Ace Habits of Mind

Norms

Protocols

Plus/Deltas

Ladder of Inference

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Constructing an Improvement Process

Purpose: Construct the actual Data Wise School Improvement Process

Step 1: Create an Improvement Process (3 phases and 8 steps)Step 2: Introduction to Data Wise Video

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The Stoplight Protocol

Really happening

Sort of happening

Not happening

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The Coherence Protocol

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Hopes and Fears Protocol

Agenda

Data Wise Improvement Process

Ace Habits of Mind

Norms

Protocols

Plus/Deltas

Ladder of Inference

Plus /Delta Protocol

What helped me to learn/interact with today’s meeting objectives?

What changes are needed to help me to better learn/interact with today’s meeting objectives?

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Supporting teams of educators in using

data to improve learning and teaching

Data Wise Improvement Process

Segun C. Eubanks, Ed.D., Chair

Carolyn M. Boston, Vice Chair, District 6

Zabrina Epps, M.P.M., District 1

Peggy Higgins, LCSW-C, District 2

Amber Waller, District 3

Patricia Eubanks, District 4

Verjeana M. Jacobs, Esq., District 5

Lyn J. Mundey, MBA, CIPP/G, District 7

Edward Burroughs III, District 8

Sonya Williams, District 9

Beverly Anderson, Ph.D.

Daniel Kaufman, Ph.D.

Curtis Valentine, M.P.P.

Jeffrey Taylor, Student Board Member

Kevin M. Maxwell, Ph.D., Secretary Treasurer and Chief Executive Officer

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION