Translating Data into Information to Improve Teaching and Learning

Here it is ... the latest from best-selling author Victoria Bernhardt. This book helps educators think through the selection of the data elements and data tools needed to support quality decisions for improving teaching and learning. It shows you how to use data to help make decisions about strategies to improve student achievement. Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION:A VISION FOR USING DATA TOIMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING; Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 DATA TOOLS FOR IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING; Chapter 3 CHAPTER 3 DATA THAT WILL IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING; Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4 IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF DATA; Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 PLANNING FOR A DATA WAREHOUSE TO TRANSLATE DATA INTO INFORMATION TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING; Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 DATA DISCOVERY AND DATA MAPPING; Chapter 7 CHAPTER 7 SELECTING ANALYTICAL DATA TOOLS TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING; Chapter 8 CHAPTER 8 BUILD IT YOURSELF OR BUY FROM A VENDOR; Chapter 9 CHAPTER 9 CREATING THE CULTURE TO USE DATA AND DATA TOOLS; Chapter 10 CHAPTER 10 REPORTING AND USING DATA RESULTS TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING; Chapter 11 CHAPTER 11 WHO GETS TRAINED ON THE TOOLS: WHO GETS ACCESS?; Chapter 12 CHAPTER 12 MANAGING THE DATA WAREHOUSE; Chapter 13 CHAPTER 13 STORIES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS BUILDING DATA WAREHOUSES; Chapter 14 CHAPTER 14 ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SUCCESSFUL USE OF A DATA WAREHOUSE;