Data Analysis Course

Data Analysis Course 

I have really enjoyed becoming "Data Wise". I am looking forward to using and sharing with my peers the process. The following are just a few of the things that I have taken away from this course. Reflect on your learning during this course and how you may be able to use it to help your school use "data wisely." Please include reflections on the following:

• What are the 3 most important things you learned during this course? The first most important thing that I have learned is the purpose and importance of a data team. I have recommend to my administration that we have a school wide data team(grade level chairpersons) and then also department or grade level data teams. The second most important thing that I have learned is the importance of posing the right questions to increase data analyzes among the entire staff. The right questions are able to lead the conversation in the evidence based manner. The third most important thing that I have learned is the importance of organizing all the data that is being collected. I believe that we have enough data in our school to identify the learning problems that we face as a school. 
• What was the most valuable field experience in this course and why? (Elevator Speech, Data Team Summary, Data Inventory, Instructional Initiatives Inventory, Data Overview, Action Plans) For me the most valuable field experience in this course was the Data Inventory. This assignment was valuable to me because of were my school is in the Data Driven Process. We are currently establishing a data team. I think it is very valuable for us to organize and analyze the data that we are currently collecting. 
• How do you plan to continue applying this learning in your school? I have been assigned to the data team. I plan to continue to share what I have learn about the Data Driven Process. The most important ed part of my plan is to continue to use the data to increase the learning of my students. Hopefully that I will serve as a model teacher for the rest of the school in the Data Driven Process. 
• What challenges do you anticipate as you continue to implement these ideas in your school? The challenges that I anticipate as we continue to implement these ideas in our school is that we are knew to this process. I can see a staff that grows impatient with the process and slow progress.