The K-12 Educator?s Data Guidebook

The K-12 Educator’s Data Guidebook is a comprehensive field guide for school professionals learning to use data. “Non-data people,” rejoice! Requiring no prior proficiency in data tools and programming, this book validates the implicit challenges of learning to use data to empower educators and features original real-world examples from in-service educators to illustrate common problem-solving. Each chapter uses stories, humor, and a human approach to set the tone for a safe and fun learning experience. Through this highly practical foundation, everyday educators can better engage school initiatives, professional development, and instructional challenges that require competent data use for improving school systems.

Ryan Estrellado is an author and educator. He is the author of the book The K–12 Educator’s Data Guidebook: Reimagining Practical Data Use in Schools, in which he humanizes, challenges, and reframes how data is used in education. He is a co-author of Data Science in Education Using R, an innovative open-source book about learning data science using real-life education data. Ryan has over twenty years of experience in public education. He is an alumnus of the Strategic Data Project, a project of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University.