Rely on Letting Data Lead by Eileen Depka to help you build a culture of school data analysis and interpretation, data-driven instruction and assessment techniques, and student achievement. This practical resource clearly outlines a systematic approach for meaningful student data collection through quality classroom assessment methods. The included assessment techniques, tools, templates, and specific examples are designed to empower educators to turn gathered information into immediate, thoughtful action.
Develop data-collection and analysis methods for effectively tracking student progress and fostering student success:
- Obtain templates and methods for collecting, interpreting, and responding to assessment data.
- Define the purpose of assessments to distinguish between when a response is needed and when a response is not essential.
- Design classroom assessment for student learning in a way that creates actionable insights and pinpoints where students are struggling.
- Consider practices that support the systematic approach to responding to student results with data-driven instruction.
- Build a classroom culture where students react to their personal data, set goals, and engage in critical thinking.
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Designing Assessments -- Where Data Response Starts
Chapter 2: Creating a Structure to Support Data Consistency for Common Assessments
Chapter 3: Visualizing and Interpreting Data With an Eye on Action
Chapter 4: Responding to Data -- Considerations, Practices, and Procedures
Chapter 5: Encouraging Students to Respond to Data
Chapter 6: Considering Sustainability
Epilogue: Closing Thoughts
Eileen Depka is an educational consultant and author. Dr. Depka has supervised and coordinated curriculum, instruction, assessment, special education, educational technology, and continuous-improvement efforts. In addition, she provides professional development for K-12 administrators and teachers. Dr. Depka has taught all subjects at the elementary and middle levels and has also taught graduate-level courses. As a consultant, she has worked with schools and districts across the country, focusing on topics including assessment cycles, standards-based grading and reporting, portfolio development, rubrics, continuous-improvement processes, and data collection. She is a Solution Tree Assessment Center associate.
Dr. Depka has been featured in and consulted on educational videos and written online courses. She is the author of Raising the Rigor, Bringing Homework Into Focus, Designing Rubrics for Mathematics, Designing Assessment for Mathematics, and The Data Guidebook for Teachers and Leaders: Tools for Continuous Improvement. She is the coauthor of Formative Assessment in the RTI Framework and a contributing author to Data-Enhanced Leadership.
Dr. Depka is passionate about student achievement and is driven by the belief that all children can achieve academic success. Her goal is to work with teachers and administrators to collectively increase expertise and add to strategy banks used in educational settings, in an effort to impact student achievement.
Dr. Depka earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin. Her master's and doctoral degrees were earned from Cardinal Stritch University.
