Data Wise
Introduction Module
Ebony Cross, Felice N. DeSouza, Donna Drakeford, Rotunda Floyd-Cooper, Tasheka Green,
Paula Harris, Rhonda Hawkins, Trina Hayes, David Rease, Jr., Anthony Sims
Objectives
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Provide an overview of the Data Wise Improvement
Process
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Provide an overview of the foundational thinking that
drives the Data Wise process:
• ACE Habits of Mind
• Ladder of Inference
• Norms
• Protocols
Agenda
Data Wise Improvement Process
Ace Habits of Mind
Ladder of Inference
Norms
Protocols
Plus/Deltas
What is Data Wise?
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.
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Is . . . Is Not
What Data Wise IS
Inquiry - questions drive learning
and next steps
What Data Wise IS NOT
Declarative - stating what has to
be done
Collaborative - all staff have a
Directive - one person decides
voice in determining what actions what happens in isolation
to take and what questions to
explore
Designed to create spaces for
learning about instruction,
assessment, and practice for
everyone
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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.)
Agenda
Data Wise Improvement Process
Ace Habits of Mind
Ladder of Inference
Norms
Protocols
Plus/Deltas
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
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Analysis paralysis
Forging blindly ahead
Jumping into action too quickly
Complete abandonment
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
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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
Ladder of Inference
Norms
Protocols
Plus/Deltas
The Ladder of Inference
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The Ladder of Inference
I take: actions
I draw: conclusions
I add: interpretation
I select: some data
All Data
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Agenda
Data Wise Improvement Process
Ace Habits of Mind
Ladder of Inference
Norms
Protocols
Plus/Deltas
Norms
NORMS
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Data Wise Norms
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Take an inquiry stance
Assume positive intentions
Ground statements in evidence
Stick to protocol
Be here now
Start and end on time
Agenda
Data Wise Improvement Process
Ace Habits of Mind
Ladder of Inference
Norms
Protocols
Plus/Deltas
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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
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Agenda
Data Wise Improvement Process
Ace Habits of Mind
Ladder of Inference
Norms
Protocols
Plus/Deltas
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?
Data Wise Improvement Process
Supporting teams of
educators in using
data to improve learning
and teaching
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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
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