Craft Category: Strategies

Conducting frequent data checks can help educators examine student learning in real time and provide powerful data for advocating for student needs.

Disciplinary data can be used by stakeholders to understand how and to what extent disciplinary practices are occurring within their school or district and advocate for equitable practices for students.

Collecting data to assess and monitor student learning progress can help address unfinished learning needs and advocate for needed supports.

The ability to access and utilize data for families and community members is critical for advocating for students. While, accessing data as a family or community member may seem overwhelming or complex, there are public sources that are openly available.

Establishing a data story helps stakeholders collect the right data to provide a more accurate picture of what is occurring with students.

With the right data, teachers, leaders, and families can better advocate for the right supports to ensure that students experience more creative learning opportunities

Data can be used by stakeholders to understand how and to what extent disciplinary practices are occurring within their school or district, and further advocate for equitable practices for students.

Edtech plays a critical role in promoting the quality of virtual and hybrid learning. Leaders must capture and reflect on their edtech tools’ ability to drive quality learning.

Edtech tools can serve as a channel to involve families in their students’ lives, strengthen the home-school connection, and provide access to teachers for better communication. School leaders should seek to gather family feedback to ensure all stakeholders are aware of these designated tools and their purpose, can access them seamlessly from any device and in their home language, and possess the technical skills necessary to navigate them.

Professional development can be a powerful driver for edtech integration. Collecting and analyzing data around teachers’ technology needs can help ensure that learning opportunities are relevant and targeted.