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The Best Way to Protect Students’ Personal Data: Teacher Training
May 29, 2017Chris BerdikLearn MoreNationwide, however, such training for teachers and school administrators is surprisingly rare. That’s a problem, because it suggests that recent efforts to bo…
- News Article
What’s Possible with Personalized Learning? An Overview of Personalized Learning for Schools, Families & Communities
May 29, 2017Bruce Friend, Susan Patrick, Carri Schneider, and Tom Vander ArkLearn MoreThe goal of this report is to inform schools, families and communities about the potential of personalized learning and empower them with ways to support the s…
- Webinar
The Forum Guide to Data Ethics Online Course
May 21, 2017Learn MoreWhile laws set the legal parameters that govern data use, ethics establish the fundamental principles of "right and wrong" that are critical to the appropriate…
- Model
Model: Using information to support student learning
May 21, 2017Learn MoreThis document tells the reader about important developments in the use of information The Open University holds about its students.
- Report
How Can Teachers and Schools Use Data Effectively?
May 21, 2017Learn MoreOver the past decade, educational policymakers have consistently called for data use. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, with its emphasis on annual …
- Report
Teachers’ Ability to Use Data to Inform Instruction: Challenges and Supports
May 21, 2017Barbara Means, Eva Chen, Angela DeBarger, Christine PadillaLearn MorePart I of this report describes the responses that 50 individual teachers and 72 small groups gave to the data scenario questions. The teachers interviewed are…
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Collecting Data to Improve Classroom Management
May 21, 2017Learn MoreREL Midwest received a request for information on the effectiveness of collecting and tracking data to improve classroom management. Following an established R…
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Professional Learning for Using Data: Examining Teacher Needs & Supports
May 21, 2017Jo Beth Jimerson and Jeffrey C. WaymanLearn MoreIn the last few decades, a focus on school accountability at the state and federal levels has created expectations for teachers to attend to data in increasing…
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Privacy & Student Data: Companion Learning Tools
May 21, 2017Learn MoreWe have compiled these materials to explain and clarify three key federal student privacy laws and their impact on ed tech adoption and use, so that you can cr…
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Parent Toolkit for Student Privacy
May 21, 2017Learn MoreThe Parent Toolkit for Student Privacy will help parents understand what data gets collected at school, how it's protected (or not), and what they can do to he…
- Report
Data-Driven Improvement and Accountability
May 21, 2017Andy Hargreaves and Henry BraunLearn MoreThe drive to enhance learning outcomes has assumed increasing salience over the last three decades. These outcomes include both high levels of tested achieveme…
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How leaders can support teachers with data-driven decision making
May 21, 2017Julie A. Marsh, Caitlin C. FarrellLearn MoreAs accountability systems have increased demands for evidence of student learning, the use of data in education has become more prevalent in many countries. Al…