Data-Driven Leadership E-Book

Amanda Datnow

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Bildung
• Serie: JB Leadership Library in Education
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 221

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

Tools and techniques from the trailblazers in data-based education reform

Over a period of several years, Amanda Datnow and Vicki Park visited public schools with a reputation for being ahead of the pack in data-driven decision making. The results of this pioneering study reveal how education leaders can make data work for students and teachers, rather than against them.

This book is an essential guide to meeting the challenges of high-stakes accountability, building performance-based schools, and improving student outcomes. By following the advice in this book, you’ll be able to transform data overload into a data-positive school culture. You’ll learn the difference between “data-driven leadership” and “data-informed leadership,” and how to use distributed leadership to inspire collaboration and guided analysis.

Incorporating narrative reflections drawn from real educators and administrators, the authors refine their observations and interviews into practical conclusions that leaders can put to use immediately. This book empowers leaders to support inquiry, build trust in data-based initiatives, establish goals for evidence use, and provide educators with the skills they need to mobilize data for the good of all stakeholders.

“Datnow and Park’s ideas are easily accessible and grounded in clear examples, and their seven ‘calls’ about what needs to be done nail the problem and the solutions. Use this book as your action guide and you’ll be rewarded with better results in student learning.”

—Michael Fullan, professor emeritus, University of Toronto

“Datnow and Park uncover, at last, what it means to use data to inform leadership. Documenting the four P’s (people, policies, practices, and patterns) in schools, we learn about the organization and dynamics of reform informed by data. A must read!”

—Ann Lieberman, senior scholar, Stanford University

Leseprobe

Contents

More Praise for Data-Driven Leadership

The Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education

Titles in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education Series

The Authors

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: The Promise and Pitfalls of Data-Driven Decision Making

Perils and Perverse Incentives

The Promise of Data Use for Equity and Excellence

What Counts as Data?

What Is Data-Informed Decision Making?

The Critical Role of Data-Informed Leadership

The Knowledge Base for This Book

Organization of the Book

Chapter 2: The Four Ps of Educational Reform

A Framework for Understanding Data Use: The Power of the Four Ps

The Four Ps Approach to Understanding Data-Informed Leadership

The Data Use Studies

Important Features of the Sites We Studied

To Sum Up

Chapter 3: Reculturing for Data Use

Creating a Culture of Data Use for Continuous Improvement

The Role of Culture in Enabling Data Use: Partnerships between Schools and Districts

Understanding How Change Happens and Using Data Thoughtfully

Establishing Expectations

Sharing Data for Decision Making

Building Trust through Flexibility and Teacher Expertise

Creating a Culture of High Expectations for Student Learning

Shifts in Beliefs and Ongoing Tensions

To Sum Up

Chapter 4: Goals, Routines, and Tools for Data Use

The Importance of Goal Setting to Measure Progress

Tools: District Curricular Guidelines

Routines: Benchmark Assessments

Tools: Data Management Systems

Routines: Structured Time for Collaboration

Tools: Protocols to Guide Data-Informed Decision Making

To Sum Up

Chapter 5: Using Data for Instructional Improvement

Using Multiple Types of Data Tied to Learning and Teaching Goals

How Data Use Changes Classroom Practices: Pausing, Reflecting, and Reteaching

Moving toward Student Engagement as the Center of Instructional Improvement

Data Don’t Tell Us Everything

Building Instructional and Data Use Knowledge and Skills: Challenges and Supports

To Sum Up

Chapter 6: Facing the Future with Data-Informed Leadership

Call #1: Use Data to Support a Culture of Inquiry and Continuous Improvement

Call #2: Use Knowledge of the Four Ps in Planning Reform Efforts

Call #3: Build Trust in the Process of Data Use

Call #4: Build Skills and Knowledge for Data Use

Call #5: Establish Goals, Routines, and Tools to Support Data Use

Call #6: Keep Equity Concerns at the Forefront

Call #7: Center Data Use around Improving Instructional Practice

Facing the Future with Bold Leadership

Appendix: Characteristics of Case Study Schools and Districts

Index

End User License Agreement

List of Illustrations

Figure 1.1. Sequential Model of Data Use

Figure 1.2. Stages in Growth from Novice to Expert in Data Use

Figure 1.3. Framework for Simple versus Complex Data-Driven Decision Making

Figure 2.1. Framework for Data-Informed Decision Making

Figure 4.1. The Cycle of Instructional Improvement

List of Tables

Table 4.1. Levels of Variation in Curricular Flexibility and Pacing Plan by District

Table 5.1. Math Proficiency Rates at Knox and Grove High Schools, 2008–2011

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More Praise for Data-Driven Leadership

“As we enter into the era of Common Core, the need to view data in an organic and systemic lens is required to understand future trends and student needs. Datnow and Park introduce the four Ps context-focused approach to understanding the implementation of data use, which enables district leaders and teachers to move beyond simple questions of whether it is effective or useful for teaching and learning. This book is a must read for schools and districts ready to move beyond the PLC paradigm.”

—Francisco Escobedo, superintendent, Chula Vista Elementary School District

“Wisdom and experience are what set this book apart. Datnow and Park have the wisdom to recognize that successful data use is less about technology and more about integrating it into the everyday practices of schools. And they have the experience, drawn from their careful studies of how real schools and districts use data, to describe the essential conditions necessary to harness the power of data. If you’re looking for practical insights into how data can make a difference in your organization, this book is an essential resource.”

—Jonathan Supovitz, co-director, Consortium for Policy Research in Education, and associate professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

The Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education

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Andy Hargreaves

Consulting Editor

THE JOSSEY-BASS LEADERSHIP LIBRARY IN EDUCATION is a distinctive series of original, accessible, and concise books designed to address some of the most important challenges facing educational leaders. Its authors are respected thinkers in the field who bring practical wisdom and fresh insight to emerging and enduring issues in educational leadership. Packed with significant research, rich examples, and cutting-edge ideas, these books will help both novice and veteran leaders understand their practice more deeply and make schools better places to learn and work.

ANDY HARGREAVES is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. He is the author of numerous books on culture, change, and leadership in education.

Titles in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education Series

Student-Centered Leadership

Viviane Robinson ∗ ISBN 978–0–47087413–4

Women and Educational Leadership

Margaret Grogan and Charol Shakeshaft ∗ ISBN 978–0–470–47043–5

Urban School Leadership

Tom Payzant ∗ ISBN 978–0–7879–8621–6

Turnaround Leadership

Michael Fullan ∗ ISBN 978–0–7879–6985–1

Distributed Leadership

James Spillane ∗ ISBN 978–0–7879–6538–9

Inclusive Leadership

James Ryan ∗ ISBN 978–0–7879–6508–2

Sustainable Leadership

Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink ∗ ISBN 978–0–7879–6838–0

Ethical Leadership

Robert J. Starratt ∗ ISBN 978–0–7879–6564–8

Teacher Leadership

Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller ∗ ISBN 978–0–7879–6245–6

Data-Driven Leadership

Amanda Datnow and Vicki Park ∗ ISBN 978–0–470–59479–7