LEADER 03303nam 2200517 450 001 9910826065203321 005 20230828195753.0 010 $a1-4833-0409-4 010 $a1-4522-0934-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000456687 035 $a(EBL)1157298 035 $a(OCoLC)922904546 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1157298 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000456687 100 $a20150814h20062006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n#|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aLeading schools in a data-rich world $eharnessing data for school improvement /$fLorna M. Earl, Steven Katz ; foreword by Michael Fullan 210 1$aThousand Oaks, California :$cCorwin Press, a SAGE Publications Company,$d[2006] 210 4$dİ2006 215 $a1 online resource (118 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4129-0646-6 320 $aIncludes biliographical references and index. 327 $aPutting data at the center of school improvement -- Awash with data -- Data as a policy lever -- Educators' skepticism about data -- Needing to know -- Thinking differently about data -- Accountability redefined -- Choosing accountability through informed professional judgment -- The role of data in informed professional judgment -- Using data to "take charge of change" -- Using data for informed decision making -- An inquiry habit of mind -- Data literacy -- A culture of inquiry -- Leading in a data-rich world -- Cultivating the qualities of data-driven leadership -- The painting metaphor -- Inquiry habit of mind -- Data literacy -- A culture of inquiry -- A gallery full of paintings -- Developing an inquiry habit of mind -- Setting the canvas -- Planning this picture -- Becoming data literate -- Blocking the canvas -- The first strokes -- Creating a culture of inquiry -- The image grows -- Displaying the picture -- Sustaining the process: the cycle of inquiry -- The next picture, and the next, and the next. 330 $aTurn skepticism about data into knowledge for true educational reform! More versatile than mere number crunching and statistics, data can be an effective tool-or even a powerful catalyst-for change within a school. Lorna M. Earl and Steven Katz show educators how to become comfortable with data, and provide valuable tools that school leaders and school improvement teams can use in their work, including: Vignettes to support group discussion Activities to give readers a chance to practice ideas and concepts Task sheets Short case studies that show how the full process works. 606 $aSchool management and organization 606 $aSchool improvement programs 606 $aEducational planning$xStatistical methods 615 0$aSchool management and organization. 615 0$aSchool improvement programs. 615 0$aEducational planning$xStatistical methods. 676 $a371.2011 700 $aEarl$b Lorna M$g(Lorna Maxine),$f1948-,$0934894 702 $aKatz$b Steven$c(College teacher), 702 $aFullan$b Michael 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826065203321 996 $aLeading schools in a data-rich world$93956076 997 $aUNINA