New Canter Course Helps School Leaders Make Best Use of Data-Driven Decision Making
Educators Learn a Practical Framework for Applying Data to Improve School and Student Performance
(firmenpresse) - LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/19/11 -- School leaders face countless administrative and educational decisions every day. Identifying and evaluating the reports and data that drive school improvement can often seem overwhelming. , a leader in professional development for educators, now offers a new course to help K-12 principals and other school leaders meet this challenge, featuring a step-by-step process for identifying, managing and analyzing the data to drive the kind of informed decision making that's crucial to student success.
In , participants taking the course learn about the types and sources of data they can access, along with principles and techniques to manage, measure and evaluate the information. Using a practical, hands-on approach, participants learn how to develop and implement a clear and cohesive process to determine and prioritize the factors affecting learning outcomes. Other course topics include:
Analyzing data to identify school needs and inform school improvement decisions.
Creating a data collection plan.
Fostering a collaborative data collection and analysis process.
With school improvement as the ultimate goal, participants in the course learn how to ask the right questions to find the right data to make informed choices. They also discover ways to build consensus and present data to gain stakeholder buy-in, helping participants become more effective school leaders.
"We have to look hard at the opportunities that data isolates so that our focus, our effort, our time, our resources get devoted to those areas where they are going to make the biggest impact on student learning in an age of accountability," said Michael J. Schmoker, Ed.D., one of the well-known education experts featured in the course. Others include Linda Darling-Hammond, Ed.D.; Ellen Goldring, Ph.D.; and Karen Hawley Miles, Ed.D.
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Canter is committed to enhancing teaching and learning by providing teachers with graduate courses that feature the most current research-based theory combined with practical strategies that can be used immediately in the classroom. Canter offers its courses in partnership with highly respected institutions, allowing teachers to benefit from Canter's quality curriculum in a self-paced format, while earning graduate credit from leading accredited institutions. Every Canter graduate course is developed with the needs of the teacher in mind. To date, more than 295,000 teachers nationwide have taken Canter graduate courses to enhance their learning and advance their careers. To learn more about Canter, visit .
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