Collaborative Inquiry as a Vehicle for Using Data

Earl and Katz (2006) stress that data use should not be seen as separate from planning and routine decisions in schools. Rather, data should inform an ongoing process of analysis, insight, new learning and changes in practice. “Leaders who use data well believe that schools can make a difference. Their model of education change is focused on changing schools to help ensure better services and better learning for all students.”

2 minute brainstorm

In your experience, what has been the focus, or inquiry question of some PLC’s/collaborative inquiry/action

research that you have participated been?

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Places to Find Data - PRINCIPALS

Places to Find Data - TEACHERS

What wrong conclusions could be made from this data?

What other questions could you dig for?

How do you fund a PLC?

Secondary

Elementary

Policies and Regulations

Children’s Law Reform ActEducation ActMunicipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy ActPersonal Health Information Protection Act, 2004Ontario Student Record (OSR) Guideline 2000

SCDSBPolicy – Management of Personal Information 2197Board APM A1450 – Management of Personal Information – Student Board APM A7610 – Ontario Student RecordBoard APM A1160 – Computing and Information Technology – Acceptable Use

ActivityIn groups, take your data and imagine you are about to create your School Improvement Plan for Student Achievement (SIPSA).

After a quick look through;• What areas may you focus on? • What focus may some of your PLC’s take? • What teachers would you invite to join in your PLC’s? • What class data would you gather or ask teachers to bring to

the PLC’s? • Is there any misleading or data that doesn’t sit quite right?

Perhaps an area that requires more digging?