Data
Essential Elements of Comprehensive Data Literacy
Data, Evaluation > Data, Infrastructure Development
Developing a solid foundational knowledge of data literacy is integral to building role-specific knowledge and building capacity of educators to use and apply these skills appropriately. However,...
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Brief
Culturally Responsive Data Literacy
Data, Racial Equity
The Culturally Responsive Data Literacy document details aspects of data literacy for teaching and culturally responsive teaching, and then merges the two concepts to detail the importance of...
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Guidance
Data Literacy with an Equity Mindset
Data, Racial Equity
In order to rethink data with an equity mindset, we approached a group of NCSI Thought Leaders and asked them: What are the questions about racial equity in our education systems that could be...
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Guidance
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Goal Data Collection Tool: Choice Making
Data, Distance Learning > How to Provide Distance Learning, Distance Learning > Virtual PD, FAPE/Individualized Educational Programs > Tools for Decision Making, FAPE/Individualized Educational Programs > Virtual Evaluation and Assessments
This tool was developed by Krystal Uricchio a special education teacher at Narragansett High School in Rhode Island. Choice making is a common goal for students with significant disabilities....
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Tools
Virtual Assessment Example: Administering Decoding and Spelling Assessments
Data, Distance Learning > How to Provide Distance Learning, FAPE/Individualized Educational Programs > Tools for Decision Making
This activity was developed by Krysta Muspratt a Reading/Language Arts Specialist at Downtown Denver Expeditionary School. In this example, she illustrates the virtual implementation of EL...
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Tools
Maintaining Screening and Progress Monitoring Practices in Virtual/Remote Settings
Data
This resource developed by Sarah Thorud, Elementary Reading Specialist from Clatskanie School District in Oregon focuses on implementing screening and progress monitoring virtually. It includes...
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Guidance
Assessment Toolbox: Demonstrating Growth for Low-Achieving Students With Disabilities
Data > Progress Measures, Evaluation > Academic Outcomes, Policy > RDA
Presentation for the Council for Exceptional Children Conference 2016. Presentation addresses the need for ongoing, sensitive assessment to inform intervention; the importance of progress...
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Presentation
Frequently Asked Questions on Collecting Progress Monitoring Data Virtually
Data
With the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, educators and administrators need to rethink how they collect and analyze progress monitoring data in a virtual setting. Progress...
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Tools
Post School Outcomes - IRIS Center Alignment Tools: SIMRs
Data
This document lists tools developed by the IRIS Center that are aligned with the State Identified Measurable Result (SIMR) topic of Post School Outcomes. The tool provides links to each of the IRIS...
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Tools
State Data Use Strategies: Tennessee
Data > Data Collection, Data > Progress Measures, Evaluation > Academic Outcomes
The Tennessee Department of Education faced significant challenges in evaluating and reporting the effects of its first year of State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) implementation when its state...
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State Spotlight
State Data Use Strategies: Rhode Island
Data > Data Collection, Data > Progress Measures, Evaluation > Academic Outcomes
This NCSI state spotlight presents strategies the Rhode Island Department of Education is using to collect and summarize screening and progress-monitoring data from local education agencies that...
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State Spotlight
Louisiana creates opportunities for schools to improve instructional decisions
Data
The Louisiana Department of Education sought a measurement approach that resulted in accurate and reliable information on student progress and outcomes, yet respected local control over the choice...
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State Spotlight