DatabasED

INsite, a consortium founded at the Indiana University School of Education, joined EA in July 2024. INsite's podcast, DatabasED, distills the complexities of data processes and analysis into terms and concepts that educators are familiar with and connect with their day-to-day practice. In the latest episode of the DatabasED podcast, co-hosts Molly Stewart (Senior Project Manager) and Rosh Dhanawade (VP of Product) sit down with Katie O'Brien (Senior Product Manager) at Education Analytics to explore Podium, EA's data visualization platform built for education leaders. Katie shares how Podium helps districts, schools, and state agencies answer the big questions they face every day, from tracking chronic absenteeism to understanding student behavior and enrollment trends. The conversation dives into how Podium's core dashboard suite provides quick, reliable insights while also giving districts the flexibility to build custom dashboards tailored to their unique initiatives. The episode also unpacks the technical side of building a scalable business intelligence platform in education. Katie discusses how EA leverages tools like Apache Superset (via Preset), Ed-Fi data standards, and the Stadium data warehouse to deliver secure, multi-tenant data access across districts and states. She also highlights the challenges of adapting traditional BI tools for education use cases, including differences in school calendars, data privacy requirements, and complex user structures. Check out previous episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel.

INsite, a consortium founded at the Indiana University School of Education, joined EA in July 2024. INsite's podcast, DatabasED, distills the complexities of data processes and analysis into terms and concepts that educators are familiar with and connect with their day-to-day practice.

In the latest episode of the DatabasED podcast, co-hosts Molly Stewart (Director of Research & Analytics Services) and Rosh Dhanawade (Vice President of Interoperability Solutions) chat with Mike Christian, Principal Researcher, and Sara Hu, Research Scientist I, at Education Analytics. In this episode, Mike and Sara share how interoperability technologies are transforming research in the education sector. They also dive into their experiences using Ed-Fi data, Snowflake, SQL, and dbt documentation to conduct large-scale, efficient research at EA, along with the learning curve researchers face when moving from traditional flat files to modern data warehouses. This conversation highlights how bridging research, data engineering, and educational practice enables faster analysis, resulting in better outcomes for students and education stakeholders.

Check out previous episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel, here's the link: https://youtu.be/Ai3XhobYWpw

INsite, a consortium founded at the Indiana University School of Education, joined EA in July 2024. INsite's podcast, DatabasED, distills the complexities of data processes and analysis into terms and concepts that educators are familiar with and connect with their day-to-day practice.

In the latest episode of the DatabasED podcast, co-hosts Molly Stewart (Director of Research & Analytics Services) and Rosh Dhanawade (Vice President of Interoperability Solutions) chat with Eric Hilfer, Chief Technology Officer at 1EdTech, to discuss the importance of bridging communication gaps among different sectors in education, including databases, teaching, and research. They welcome Eric Hilfer, CTO of 1EdTech, to discuss interoperability standards and 1EdTech's role in standardizing educational technology. Eric shares his background in research, teaching, and EdTech, emphasizing the need for nuanced approaches to AI integration in education. The conversation also touches on the practical aspects of integrating OneRoster with Ed-Fi and the importance of community involvement in standard-setting.

Check out previous episodes of the podcast on our Spotify page or on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQSRWQDwtbyi7A4MeBZZMA.

INsite, a consortium founded at the Indiana University School of Education, joined EA in July 2024. INsite's podcast, DatabasED, distills the complexities of data processes and analysis into terms and concepts that educators are familiar with and connect with their day-to-day practice.In the latest episode of the DatabasED podcast, co-hosts Molly Stewart (Director of Research & Analytics Services) and Rosh Dhanawade (Vice President of Interoperability Solutions) chat with Kayla Bollinger, a Senior Research Analyst at Education Analytics, to explore the hidden power of business rules in education data analysis. From defining what qualifies as "continuously enrolled" to choosing the right test score, Kayla breaks down how these often-invisible choices shape meaningful insights. We also dive into documentation practices, the impact of shifting policies, and the balance between data access and risk—especially in an era of AI and self-service analytics.Check out previous episodes of the podcast on Spotify, and if you want to listen to episodes on YouTube, here's the link: https://youtu.be/Apg9OEPUAjY

INsite, a consortium founded at the Indiana University School of Education, joined EA in July 2024. INsite’s podcast, DatabasED, distills the complexities of data processes and analysis into terms and concepts that educators are familiar with and connect with their day-to-day practice.

In the newest episode of the DatabasED podcast, co-hosts Molly Stewart (Director of Research & Analytics Services) and Rosh Dhanawade (Vice President of Interoperability Solutions) chat with Principal of Technical Product Strategy Erik Joranlien about running EA's Stadium, a data warehouse product. Throughout the episode, Erik discusses how Stadium integrates seamlessly with StartingBlocks or any Ed-Fi API, and it can be hooked up to Podium or other dashboard tools.

Interested in learning more about what Erik discussed in this episode? Check out the links below:

• https://enabledataunion.org/
• https://www.getdbt.com/
• https://www.edanalytics.org/products/stadium

Check out previous episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuA7w94C2fE&list=PL7PoPanSWRsYgtmesAIMn2MIR5bAt3Waw

INsite, a consortium founded at the Indiana University School of Education, joined EA in July 2024. INsite’s podcast, DatabasED, distills the complexities of data processes and analysis into terms and concepts that educators are familiar with and connect with their day-to-day practice.

In the newest episode of the DatabasED podcast, co-hosts Molly Stewart (Director of Research & Analytics Services) and Rosh Dhanawade (Vice President of Interoperability Solutions) chat with Staff Data Engineer Tom Reitz about EA's tooling, Earthmover and Lightbeam. Throughout the episode, Tom discusses the roadblocks he and the team encountered while building Earthmover and Lightbeam and how they overcame them, the resources she would recommend to people interested in learning more about Earthmover and Lightbeam, and what is next for the tools.

Check out the resources that Tom mentioned in this episode:

⁠- Earthmover GitHub⁠⁠: https://github.com/edanalytics/earthmover

- Lightbeam GitHub: https://github.com/edanalytics/lightbeam

- Data Engineer Manager Julianna Alvord's blog discussing Earthmover and Lightbeam: https://www.edanalytics.org/blog/making-interoperability-a-reality-with-assessment-data

Check out previous episodes of the podcast on our Spotify page, and if you want to watch to episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel, here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/@Education_Analytics

INsite, a consortium founded at the Indiana University School of Education, joined EA in July 2024. INsite’s podcast, DatabasED, distills the complexities of data processes and analysis into terms and concepts that educators are familiar with and connect with their day-to-day practice.

In the newest episode of the DatabasED podcast, co-hosts Molly Stewart (Director of Research & Analytics Services) and Rosh Dhanawade (Vice President of Interoperability Solutions) chat with Cloud Engineer Manager Eshara Mondal about EA's open-source operational data store product, StartingBlocks. Throughout the episode, Eshara discusses the roadblocks she and her team encountered while building StartingBlocks and how they overcame them, the resources she would recommend to people interested in learning more about StartingBlocks, and what is next for the product as it relates to EA's complete product stack. 

If you want to watch previous episodes of the podcast, check out EA's YouTube channel.

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INsite joined Education Analytics (EA) in July 2024, and part of that transition included the re-launch of the DatabasED podcast. Co-host Molly Stewart recently wrote a blog detailing the transition, if you’re interested in learning more, you can read the full blog here.

For Part 2 of the podcast-relaunch, co-host Molly Stewart talks with EA's Chief Solutions Officer Noah Bookman and Chief of Staff Libby Pier. During the episode, Molly chats with Libby and Noah about EA's opportunity for impact in Indiana, how the changing financial landscape poses challenges for school districts, and how EA's history as a research center informs our involvement in tackling the data infrastructure challenge in education.

We recorded audio and video for Part 1 and 2 of the podcast re-launch, so you can find the video version of this episode on YouTube.

INsite joined Education Analytics (EA) in July 2024, and part of that transition included the re-launch of the DatabasED podcast. Co-host Molly Stewart recently wrote a blog detailing the transition, if you’re interested in learning more, you can read the full blog here.  

For our first episode back, co-hosts Molly Stewart and Rosh Dhanawade reflect on the podcast—where the podcast began, what they’ve learned throughout the process of creating and maintaining the podcast, and their vision for the podcast going forward. During the second half of the episode, Molly talks with EA’s CEO Andrew Rice about bringing researchers to the table in discussions about Ed-Fi, what has changed within the intersection of interoperability and research since Molly last interviewed Andrew in 2021, and what Andrew thinks will be possible within the Ed-Fi community and the education data space in the next five years. 

We recorded audio and video for Part 1 and 2 of the podcast re-launch, so you can find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Keep a look out for Part 2 in the coming month!

Interested in being a guest on the podcast or have a podcast suggestion? Fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTiud-oFfUJlRGLkd7Rd7XVRpwpLrs1zQFrjYckHkx8YALXA/viewform?usp=sf_link 

In our first live-audience episode, hosted at Teachers College in New York City, we talk with Dr. Brandi Hinnant-Crawford (Clemson University), Dr. Ryan Baker (University of Pennsylvania), and Dr. Subriya Jubilee (School District of Philadelphia) about how data and analytics can be used to change rather than reinforce systemic inequities in schools and districts. Major themes in this episode include the importance of a people-centered perspective while using data (including both adults and students); the tools offered by improvement science for empowering educators to measure data points that are relevant and authentic; and the role of system design in limiting possible equity outcomes. Our panelists envision a future in which students are supported to achieve their goals without the barriers of inequitable systems–something that has never yet been accomplished in U.S. education. Special thanks to Dr. Alex Bowers for organizing the ELDA conference and this recording!

Episode resources

Dr. Brandi Hinnant-Crawford

https://www.clemson.edu/education/about/directory/profile.html?userid=bhinnan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbnhc/

Dr. Ryan Baker

https://learninganalytics.upenn.edu/ryanbaker/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-baker-36567482/ 

Dr. Sabriya Jubilee

https://theorg.com/org/school-district-of-philadelphia/org-chart/sabriya-k-jubilee 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjubilee/ 

Hess & Fullerton, “The Numbers we Need” https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/The%20Numbers%20We%20Need.pdf?x91208 

Belitz, C., Ocumpaugh, J., Ritter, S., Baker, R. S., Fancsali, S. E., & Bosch, N. (2023). Constructing categories: Moving beyond protected classes in algorithmic fairness. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 74(6), 663-668. https://pnigel.com/papers/belitz-2023-FQVZJZMC.pdf 

https://www.schoolsthatlead.org/ 

Dr. Asa Hilliard, “all children are geniuses”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bASynMwgog8 

Dr. Dana Mitra on student voice: https://danamitra.net/go/dana/ 

Hinnant-Crawford, B., Bergeron, L., Virtue, E., Cromartie, S., & Harrington, S. Good teaching, warm and demanding classrooms, and critically conscious students: Measuring student perceptions of asset-based equity pedagogy in the classroom. Equity & Excellence in Education. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10665684.2023.2166446?src= 

Darling-Hammond, L., Wechsler, M. E., Levin, S., Leung-Gagne, M., & Tozer, S. (2022). Developing effective principals: What kind of learning matters? [Report]. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/developing-effective-principals-report 

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