EDversations Podcast

Are we actually driving student achievement, or are we simply keeping the train moving?

In this episode of EDversations, we take a closer look at teacher effectiveness, administrator effectiveness, data collection, data analysis, and data-driven decision-making.

Schools collect an incredible amount of information about students, but collecting data isn't the same as using data effectively. When educators fail to analyze evidence of student learning and respond to what the evidence reveals, students can end up at unintended academic destinations.

Using the metaphor of an Achievement Train, we examine the roles educators and school leaders play in making sure students stay on track.

We discuss:

•  What it really means to drive student achievement 
•  The difference between activity and impact
•  Why collecting data isn't enough 
•  How teachers can use evidence to adjust instruction 
•  How administrators can monitor instructional effectiveness 
•  Identifying early warning signs that students are getting off track 
•  Moving from data collection to meaningful action 
•  The importance of monitoring whether interventions actually work 
•  Why every data point represents a real student 
•  What happens when educators know students are off track but don't change the route 

The goal isn't simply to have more data.

The goal is to use evidence to make better decisions that improve outcomes for students.

The EDversation Question:

If the data tells you that your students are heading in the wrong direction, are you willing to change the route?

Listen. Reflect. Engage.

Because the train is moving. The question is: Where are your students going?

EDversations — Real Talk. Bold Ideas. Better Schools.

Let's take some passages my "The Climb" and let's drive a conversation around how school and student success is stifled due to a lack of community and collaboration.

 

EDversations is an informative podcast that talks about all education by discussing very serious topics in a very lighthearted manner. Education is a very popular conversation that should not only take place in schools, but in all spaces across the world. Topics are broad so that something will to appeal everyone to include culture and climate, education policy, IDEA, educational leadership, teacher quality and evaluation, positive relationships, assessment strategies and usage, equity and inclusions, cultural awarenss, behavior intervention, school improvement and turnaround, professional development, family engagment, postsecondary readiness, and most importantly, student achievement. There are some fun stories added in, Teacher Tales, that are outrageous. Join the conversation and let's continue to make education a top conversation in all cultures.

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Book: The Climb: A D.E.S.T.I.N.Y. Approach to School Improvement

EDversations is an informative podcast that talks about all education by discussing very serious topics in a very lighthearted manner. Education is a very popular conversation that should not only take place in schools, but in all spaces across the world. Topics are broad so that something will to appeal everyone to include culture and climate, education policy, IDEA, educational leadership, teacher quality and evaluation, positive relationships, assessment strategies and usage, equity and inclusions, cultural awarenss, behavior intervention, school improvement and turnaround, professional development, family engagment, postsecondary readiness, and most importantly, student achievement. There are some fun stories added in, Teacher Tales, that are outrageous. Join the conversation and let's continue to make education a top conversation in all cultures.