Data should be the primary guide to every educational decision teachers make. This episode of the Birdcast dives into the importance of utilizing data to create meaningful lessons. Dr. Uphoff and Andrew Lawver discuss using data not as a single viewpoint but as a longitudinal process used from the beginning of the year through the end. The DLS team follows this interview by discussing 5 Key Discussion Points for effectively looking at data and how we personally struggled with this in the classroom.