Articles from Leadership (November 1, 2001)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Beyond data mania: educators must not only learn the skill of data analysis, but develop the disposition to seek and use evidence in decision-making throughout the school. This requires new habits and attitudes toward data use.	Jamentz, Kate		2800
Data analysis demystified: standardized tests don't do what matters most -- meeting the immediate needs of individual students. That's why schools must design, deliver and analyze additional sources of meaningful student data.	Ackley, Dave		1945
Feedback in a flash ... computerized tests provide detailed information that helps shape the curriculum and tracks growth in clovis usd. Aligned with district and state standards, the on-demand tests adjust to meet achievement levels of individual students.	Boris, Ginny		1452
Making music together: a metaphor: rampant private practice can bring cacophony to our schools.	Parker, Dennis R.	Brief Article	731
No more random acts of teaching: high levels of achievement are the result of systematic, targeted and purposeful instruction. Without data, instruction becomes a series of well-intentioned but essentially random acts of teaching.	Fox, Dennis		2503
Right from the start helping students pass the HSEE: students who fail to pass the high school exit exam the first time may be at risk of dropping out. New approaches to data analysis, now being used in the private sector, offer a more scientific method of targeting students for early intervention.	Morse, Phil		1562
Software for hard data: it can be difficult to transform the mountains of data school leaders are faced with into valuable information. Quality school portfolio is a free software program that can help teachers and administrators analyze and report data, set goals and maintain a student database.	Lee, John	Brief Article	899
Special delivery: elements of instruction: the best model for delivery of instruction has been around for 30 years, yet its use is sporadic in most of the nation's schools. Here are the basic components of the data-driven mastery teaching model.	Downey, Carolyn	Brief Article	666
Survive or thrive? Turning state mandates into local results: Monrovia's accountability system ensures that tests do not become ends in themselves. Instead, principals & teachers work together on targeted strategies to improve teaching and learning.	Shawn, Joel		1896
Texas-style school improvement: after adapting the Brazosport, Texas, model, Hesperia USD refocused its energy on narrowing the achievement gap. Their new plan calls for aligning curriculum, teaching and learning with assessment -- simple, but not easy.	Challinor, Rob		1135
Using the right data in the right ways. (To Our Readers).	Iglesias, Don	Brief Article	291
Who buys blue bananas? Check the data! Good data can lead to exciting decisions that lead to learning.	Manthey, George	Brief Article	603