Professional Development

Just as collecting the data alone is not enough to improve student achievement, making the data available to educators is not sufficient to drive data use. If teachers and principals, journalists, researchers and advocates, and the general public have not been trained to access, analyze, interpret and use the information appropriately, the new system likely will not lead to the desired changes in student achievement. Professional development and tutorials should be available in multiple formats in a variety of venues.

Recommended Resources

DQC suggests these resources as foundational to understanding this topic.

Resource	Organization	Topic	Type	Date
Data Driven: A Statewide Grant Turns Test Scores Into Teaching Strategies	Oregon Education Association	Access & Use of Data,Professional Development	Article	06/2010
The WRITE Stuff	Blue Mountain Eagle - Oregon	Access & Use of Data,Professional Development	Article	06/2010
DQC State Legislative Analysis		Early Childhood Data Systems,Postsecondary Data Systems,High School Feedback Reports,P-20 Alignment,Data Warehouses,Professional Development,Governance Plans,Security,Connecting Student & Teacher Data,American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)	Legislation	04/2010
Policy Highlights from Tennessee’s Race to the Top Application: Significant Reforms Found	Education Consumers Foundation	Early Warning Indicator Systems,P-20 Data Systems,Access & Use of Data,Professional Development,American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)	Policy Brief	04/2010
Arkansas - DQC Action 9	Arkansas Department Of Education	Professional Development	Presentation	03/2010
*The Oregon DATA Project: "Direct Access to Achievement"	Oregon Department of Education	Professional Development	Presentation	03/2010
Louisiana - DQC Action 9	Louisiana Department of Education	Professional Development	Presentation	03/2010
Kansas - Teacher Education and Licensure	Kansas State Department of Education	Professional Development	Presentation	03/2010
Action 9: State Efforts to Build the Capacity of Educators to Use Data		Professional Development	Presentation	03/2010
Building an Early Childhood Professional Development System	National Governors Association	Early Childhood Data Systems,Professional Development	Policy Brief	03/2010
Bill H.B. 70a	New Mexico Legislature	Accountability & Continuous Improvement,P-20 Alignment,Portals,Professional Development,Governance Plans,Security	Legislation	02/2010
Bill H.B. 70a - Bill Analysis	New Mexico Legislature	Accountability & Continuous Improvement,P-20 Alignment,Portals,Professional Development,Governance Plans,Security	Legislation	02/2010
White Paper 2009: The Promise of Proficiency	Center For American Progress	Academic Growth,Postsecondary Data Systems,P-20 Alignment,Professional Development,Reporting and Analysis	Research Report	12/2009
DQC Comments on the Investing in Innovation Fund		Data Warehouses,Professional Development,District-State Connections,Governance Plans,American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA),Common Data Standards	Tool	11/2009
D.C. Teacher Ratings Stress Better Test Scores	Washington Post	Academic Growth,Professional Development,Connecting Student & Teacher Data	Article	10/2009
Race to the Top: P-20 Longitudinal Data Systems	Achieve, Inc.	Academic Growth,Early Warning Indicator Systems,Postsecondary Data Systems,High School Feedback Reports,P-20 Alignment,Portals,Professional Development,Reporting and Analysis,American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)	Policy Brief	09/2009
Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making	Institute Of Education Sciences	Longitudinal Data System,Academic Growth,Professional Development,District-State Connections,Governance Plans	Research Report	09/2009
DQC Comments on the Race to the Top Fund		Early Warning Indicator Systems,Early Childhood Data Systems,Postsecondary Data Systems,Social Services Data Systems,P-20 Alignment,FERPA,Professional Development,Reporting and Analysis,Connecting Student & Teacher Data,American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)	Tool	08/2009
DQC Comments on the Statewide Fiscal Stabilization Fund		Early Warning Indicator Systems,Early Childhood Data Systems,Postsecondary Data Systems,P-20 Alignment,Portals,Professional Development,Reporting and Analysis,Connecting Student & Teacher Data,American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)	Tool	08/2009
DQC Annual Survey: Pre-Launch Presentation		Longitudinal Data System,P-20 Data Systems,Access & Use of Data,Data Warehouses,Professional Development,Reporting and Analysis,Data Governance,Connecting Student & Teacher Data	Presentation	08/2009
DQC Annual Survey - Webinar Pre-Launch		Longitudinal Data System,P-20 Data Systems,Portals,Data Warehouses,Professional Development,Reporting and Analysis	Webinar	08/2009
Race to the Top Fund: Notice of Proposed Priorities	U.S. Department Of Education	Longitudinal Data System,Graduation and Dropout Rates,Academic Growth,P-20 Alignment,Portals,Professional Development,Reporting and Analysis,District-State Connections,Data System Funding,ARRA Education & Data,Federal Guidance,Additional Funding	Legislation	07/2009
DQC Preliminary Analysis of the Race to the Top Fund		Longitudinal Data System,Graduation and Dropout Rates,Academic Growth,P-20 Alignment,Portals,Professional Development,Reporting and Analysis,District-State Connections,Data System Funding,Connecting Student & Teacher Data,ARRA Education & Data,Federal Guidance,Workforce Data Systems	Research Report	07/2009
Leadership Key to Creating Data Systems	Education Week	Longitudinal Data System,Portals,Data Warehouses,Professional Development	Article	06/2009
*The Oregon Data Project Summary	Oregon Department of Education	Access & Use of Data,Data Warehouses,Professional Development,Reporting and Analysis,Data System Funding,IES SLDS	Research Report	05/2009