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Data-Based Decision-Making in Practice: Practical Strategies for School Psychologists 2010 MSPA Midwinter Conference

Data-Based Decision-Making in Practice: Practical Strategies for School Psychologists 2010 MSPA Midwinter Conference. Dan Hyson, Data Management Coordinator Hiawatha Valley Education District, Winona, MN. Agenda.

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Data-Based Decision-Making in Practice: Practical Strategies for School Psychologists 2010 MSPA Midwinter Conference

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  1. Data-Based Decision-Making in Practice: Practical Strategies for School Psychologists2010 MSPA Midwinter Conference Dan Hyson, Data Management Coordinator Hiawatha Valley Education District, Winona, MN

  2. Agenda • How can school psychologists help schools improve the effectiveness of their “data teams”? • How can school psychologists help teams more efficiently make sense of multiple forms of data? • How can school psychologists use technology to access, organize, analyze and present data? • How can school psychologists help General Ed and Special Ed staff connect data to intervention resources? • Questions?

  3. 1. How can school psychologists help schools improve the effectiveness of their “data teams”? • What might a “data team” look like? • Summarize Kovaleski model for data analysis teaming (Kovaleski, Roble & Ague, 2008; Kovaleski & Pederson, 2008) • Data and instructional coaching (Knight, 2006) • HVED as an example

  4. 2. How can school psychologists help teams more efficiently make sense of multiple forms of data? • Victoria Bernhardt’s model (Bernhardt, 2006) • Examples of systems for integrating multiple forms of data • Excel worksheets • Data warehouse reports • Balanced scorecards

  5. Bernhardt (2006)

  6. 3. How can school psychologists use technology to access, organize, analyze and present data? • Microsoft Excel and Access • Brief demonstration • Resources for learning more • HVED website (www.hved.org/web-content/site_admin_ pages/microsoft_excel_training_resources.html) • Schooldatatutorials.org (Scott McLeod, Iowa State University) • Data warehouses • TIES iCue Tests and Assessments, Cognos as examples • Pasting Microsoft Excel, data warehouse tables or graphs into Microsoft Word or Power Point for reports or presentations

  7. 4. How can school psychologists help General Ed and Special Ed staff connect data to intervention resources? • Online clearinghouses for SRBI • What Works Clearinghouse (http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/) • Florida Center for Reading Research (http://www.fcrr.org/FCRRReports/LReports.aspx) • Intervention Central (www.interventioncentral.org)

  8. 4. How can school psychologists help General Ed and Special Ed staff connect data to intervention resources? (continued) • Websites with assessments, games, and activities tailored to student performance on standardized tests • NWEA MAP - South Washington County Schools website • Reading - http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/Pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm • Math - http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/Pages/studentlinks/map/ • MCA-II - Pearson Perspective website • For educators – www.perspectiveforeducators.com/mn/ • For parents – www.perspectiveforfamilies.com/mn/

  9. Contact information Dan Hyson Data Management Coordinator Hiawatha Valley Education District 1410 Bundy Boulevard Winona, MN 55987 507-452-1200, ext. 119 dhyson@hved.org

  10. 5. Questions?

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