Data-Enhanced Leadership
- Alan M. Blankstein - Founder, Solution Tree and HOPE Foundation, NYC
- Paul D. Houston - Center for Empowered Leadership
- Robert W. Cole - Educational Consultant, Edu-Data, Louisville, KY
Use the power of data—and the insights it provides—to enhance your leadership practice!
Offering key concepts about how the informed use of data can translate into highly effective school leadership, this seventh volume in The Soul of Educational Leadership series demonstrates how educational leaders can apply data strategically to strengthen school leadership and significantly improve professional learning, students' learning experiences, and schoolwide performance.
Copublished with the HOPE Foundation and the American Association of School Administrators and featuring state-of-the-art contributions from Jesse Rodriguez, Lorna M. Earl, Steven Katz, Eileen Depka, Kay Burke, and other experts, this compact book combines research, practice, and innovative thinking to help readers determine what kind of data they need and how to use their findings to:
- Create a culture of professional inquiry that drives staff development
- Redefine curriculum, instruction, and assessment in standards-based classrooms
- Raise student achievement
- Determine best uses for technology to benefit administrators, teachers, and students
- Regularly fine tune the decision-making process
“Data have enormous power to improve the quality of decisions, but leaders are the ones who drive decision making in schools. Data are tools for leaders. This volume is akin to lifting the hood of your car to gain a more complete understanding of how it runs, and how it can be fine-tuned to run even better.”
"A great resource for district leaders for understanding that data should not be used to place blame or grant glory, but rather should be applied as a tool, to constantly focus on systemwide improvement."
Sample Materials & Chapters
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