Lesson: Data Flow and Data Cycles - Activities and Instruction

Item

• Using the Data in Schools handout, have the group develop a list of all the sources of data that can be found in a district. For each source, list the ways the data are used or reported and identify who is involved in creating and applying the data.
• Starting with the list of data developed on the Data in Schools handout, and using The Flow of Education Data diagram as a model, develop, with the group as a whole, a data flow diagram for several different data items, including the major steps of production and application.
• For each of the steps, make a list of the school personnel responsible or involved.
• Indicate where errors can be created or introduced in the flow of data.
• Indicate where errors could be identified and corrected in the flow of data.

Lesson Resources for Activities and Instruction

• Data in Schools (4 KB)
• The Flow of Education Data (61 KB)