Lesson: Classifying Education Data - Activities and Instruction

Item

• Present participants with the Types of Data grid and have them complete as many cells as possible. Share answers with the whole group.
• Starting with a single data item (e.g., attendance, final grade, or state assessment outcomes), develop with the group a data-flow diagram that illustrates the steps involved in creating, recording, reporting, and applying that item. For each step in the cycle, include the positions of the people responsible for that step.
• For each of the diagrams, have the group identify what the consequences would be if the data in question were inaccurate or late.

Lesson Resources for Activities and Instruction

• Types of Data (17 KB)

Supplementary Resources for Activities and Instruction

• The Flow of Education Data (13 KB) (also used in the Data Flow and Data Cycles lesson, found in Part II: Data Steward/Coordinator Lessons)