The K-12 Educator’s Data Guidebook: Reimagining Practical Data Use in Schools

by Ryan A Estrellado

The K-12 Educator’s Data Guidebook is a comprehensive field guide for school professionals learning to use data. “Non-data people,” rejoice! Requiring no prior proficiency in data tools and programming, this book validates the implicit challenges of learning to use data to empower educators and features original real-world examples from in-service educators to illustrate common problem-solving. Each chapter uses stories, humor, and a human approach to set the tone for a safe and fun learning experience. Through this highly practical foundation, everyday educators can better engage school initiatives, professional development, and instructional challenges that require competent data use for improving school systems.

180 pages, Paperback

Published March 22, 2022

Reviews

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Estrellado has written a book that makes using instructional data accessible to people who don’t like to think about data or think data is just something done to them. Reasons why I recommend this book to instructional teams as a book and best practices study:
1. It’s short. If your team is not happy about data dialogues, short books are more likely to engage them.
2. It helps them frame good instructional data questions.
3. It honors qualitative data, as well as quantitative data.
4. It gives practical steps anyone can do to know their impact on learning.