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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - This Is Why Our School is “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven”

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - This Is Why Our School is “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven”:

This Is Why Our School is “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven”

I’ve written often about the importance of being “data-informed” and not “data-driven” (see The Best Resources Showing Why We Need To Be “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven”). I learned about the difference from our school’s exceptional principal, Ted Appel. And I’m still learning…

Today, the California State Department of Education released state-wide passing rates for students taking the California State High School Exit Exam.

Ted had shared his thoughts about this topic after our school received our results, and I wanted to share them with readers:

Does Improved Outcome Data Reflect School Improvement?

Luther Burbank High School received back results from the 10th grade administration of the California High

The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2011 (So Far)

I usually just do year-end lists many topics, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little more useful to readers — I’m going to start publishing mid-year lists, too. These won’t be ranked, unlike my year-end “The Best…” lists, and just because a site appears on a mid-year list doesn’t guarantee it will be included in an end-of-the-year one. But, at least, I won’t have to review all my year’s posts in December…