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6 Free Professional Development Kits for Educators

Kristin Rockwell April 1, 2020 Data, PLC, Professional Learning, Remote Learning, Resources

Use the Data You Have Today to Group Students, Align Remote Resources & Plan for the Future

Kristin Rockwell March 25, 2020 Data, Educational Technology, Remote Learning

Analyzing Your Assessment Data: Patterns of Need & Root Cause Analysis

Dr. Melissa Hogan February 27, 2020 Assessments, Data, Instruction

Supporting Advanced Learning Within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports

Maria A. Martin February 20, 2020 Data, MTSS

Creating and Taking Action on a Data-Driven Strategic Plan

Valerie Coffey February 13, 2020 Data, Illuminator Spotlight, Leadership, MTSS, School Improvement

Leveraging High-Quality Custom Interims to Move the Needle on Student Outcomes

Sara Shore January 30, 2020 Assessments, Case Study, Data, Leadership

How to Grow Data Literacy for Whole Child Data

Brian Green January 24, 2020 Data, Leadership, MTSS, Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

What is MTSS? How to Explain MTSS to Almost Anyone

Jaime Harris January 16, 2020 Data, Leadership, MTSS

Creating a Culture of Data: Keys to Making the Shift and Making it Stick

Dr. Amy Jackson January 9, 2020 Data, Leadership

Illuminator Spotlight: Jonalee Castillo

Mark Adato December 6, 2019 Data, Illuminator Spotlight, Instruction

Setting Goals That Matter for Students With Dyslexia

Rachel Brown, Ph.D., NCSP November 14, 2019 Assessments, Data, School Improvement

10 Persistent Progress Monitoring Myths Debunked

Rachel Brown, Ph.D., NCSP October 31, 2019 Assessments, Data, MTSS

Maximizing Tier 2 & Tier 3 Data: Progress Monitoring, Intervention Fidelity, and Intervention Effectiveness

Jaime Harris October 17, 2019 Data, MTSS

How to Use Quality Assessment Content to Build Assessment and Data Literacy

Jeremy O'Neil October 11, 2019 Assessments, Data, Educational Technology, Instruction, PLC, Resources, School Improvement

Turning Tier 1 Universal Data into Action

Jaime Harris September 26, 2019 Data, MTSS

Two women look at their data platform to review data related to their MTSS implementation.

How I Made MTSS Work in My District

Jaime Harris September 5, 2019 Data, MTSS

Teacher engages in an intervention to meet the needs of his students

What’s the ROI on RtI?

Art Godin, Ed.S. August 22, 2019 Data, Leadership, MTSS, School Improvement

PLCs: Leveraging Collaboration to Move Student Achievement

Natalie Howell July 25, 2019 Data, Leadership, PLC, School Improvement

What it Really Means to Be a Data-Driven District–and How to Make it Happen

Dr. Amy Jackson July 11, 2019 Data, Leadership, School Improvement

Making the Shift: Basing Teaching and Learning in Data

Crystal Steinmetz June 27, 2019 Data, Educational Technology, Illuminator Spotlight, Leadership

Leveraging Social-Emotional Learning: Insights from Tustin Unified’s Journey from Data Collection to Action

Allison McCarty Ku June 21, 2019 Data, Illuminator Spotlight, Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

4 Data Visualizations that Remove Barriers Between Data and Action

Franck Reyherme June 13, 2019 Data, Educational Technology, School Improvement

Improving PLC Meetings with Process & Data

Michael Harris May 16, 2019 Data, PLC, School Improvement

Lessons from John Hattie: Unlocking the Power of Classroom Discussion

Debra Russell April 11, 2019 Data, Instruction

Data Visualization & Action Plans: Filling Gaps in Seeing the “Big Picture”

Jaime Harris March 21, 2019 Data, Educational Technology, School Improvement

The Case for Assessment Literacy: Why It’s Critical for All of Us

Chris Balow, Ph.D. January 31, 2019 Assessments, Data, Leadership

4 Types of Filters to Help You Find Patterns in Your Data

Jaime Harris January 24, 2019 Data

From Data Dolt to Superhero: Leveraging Micro-Data Trends for Personalization

Leilani Cauthen September 13, 2018 Data, Leadership, Personalized Learning

What’s So Great About Data Driven Instruction?

Mark Adato August 15, 2018 Data, Illuminate Whiteboard Series, Instruction

Does Your School District Need a Data Dashboard?

Chris Balow, Ph.D. June 7, 2018 Data, School Improvement

How IDEA Public Schools is Getting Data into the Right Hands

Martin Yan May 24, 2018 Case Study, Data, Leadership

Can State Reporting for Schools be Easy?

Rebecca Coleman May 23, 2018 Data, Illuminate Whiteboard Series, State Reporting, Uncategorized

Will Machine Learning Change the Path of K-12 Education?

Dr. Abram Jimenez May 17, 2018 Data, Educational Technology, Machine Learning

Writing a Continuous Standards-Story for Students

Kate Pechacek April 26, 2018 Assessments, Data, Leadership, School Improvement

Breaking Down Silos to Turn Data into Action

Dr. Abram Jimenez April 5, 2018 Data, Leadership, School Improvement

4 Easy Ways to Check Your District’s Student Data

Rebecca Coleman March 14, 2018 Data, Illuminate Whiteboard Series, School Improvement

7 Methods for Measuring Student Growth

Chris Balow, Ph.D. December 14, 2017 Assessments, Data

Identifying the Problem of Percentile Ranks

Chris Balow, Ph.D. August 10, 2017 Assessments, Data, Resources, School Improvement

6 Practical Safeguards to Protect Student Data

Mike Oswalt August 3, 2017 Data, Educational Technology, Leadership

Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders (AAPI): The Need for Data Disaggregation

Stacy Mauro July 6, 2017 Data, Equity, Resources

Developing a Student Achievement System? Here’s How.

Doug Wells June 22, 2017 Assessments, Data, Educational Technology, Implementation, Leadership, Resources, School Improvement

The “Effect Size” in Educational Research: What is it & How to Use it?

Chris Balow, Ph.D. June 15, 2017 Assessments, Data, Resources

Six Steps for School Leaders to Use Data Effectively

Chris Balow, Ph.D. June 8, 2017 Data, Leadership, Resources, School Improvement

Setting Up a Data-Driven Culture

Mark Adato May 25, 2017 Assessments, Data, Leadership, Resources, School Improvement

How Statesboro High Increased Math Proficiency by 84 Percent

Martin Yan May 11, 2017 Case Study, Data, Leadership, School Improvement

5 Critical Steps to Doing Formative Assessments

Chris Balow, Ph.D. March 2, 2017 Assessments, Data, Resources, School Improvement

How a Low-Achieving School Uses Data to Drive Success

Dr. Abram Jimenez February 2, 2017 Assessments, Case Study, Data, Equity, Leadership, School Improvement, Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Getting Back to the Basics [Infographic]

Martin Yan November 29, 2016 Data, Resources

Six Student Data Privacy Practices for Success

Mike Oswalt November 14, 2016 Data, Illuminate Announcements, Resources

5 Fall Tasks to Improve Scheduling Success in Spring

James Fleming November 10, 2016 Assessments, Data, Resources

Start Gathering Social & Emotional Data Now—Here’s How

Chris Balow, Ph.D. October 27, 2016 Assessments, Data, Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Missing Millions: The Impact of Chronic Absenteeism on Ethnic Minorities

Dr. Abram Jimenez September 22, 2016 Data, Early Warning, Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Teaching Social Emotional Learning Skills Can Reduce the Achievement Gap

Chris Balow, Ph.D. August 25, 2016 Data, Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Questioning Your Way into a New School Year

Valerie Coffey August 18, 2016 Data, Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

7 Can’t Miss Blogs to Jumpstart the School Year

Mike Oswalt August 11, 2016 Assessments, Case Study, Data, Educational Technology, Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Why Should Educators Use Data?

Katie Sellstrom July 28, 2016 Data, Educational Technology, Implementation

Gatekeeping in Math: Dispelling the Myth of Placement & Advancement Exams

Debra Russell July 21, 2016 Assessments, Case Study, Data

Take Action: 3 Steps Educators Can Take to Prevent Bullying

Chris Balow, Ph.D. May 25, 2016 Data, Resources

Illuminator Spotlight: Ramaa Ravi

Chad O'Neal May 11, 2016 Data, Illuminator Spotlight

5 Steps to Building an At-Risk Student Model

Chris Balow, Ph.D. April 26, 2016 Data, Early Warning, Educational Technology

Need for Better Assessment Emphasized in 2016 National Education Technology Plan

Mike Oswalt April 19, 2016 Assessments, Data, Educational Technology

The Importance of a Growth Mindset in Turnaround Teachers

Dr. Gail L. Thompson April 10, 2016 Data, Educational Technology, Resources

Switching Student Information Systems: Does It Have to Hurt So Much? Five Components for a Successful Implementation

Mark Walls April 4, 2016 Case Study, Data, Educational Technology, Implementation, Resources

TEDx Talk by Jenny Rankin: Why Data Should Be Over-The-Counter

Illuminate Education February 26, 2016 Data

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Student Early Warning Systems: An Introduction and Best Practices

Chris Balow, Ph.D. February 16, 2016 Assessments, Data, Early Warning, Educational Technology