A Foundation for Leading With Data

October 17, 2024

Develop the key frameworks for understanding how to lead in your position with data.   Whatever your position-- teacher, support staff, building leader, principal, central office-- holding a firm foundation for leading with data can make the difference between leading and getting lost in information.  

Moving From Data to Action

December 12, 2024

We all have data on our real or virtual shelves.  But in order to truly lead, we have to be able to turn data into action, and help others do the same.  This workshop will focus on the pathway from collecting data to using that data to inspire effective action in ourselves and those we seek to lead.   

Telling Stories With Data

February 6, 2025

Since the beginning of our humanity, stories have been the way we have passed information and communicated in ways that stick.  As data leaders we can break through fear of data by keeping the focus on the narrative– what’s actually happening. 

Differentiated Leadership Through Data

April 3, 2025

Schools are large and complicated organizations.  As leaders part of our job is to harness the people around us to work together towards common goals-- and also to dive deep into the specific ways that each role can make a unique contribution.  Match up roles in your school district with key questions about which data to use and how to use it-- and how to build that all together into a cohesive team.  

Using Hard-to-Reach Data

May 29, 2025

Assessment data is great-- there are plenty of tools that give us visually-appealing and detailed reports.  But to really see what's going on-- and effect change in your role-- you need to get to the hard-to-reach places.  Surveys and interviews give treasure troves of data, but leaders need qualitative skills to make sense of them. 

Turning Insight Into Instruction:  Developing Teachers' Data Capacity

October 16, 2025

Take a deep dive into giving teachers the right combination of support, accountability, and structure to move beyond simple data collection and into powerful data use to maximize instruction.  We'll explore practical leadership strategies for analyzing student data, identifying key pieces of information, and translating those insights into actionable, differentiated instructional plans. 

Do You See What I See? Data Visualizing and Presentation for Clarity

December 11, 2025

Data describe what's happening.  But your message isn't effectively delivered unless your audience can see the data illustrations in the story you're telling.  This session will help you transform data into a clear narrative presentations by using compelling and meaningful visuals. 

Developing Data Leaders in Your District

February 5, 2026

Leadership in any dimension is not something to do alone.  Creating a data-reflexive school or district requires a strategic leadership plan for identifying, empowering, and growing data leaders within your organization. 

Using Data for Equity 

April 2, 2026

We move towards equity when we can uncover and show hard truths about our school or district. This session provides a framework for using data as a lever to identify disparities in student outcomes, resources, and opportunities. 

Speaking the Same Language:  Using Data For Multilingual Learners

May 28, 2025

Multilingual learners (MLs) have a variety of unique instructional and wraparound needs.   We'll explore what data sources best represent MLs' performance and perceptions, and learn how to capture  and communicate a more complete picture of ML progress.   

All sessions will require 48 hours notice is a registered attendee will not be attending.   

Districts will be billed for their registered attendees unless prior notice of cancellation within 48 hours of the session.