DATA

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**Data is NOT a Four Letter Word: Tech Tools to Support DDDM & Data Teams **
Data Driven Decision Making (DDDM) and Data Teams are the norm in 21st Century schools today. Technology is a crucial tool for successfully implementing both. In this 2-day training session, you will explore a variety of technology tools and resources that can support your school and district’s data work. See what kinds of data CT Reports can provide. Learn how to use Excel to disaggregate data and display data to let your data do the talking. Explore Wikispaces and see how districts can use these virtual learning environments as spaces for providing access to resources that your Data Teams can use to inform their planning, assessment and instruction. Leave knowing that data is definitely NOT a four letter word. **Audience:** K-12 Administrators and Educators who are using Data Driven Decision Making





** CT Reports **

 * ** What Kind of Data Is Available? **
 * [|High Stakes Data from CT Reports]
 * === [|Public Data] ===
 * === [|Secured Data] ===
 * === [|CMT Released Items] ===
 * [|CAPT Released Items]
 * [|National Data - NAEP]
 * [|Test Yourself]
 * [|Released NAEP Items]
 * ===College Board===
 * ==PAST Skills ==

** Ways to Gather Data **
 * Examples of Online Surveys
 * [|Zoomerang]
 * [|Survey Monkey]
 * Google Docs Forms
 * [|Quantifiying Narrative Data Using the Wikispaces Threaded Discussion Data]

**CT Reports**
CT Reports is a Web site with assessment data from the CMT and the CAPT high stakes tests. It contains a public side where anyone can find anonymous data about any school district in Connecticut. It also contains a private side which requires a secure login to get specific data about individual districts, schools and students. Click on the links below for resources related to CT Reports.

Web-Based Resources
Click on the links below for Web-based resources related to CT Reports:
 * **CT Reports Public Web Site:**[]
 * **CT Reports Secured Private Web Site:**[] (NOTE: This requires a secure login)

Word Files with Resources for CT Reports
Click on the links below for Word documents with instructions and information related to CT Reports:
 * **CT Reports Handout for Data is NOT a Four Letter Word training:** [|HANDOUT_CT_Reports.doc]
 * **Overview of Reports on CT Reports from CSDE:** [|GuideforCTReports.doc]
 * **Using CT Reports - Simple Instructions:** [|Using_CT_Reports.doc]