Data+Management+and+Technology+for+School+Leaders

=  = = = = **Welcome to Technology for School Leaders **  =

By Theodore J. Kowalski, Thomas J. Lasley, II, and James W. Mahoney
Kowalski, J.Y, Lasley, T., & Mahoney, J. (2008) //Data -driven decisions and school leadership: Best practices for school improvement.// //Boston: Person Education, Inc.// //The purpose of this __**public** **wiki**__ is to discuss the above book as well as data-driven decision making. It is our purpose to collect and share resources for using data to inform instruction and administration. All educators are invited and encouraged to contribute and edit as well as reading and using the ideas and strategies found here.//

Here is a point to ponder as you use/contribute to this site:  **//“Many schools are drowning in data but lacking effective delivery systems and the proficiencies //****//essential for transforming facts into useful information.” //** **(Kowalski, Lasley, & Mahoney, 2008, p. 173)**
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 * //How can we use technology to better use data to inform instruction and engage in data-driven decision making? //**