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Improved student outcomes and experience
Personalize learning to student needs
Early warning indicator and intervention alerts
Decrease dropout rates
Improve attendance
Efficient and reliable compliance and reporting
College and workforce readiness
PK-12education
“…even if we increase ourattendance by1
percent – avery conservative goal –that
represents $2 million in additional
[state] funding.”
- Dr. Jamie Wilson, Superintendent
Denton Independent School
District, Texas
1 187 day teacher contract ÷ 5 days per week = 37.4 weeks × 2 hours saved each week = each teacher
saves 74.8 hours per year × 1,960 teachers = 146,608 hours reclaimed annually district-wide
2
“Teachers had to work harder before to make
sense of the information, and sometimes they had
to request additional data,” says Meza. “I’d
estimate that each of our teachers will be saving a
couple of hours a week that they can put back into
their lesson plans and other more valuable
activities.”
Two hours a week may not seem like much, but
the combined effect at Denton ISD in Texas will be
more than 146,000 hours of teacher time
reclaimed per year. 1
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HigherEducation
“ Saving 1 percent in
student retention can save my
university’s bottom line $1M
a year.”
- CIO,
Major university
During a five-year
period, taxpayers
spent over $9 billion to
support college
students who dropped
out before their
sophomore year.1
1. American Institutes for Research (AIR). http://www.air.org/news/index.cfm?fa=viewContent&content_id=988
http://www.air.org/files/AIR_Schneider_Finishing_the_First_Lap_Oct101.pdf
Student Outcomes
Recruitment and retention
Sound fiscal management
Operational efficiency
Efficient and reliable compliance and reporting
Monitoring of PK-20 data (all of education plus the workforce)
Gainful employment measurement / Workforce readiness
3 ISTE 2014
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Increased student success:
An amazinglearningexperiencenurtures the potentialof every
singleindividual.
Engaging
Self-directed
RelevantAuthentic
personal
Collaborative
Inquiry driven
5. Dell Education5 ISTE 2014
Empoweringteachers with data
“One piece of quality teaching for improving student outcomes is
effective data use. Teacher data use is also the best way to maximize
state investment in data systems. To date, however, policies have not
gone far enough to promote the skills teachers need to be data literate.
Consequently, many teachers feel overwhelmed by data, rather than
viewing data as a tool for improving instruction and ultimately outcomes
for students.”1
1 http://dataqualitycampaign.org/news-events/events/empowering-teachers-with-data/;
February 4, 2014
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K12 Data Use
• “The use of analytics is a natural progression as
districts continue to personalize student
learning.” 1
“School software programs are getting more sophisticated in using
data analytics to help educators target their instruction more
effectively and personalize learning for students.
Learning and instructional management systems now include
increasingly powerful “data dashboards” that show teachers and
administrators what interventions their students need—and how best
to deliver these.” 2
1Ray Ackerlund, Learning analytics now a key feature of school software, eSchool News, March 14, 2014,
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/03/14/learning-analytics-software-091/print/
2Learning analytics now a key feature of school software, eSchool News, March 14, 2014,
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/03/14/learning-analytics-software-091/print/
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PK12 Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics – for whatpurpose?
http://thejournal.com/Articles/2014/06/12/Predictive-Analytics-in-K-12-Advantages-Limitations-
Implementation.aspx?Page=1#zUALKcSRVvQfK7OS.99
To build early warning indicators based on students'
attendance, course failure and behavior to predict dropouts
To predict on-time high school graduation and being on
track in Grade 9
To examine indicators that predict college- and career-
readiness and postsecondary success
Recently predictive analytics has also gained momentum in
identifying and retaining great teachers
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Dr. Thomas Hill, Completing the value chain: data, insight, action, Tech Page One May 16 2014.
Whereto begin?
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A Culture of Data Use
“All elements of a school's
culture, including student
aspirations and a code of
conduct that promotes positive
learning behaviors, benefit
from the use of student
learning data. Improving
instruction is nearly
impossible without it.
The data-driven cycle of
assessment, analysis, and
action, which is indispensable
for increasing student
achievement, must be deeply
embedded in the school's
culture and a top priority for
schoolwide improvement.”
http://www.ascd.org/ascd-
express/vol5/508-fenton.aspx
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• Communicate
• Collaborate
• Peer coach
• Be honest
• Trust
• Persist
• Insist on data use
• Model data use
• Provide professional
development
• Reward data use
• Highlight success
• See academic
improvement1
How to build a cultureof data /insight use
Audience - are there others?
1http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/06/12/culture-of-data-623/print
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Is studentdata privacy in thespotlight?
• The NCSL counted about 100 bills introduced in 33 states on
student data privacy. More than a dozen were enacted. 1
• …At the same time, it is clear that barriers to (cloud) adoption in
schools are being met in a variety of ways, especially concerns
that the cloud is not sufficiently safe for sensitive data. 2
• Many see great potential to leverage these digital learning
environments to mine data, which can be used to decipher trends
in student behavior and create personalized software. First
mentioned in the NMC Horizon Report > 2012 K-12 Edition,
learning analytic has intrigued many school leaders and educators
that want to use data to improve learning outcomes; yet, parents
along with leaders in the field have voiced their apprehension and
outright suspicion about collecting data from K-12 students.3
1 Common Core sparks flood of legislation - http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/06/16/common-
core-legislation-555
2 NMC Horizon Report: 2013 K-12 Edition, page 11.
3 NMC Horizon Report 2014 K-12 Edition Preview , page 5.
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Summary
Why
• Empower teachers
• Personalize learning
• Student success
• Time
• Money
What
• Business Intelligence
• Analytics
• Big Data / Little Data
• There is a lot of student data- First, learn to use the data that you have
How
• Build a culture of data and insight use
• Scaffold the use of data
• PK12 and colleges and universities should share data/insight strategies
• Data Privacy is important
• Dell can help
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An amazing learning experience is one that nurtures the potential of every individual .. One that is :
Self directed – students have some choice in how they learn and how they show mastery of their knowledge
Authentic – real life learning.. Connecting what students are taught in school to real-world issues, problems and applications
Engaging – goal oriented, interesting, challenging and interactive
Collaborative – reaching out to each other to solve problems and share knowledge to build skills and deepen learning and understanding
Relevant – relevant, meaningful activities engage students emotionally and connect with what they already know.
Inquiry driven – students have ownership in what they learn by exploring and questioning, then investigating an issue, problem or idea.
An environment that is personal.