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The Data Coach’s Guide to Improving Learning for All Students provides detailed guidance for helping schools move away from unproductive data practices and toward examining data as a catalyst for systematic and continuous improvement in instruction and student learning. To help both current and aspiring data coaches facilitate school-based data teams and lead teachers in collaborative inquiry, the authors demonstrate a data model that has been field-tested and proven to be effective in:

• Narrowing achievement gaps among students in all content areas and grade levels
• Achieving strong, steady gains in local and state assessments in mathematics, science, and reading
• Using data as a springboard for powerful conversations about race/ethnicity, class, education status, gender, and language differences
• Developing shared values and a vision for creating a high-performing, data-informed school culture

This culturally responsive resource benefits staff developers, teachers, and administrators interested in creating change through effective data practices. It includes a CD-ROM keyed to the book, with templates, handouts, PowerPoint slides, resources, and sample goals and agendas.