Data+Management

Tools
 * Data Management**


 * Many new computer programs have been designed to assess students’ performance. Once the data has been collected, computer programs identify student’s strengths and weaknesses and provide teachers with suggested areas of targeted instruction.


 * Electronic portfolios are also a new means of managing student data. A collection of student’s work allows educators and parents to examine and document growth (Barrett, 2006).

Information/Resources


 * Johns Hopkins University and the At-Risk Foundation have developed software that analyzes data for risk indicators. These indicators identify students who are at risk of dropping out of school (eSchool News, 2011).


 * Power School is also software that educators use to transfer student data through a National Transcript system (eSchool News, 2011).


 * Student Information System is another resource that can be used to manage student data. It includes an electronic grade book, report cards, assessments, GPA, transcripts, and State Reports (Student Information System, 2011).

Strategies and Ideas
 * After student data is collected, it should be analyzed to make informed decisions. Teachers can use the information for planning, interventions, or to document growth.
 * A learning organization should analyze data to make decisions about curriculum and instruction.
 * Administrators should analyze assessment data to identify areas that teachers may need professional development in.
 * Educators should invest in electronic portfolios that can be transmitted to other schools when students transfer. This type of data provides a clear idea of what students are capable of doing.
 * A single software that is identified and used across the nation, would provide educators with an opportunity to manage data and compare it with other students more accurately. This type of software would allow educators to compare data on a regular basis, rather than once a year.

eSchool News, (2011). //New assessment and data management solutions for schools.// Retrieved on October 26, 2011, from: [|http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/09/12/new-] [|assessment-and-data-management-solutions-for-schools/]

Barrett, H., (2011). //Using electronic portfolios for classroom assessments//. Retrieved on October 26, 2011, from: []