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Seeing Data: Understanding Through Visualization
Feb. 9-11, 2010
This conferences is designed for teams comprised of district leaders, building leaders and technical leaders.It will help you understand the power and limitations of using data to transform schools. New tools will be showcased and best practices will be shared to change data into useful information.
Special Guest Session Leader:
Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Iowa State University


Districts are encouraged to bring teams comprised of:
- District leaders (Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Curriculum Directors)
- Building leaders (Principals, Assistant Principals, Department Heads)
- Technical leaders (knowledge of Infinite Campus schema and SQL is recommended)
| Agenda (subject to change) |
| Tuesday, February 9 |
| Noon-1 p.m. |
- Get acquainted lunch (provided)
- Keynote: The essential concepts of data-driven education
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| 1-5 p.m. |
Instructional leader track
- Establishing baseline data
- Setting measurable goals
Technical leader track
- Campus schema training
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| 5-6 p.m. |
Dinner (provided) |
| 6-8 p.m. |
Team work time |
| Wednesday, February 10 |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast (provided) |
| 8:30 a.m.-Noon |
Instructional leader track
- Collecting and analyzing formative data
- Data transparency and safety
Technical leader track
- Visualization training
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| Noon-1 p.m. |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00-4:30 p.m. |
Combined tracks
- Using Infinite Campus to support and enable data-driven education
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| 4:30-8:30 p.m. |
Dinner and social event (provided) |
| Thursday, February 11 |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast (provided) |
| 8:30-Noon |
Combined tracks
- Team work time
- Making the shift: designing meaningful instructional change
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| Noon-1 p.m. |
Lunch (provided) |
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