ITEC 7305:Data Analysis & School Improvement

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Candidates must be admitted to a KSU BCOE program, certificate or endorsement program, or approved by the ITEC department to take this course.
In this course, educators will learn to utilize data to identify school improvement needs and make informed decisions in effectuating change. The ultimate goal of this course is to produce educational leaders who effectively collect, analyze, and use data to improve schools through successfully demonstrated change models. In this course, educators will learn to systemically collect and analyze multiple sources of data to identify improvement needs, determine an effective response, monitor and correct progress, and demonstrate and communicate success to stakeholders. Additionally, students will learn to drive and sustain change in a collegial environment, culminating in student’s understanding of, and ability to use, a wide range of applicable leadership practices. Finally, students will learn a variety of technology tools to use for data analysis. They will also learn a variety of Web 2.0 tools to facilitate school communication.