CIC 505 Data Literacy

This course enables school professionals to transition from analyzing data pertaining solely to individual classroom decision-making to collaborating on and leading teams whose purpose is to understand data and its ramifications for improving student performance across schools – and potentially school districts. Participants will learn how to use data to ask vital questions, think critically, and problem solve about issues with colleagues that occur in school contexts. Evaluating data-informed decisions and using data-informed decisions to craft policy, as well as data literacy ethics, will be addressed. It offers insight into the dynamics, challenges and effective practices of leading collaborative teams generally, while understanding the nature of conflict in decision making. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours