Crafting an Impact Dashboard to Showcase Your Stats!

Purpose & objective

Purpose:
The purpose of this presentation is to empower educators and educational leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to create and utilize a school impact dashboard as a way to promote positive messaging and decision making. We aim to address the ongoing educational challenge of achieving equity and excellence for all students by harnessing the power of real-time data analysis.

Objectives:
Participants will understand the concept and power of a school impact dashboard. They will recognize the significance of using data analytics to showcase successes, inform educational decisions, promote inclusivity, and drive student growth.

Participants will learn how to organize relevant datasets. We will provide practical examples and guidance on types of datasets targeting multiple groups of educators (administration, classroom teachers, media coordinators).

Participants will explore the use of free technology tools to create an impact dashboard. We will utilize Google Forms, Google Sheets, and Google Looker Studio in crafting our impact dashboards in this make-and-take session.

We will share examples and templates for educators to take and make their own. By the end of this presentation, participants will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to create and effectively utilize a school impact dashboard, ultimately promoting educational equity, inclusivity, and excellence in their own educational settings.

Outline

Introduction (2 minutes)
- Welcome and brief introduction of the presenters.
- Overview of the importance of promoting positive messaging to students and the larger educational community.
- Introduction to the concept of a school impact dashboard.

Explore Examples of Impact Dashboards (5 minutes)
- Discuss the current challenges in education, such as achieving equity and excellence for all students. (peer-to-peer interaction)
-Highlight the educational significance of using impact dashboards.
- Briefly showcase examples of impact dashboards from multiple settings (school library, classroom, assessment data, behavioral data, pacing guide, etc.)

What is Used to Create an Impact Dashboard? (3 minutes)
-Introduce all three online tools (Google Forms, Google Sheets, Google Looker Studio)
- Discuss types of datasets available for different educator roles (peer-to-peer interaction)

Creating a School Impact Dashboard (30 minutes)
- Preview example templates in Canva that participants are welcome to use
- Walk through the steps of creating an impact dashboard from start to finish
- Presenters will provide practical tips for participants
- Participant will create their own impact dashboard as presenters facilitate, supporting participants as needed (device-based creation)
- Participants will be encouraged to add their impact dashboard to a curated list for others to use as inspiration (peer collaboration)

Q&A and Discussion (5 minutes)
- Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions
- Discuss take aways, encourage participants to share their insights and experiences. (peer-to-peer interaction)
- Provide contact information to participants for follow up questions and discussions

Supporting research

ISTE Blog: Put Student Well-Being at the Forefront, By Stacey Roshan
https://beta.iste.org/blog/put-student-well-being-at-the-forefront

CASEL: Foster a Supportive School Climate
https://schoolguide.casel.org/focus-area-3/school/establish-schoolwide-norms/?_gl=1*mnq5z1*_ga*NDYxMjA5MjQxLjE2OTYwMzgyMzE.*_ga_WV5CMTF83E*MTY5NjAzODIzMS4xLjEuMTY5NjAzODI0Mi4wLjAuMA..