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Format: Presentations
What We Know About Mathematics Instruction for Students With Disabilities - Evidence-Based PracticesThe presentation focuses on key factors for effective instruction of mathematics for students with disabilities and considerations for selecting appropriate evidence-based practices.
Format: Presentations
What to Know About High-Quality Discipline DataThis session reviewed the working principles of high-quality IDEA data as they relate to the various discipline data states must submit each year for children and youth with disabilities. Discussion topics included how states make sure their data are accurate, timely, and complete. Presenters also discussed how states maintain discipline data security while making the data accessible and usable.
Format: Presentations
What Data Can Tell Us – and What It Can’t: How to Be Sure We Know What Our Data MeansValidity is about more than results—it is determined by the question asked, the data collection design, and analysis. In this session, presenters led a discussion on what the data can, and cannot, say about outcomes, using examples from a selection of Part B and Part C indicators. Questions posed included: What is the difference between student outcomes and program performance? Can your data tell you which states, districts, or programs are performing better? What policy questions would you like to know about that your data currently cannot answer?
Format: Recordings
Webinar: The Intersection of FERPA and IDEA Confidentiality ProvisionsThis presentation provides an overview of definitions, confidentiality provisions, and the latest regulatory changes under the FERPA and Part B of the IDEA. The presentation highlights similarities and differences in the requirements between the two statues.
Format: Presentations
Want to Integrate Your Data? Let’s Start at the BeginningStaff beginning a data integration effort within their state must first establish a clear purpose for integration. Focusing on the first step of integration during this session, CIID staff helped participants refine the purpose and use case for integrating their data. Also, participants used the CIID Data Integration Toolkit to develop a plan to ensure key stakeholder understanding of the purpose for, and improve their support of, data integration efforts in the state.
Format: Presentations
Visualizing IDEA DataIDC staff provided an introduction to data visualization approaches that are particularly useful for presenting IDEA data for the public. Participants learned simple strategies, chart types, and report styles that can be used to visualize the state’s data using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and free online tools. Presenters also provided a set of activities so participants can continue developing their capacity in follow-up to the interactive institute.
Format: Presentations
Using the Success Gaps Toolkit to Support Improvement ActivitiesLEAs in all states have many improvement initiatives underway at any one time. This workshop described how state and local staff can use the Success Gaps Toolkit to align various needs assessments and improvement strategies and use the data generated to support improved results for students with diverse learning needs. One state shared how it uses the Success Gaps materials with LEAs and some of the lessons it has learned.