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DaSy Conference Monday, September 8

Answering Critical Questions Using Data: Tools to Support Development and Data Element Identification DaSy CEDS Workgroup. DaSy Conference Monday, September 8. Who is presenting today?. Tony Ruggiero, AEM Haidee Bernstein, Westat Missy Cochenour, AEM Abby Winer , SRI

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DaSy Conference Monday, September 8

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  1. Answering Critical Questions Using Data: Tools to Support Development and Data Element Identification DaSy CEDS Workgroup DaSy Conference Monday, September 8

  2. Who is presenting today? • Tony Ruggiero, AEM • Haidee Bernstein, Westat • Missy Cochenour, AEM • Abby Winer, SRI • Bill Huennekens, AEM

  3. We’ve All Got Questions Make a Connection

  4. CEDS Can Help with the Answers

  5. Start With Questions

  6. Start with questions • Among all young children from birth to age 5 receiving early childhood services, what percentage receives more than one type of early childhood service? • How many low-income children are enrolled in public preschool programs? • What are the district and school enrollment trends for specific programs compared to the overall state trends?

  7. Activity 1: Question Development • Brainstorm with your group 2-3 pressing questions surrounding Part B 619 and/or Part C. • Report out to the entire session. TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

  8. Questions from the Group

  9. Developing Answers

  10. Developing Answers • Way to outline policy analysis • Concise location for: • Question/problem • Data elements needed • Notes about how to conduct the analysis

  11. Connect Demo

  12. Activity 2: Develop a Connection • Each group will select ONE question from the brainstorming activity. • Select a lead author to log into http://ceds.ed.gov • Username: User1; Password: T3sting! • Go to Tools | Connect | Create a Connection • Choose to create the Connection manually; Type in the question and choose data elements • Choose a published Connection and add feedback to start a dialog in the Connection community TIME LIMIT: 30 MINUTES

  13. Figure Out What Data You Collect

  14. Figure out what data you collect • Use CEDS Align to: • Get all of your data information in one place • Compare data collections across agencies or across data systems • Identify data collection redundancies

  15. Align Demo

  16. Activity 3: Align a Map • In your groups, log onto http://ceds.ed.gov and align a sample map. • Username: User1 • Password: T3sting! TIME LIMIT: 20 MINUTES

  17. BREAKTIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES

  18. Connecting Questions And Answers Make a Connection

  19. Connecting Questions and Answers • myConnect allows you to see a Connection and apply your aligned map to see how to do the analysis using your own data elements.

  20. myConnect Demo Make a Connection

  21. Activity 4: Apply myConnect • Using either your published Connection or your published Map, apply myConnect • See how much of your information is available to answer the questions • Do you collect all that you need? Is it in another system? • Username: User1; Password: T3sting! TIME LIMIT: 30 MINUTES

  22. Debrief • Align: Did you find aligning elements relatively easy? Was it useful? • Connect: Do you have questions you could develop that would help others? Do you want to see if others have developed ones that can help you? • myConnect: Did you find that you collected all that you need? Do you need to collect more information or is it possibly located in another system? • How will these tools help you in your current position?

  23. For more information • Visit the DaSy website at:http://dasycenter.org/ • Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dasycenter • Follow us on Twitter:@DaSyCenter

  24. The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H373Z120002. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officers, Meredith Miceli and Richelle Davis.

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