Description of workshop:
The DESE data warehouse initiative commonly called COGNOS - is here! This workshop will introduce attendees to the current state of the program development, but more importantly you will experience how to use the program to generate reports based on your students progress towards meeting educational achievements. This workshop is for administrators and classroom teachers interested in data-driven decision-making.
The following description of the Education Data Warehouse is provided by the Mass DESE:
The Education Data Warehouse is a collaborative effort of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and local school districts to centralize K-12 educational performance data into one state coordinated data repository hosted by the Department. The purposes of the data warehouse are to:
- Place the use of robust, timely performance data at the core of educational decision-making.
- Reduce district burden and streamline data practices.
- Improve district data capabilities by providing resources and technical assistance.
- Provide data for planning, policy and management at the state and local levels.
The project's long-term goal is to provide every district and school with the ability to easily query and analyze their organization's state-maintained data (SIMS, MCAS, MEPA, and eventually Educator data), and to provide districts with the option to load and analyze their own data. Instructor: Deb Morgan ( dmorgan@chatham.k12.ma.us) Date and time: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:00am-Noon Location: Chatham Middle School, 425 Crowell Road, Chatham, MA Directions: http;//www.chatham.k12.ma.us
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