Data-Driven Dialogue

In the second edition of Data-Driven Dialogue: A Facilitator’s Guide to Collaborative Inquiry, authors Bruce Wellman and Laura Lipton provide strategies that transform school culture through data-driven inquiry. By applying a three-phase model and a host of process tools to facilitate collaborative data analysis, K–12 school and district leaders can develop high-performing teams, promote effective problem solving, and orchestrate decisions that stay made.

K–12 school leaders will:

Develop facilitative skills in orchestrating data-driven dialogue
Access the Collaborative Learning Cycle, an inquiry-driven model for structuring data-driven planning and problem solving
Learn how to create visually vibrant data displays
Explore tools for teams, along with information on application, variation, and extension
Utilize an appendix that includes a glossary of technical terms, a rubric for group assessment and goal setting, additional strategy descriptions, examples of survey questions, and planning designs for meetings

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: Change Is the Context—Why We Talk

Chapter 2: Facilitative Patterns—Crafting the Container

Chapter 3: A Model for Collaborative Inquiry

Chapter 4: Getting Smart About Data

Chapter 5: Tools for Teams

Chapter 6: Leading System—Structures and Capacities for Continuous School Improvement

Appendix

References and Resources

Index