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The Center for IDEAEarly Childhood Data Systems
Answering Critical Questions Using Data: Tools to Support Development and Data Element Identification
DaSy CEDS Workgroup
DaSy ConferenceMonday, September 8
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Who is presenting today?
• Tony Ruggiero, AEM• Haidee Bernstein, Westat• Missy Cochenour, AEM• Abby Winer, SRI
• Bill Huennekens, AEM
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We’ve All Got Questions
Make a Connection
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CEDS Can Help with the Answers
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Start With Questions
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?
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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
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Questions from the Group
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Developing Answers
Developing Answers
Way to outline policy analysisConcise location for:– Question/problem– Data elements needed– Notes about how to conduct the analysis
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Connect Demo
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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.govUsername: User1; Password: T3sting!Go to Tools | Connect | Create a ConnectionChoose to create the Connection manually; Type in the question and choose data elementsChoose a published Connection and add feedback to start a dialog in the Connection community
TIME LIMIT: 30 MINUTES
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Figure Out What Data You Collect
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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
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Align Demo
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Activity 3: Align a Map
In your groups, log onto http://ceds.ed.gov and align a sample map.Username: User1Password: T3sting!
TIME LIMIT: 20 MINUTES
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BREAKTIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES
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Connecting Questions And Answers
Make a Connection
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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.
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myConnect Demo
Make a Connection
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Activity 4: Apply myConnect
Using either your published Connection or your published Map, apply myConnectSee how much of your information is available to answer the questionsDo you collect all that you need? Is it in another system?Username: User1; Password: T3sting!
TIME LIMIT: 30 MINUTES
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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?
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For more information
Visit the DaSy website at:http://dasycenter.org/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dasycenterFollow us on Twitter:@DaSyCenter
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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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