Using Data to Improve and Grow Work-Based Learning

Using Data to Increase & Improve Work-Based Learning

Lois Ann Porter &

Randy Wallace

Introductions/Expectations

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Data Facts

• Fact: Data is important

• Fact: We talk a lot about importance of data

• Fact: We talk a lot about importance of data

• Fact: We talk a lot about importance of data

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Four Pillars- Challenging Academics- Technical Skills- Work-Based Learning- Support Services

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Four Pillars- Challenging Academics- Technical Skills- Work-Based Learning- Support Services

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RESULTS

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Benefits (so far)

• “Wow”

• Planning – “how do we get to the blue?”

• Visual way to see activity/gaps

• Answers “what do you need?”

• Cross-Academy learning – strengths/needs

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Questions Raised

• Who collects/enters the info?

• Where is the quality element?

• How will this be meaningful to students?

• How do we get the most accurate data?

• How is this info going to be used?

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Your Experience with WBL

• What do you collect?

• What do you use the data for? To do?

• What is the most important lesson you’ve

learned along the way to collect data?

• Willing to share tools/reports?

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Randy Wallace

Project Director

Tulare County Office of Education

randyw@tcoe.org

Sr. Vice President

Strategic Advantage

VisionLink, Inc.

porter@visionlink.org

Lois Ann Porter