by Jordan Benedict | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog
A novel builds character arcs before a climax; a comedian gives a setup before a punchline; and research papers place the results section before the discussions and conclusions section. It’s simple:
People make deeper connections when anticipation builds and finality is with-held.
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by Jordan Benedict | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog
Surveying is a powerful tool for uncovering perception data. Whether it’s surveying your teachers for morale or efficacy perceptions, your community for satisfaction perceptions, or your students for their perceptions on their own learning, almost every school employs some form of perception survey.
We may argue about survey design, or over specific items in the survey, but I think the bigger problem is in the analysis and representation.
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by Jordan Benedict | Nov 8, 2016 | Blog
One way to build positive data culture is to give teachers powerful data when they need it most. Too often teachers feel that their opinions go unheard; but backed by quantitative data and visualizations, they become much more difficult to ignore. (more…)
by Jordan Benedict | Oct 18, 2016 | Blog
Data should empower. Data should provide insights. Data should inspire more questions. Without a positive framework, capacity building, and expertise – data is often thought of as scrutinizing, overly subjective, and a burden.
So let me propose my model: (more…)