Data Literacy for Preservice and Inservice Teachers: Why We Need It Now More Than Ever

The pandemic has disrupted and, in many cases hindered, learning for all students – most particularly for our most vulnerable populations. Data literacy is key to understanding and tailoring instructional decisions to address students’ varying needs. In this webinar panelists discuss strategies and frameworks to ensure educators are data literate and understand how data literacy can help districts and schools address learning opportunity gaps.

In this two-part series presenters (a) describes the imperative of data literacy skills for preservice and inservice teachers in the context of COVID-19 learning recovery and (b) shares how to use the Teaching and Assessing Data Literacy: Resource Guide for Supporting Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers and the Assessment Practices Within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports Innovation Configuration to strengthen preparation experiences and professional development for preservice and inservice teachers.