Data for Instruction
Explore resources designed to support educators in using data to refine teaching and learning. 
- View a visual diagram of all six practices
- Watch a topic overview and download planning templates
- Listen to an expert
Explore the subtopics below to learn more about the recommended practices:
To learn more about the research underlying these practices, view the IES Practice Guide, Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making.
Learning Together: Supporting Student Self-Assessment
Data for Instruction > Student Data Use > Overview & Tools
This tool provides an outline for a workshop focused on the importance of teaching students to use data to examine progress and set learning goals for themselves. Several structures for discussion...
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Planning to Use Data for Instructional Improvement: District and State Levels
Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > Overview & Tools
This tool provides a guide to planning the cycle of instructional improvement. It can help a leader evaluate existing procedures and see where improvements are needed. The tool also provides...
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Self-Assessment: Can You Complete the Cycle of Instructional Improvement?
Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > Overview & Tools
Schools may complete some but not all of the steps within the cycle of instructional improvement. This self-assessment tool is designed to help state, district, and school leaders assess their...
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Learning Together: Making Data Part of a Cycle of Instructional Improvement
Data for Instruction > Improvement Cycle > Overview & Tools
School staff may not always be familiar with all the steps involved in the cycle of instructional improvement. Professional development and technical assistance providers and district and state...
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Data for Instruction: Planning Template #3
Data for Instruction > Overview & Tools
This planning template for state-level personnel suggests ways to help districts and schools develop a comprehensive and coherent plan for using achievement data to support instructional decision...
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Planning Template
Data for Instruction: Planning Template #2
Data for Instruction > Overview & Tools
This planning template for district-level personnel offers key actions to help districts develop a comprehensive and coherent plan for using achievement data to support instructional decision...
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Planning Template
Data for Instruction: Planning Template #1
Data for Instruction > Overview & Tools
This planning template, aimed at school-level personnel, offers key actions in the development of a comprehensive and coherent plan for using achievement data to support instructional decision...
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Planning Template
