School Data Tutorials

Scott McLeod (one of my favorite education/technology/leadership bloggers) has pointed out the availability of [free] tutorials on data analysis at School Data Tutorials.

“The tutorials on the web site highlight many of the Excel skills that are helpful when working with building- and district-level data. The tutorials are targeted at data managers, principals, guidance counselors, teachers, and other school personnel who have the responsibility for collecting, analyzing, and reporting K-12 performance data (which is just about everyone these days!).”

Specifically highlighted are four categories of skills that McLeod and his team think every education-related professional should understand: freeze panes, sort, filter, and conditional formatting.

While you can jump straight over to the site at schooldatatutorials.org, I recommend you start with the original article, cross-posted at LeaderTalk.org and DangerouslyIrrelevant.org Linked blocked by Bess, and follow the links provided there.

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