Paradigm Shift

                Data-driven decisions have proven to be more efficient and have been used in major fields such as marketing and business. Consequently, using this approach to help educators make the right decision is not surprising. Educators and administrators can use data to assess students’ current level, what they need to learn and can also use this data to help in planning students’ future learning. Data allows educators to create a map that will guide them in their journey toward accomplishing students’ academic goals and school mission and goals.  For example, if you are an admin in a school with a majority of ELL students, you will need to collect all the data regarding student ELA score and work on plans to improve student’s English proficiency level.                 Data-informed decision plays a great role in teaching mathematic...