Data Centers
What are Classroom Data Centers?
Why are Data Centers Important?
How are Data Centers Developed?
Examples of Data Centers
More About Classroom Data Centers
What are Classroom Data Centers?
The focal point of a Baldrige-guided classroom is the classroom data center. It commands center stage and communicates a classroom environment focused on evidence of student learning.
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Why are Data Centers Important? |
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Data centers become a reference for students to organize and maintain their attention on results. A classroom in which each student understands the expectations based on explicit, measurable goals/objectives with data charts and quality tools to keep the class on track is critical to attaining results. |
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How are Data Centers Developed? |
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Once the classroom teacher and students have built a classroom culture of trust and open communication focused on improving teaching and learning, the class establishes a data center. The classroom data center must be created within an environment in which trust has been established among all members of the class. |
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The classroom data center evolves as the teacher and students:
formulate the class mission, ground rules, responsibilities, and core values that were created in building the class culture
develop and evaluate class goals/objectives and action plans based on student needs, the curriculum, the class mission, and stakeholder expectations
establish data charts for each goal that allow the class to monitor progress frequently to determine what is or is not working, allowing for immediate corrective action, as needed
incorporate quality tools and the PDSA cycle to problem solve — assessing, redirecting, and revising goals /objectives as needed
Examples of Data Centers
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More About Classroom Data Centers
For more information regarding building a classroom learning system, see the handbook for teachers, My Job, Your Job, Our Job: Building a Classroom Learning System, available to MCPS staff members through Dr. Michael Perich, Coordinator, Systemwide Continuous Improvement. For others, the document may be purchsed through Dr. Perich. There is a fee of $15.00 plus shipping and handling.
Related Topics in Baldrige for Staff
- Building the Baldrige-guided Classroom Learning System
- Quality Tools
- The Classroom Culture
- Data Centers
- Data Notebooks/Folders
- Baldrige Quality Academies
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