Professional Resources about Collaborative Inquiry and Data Use

If you have any other great books to share, please email the reference information to Margie Johnson at margie.johnson@mnps.org.
  • Dana, N. F., Thomas, C., & Boynton, S. (2011).  Inquiry: A districtwide approach to staff and student learning.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
  • Datnow, A., Park, V., & Wohlstetter, P. (2007).  Achieving with data: How high-performing school systems use data to improve instruction for elementary students.  Los Angeles: CA: Center on Educational Governance Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California.
  • NEW DeCristofaro, R. (2016). A multi-case study reflection within collaborative teacher inquiry [Dissertation}.  University of Illinois at Chicago, Advisor, Shelby Cosner.
  • Donohoo, J. (2013).  Collaborative inquiry for educators: A facilitator’s guide to school improvement.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
  • DurFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., & Many, T. (2010).  Learning by doing: A handbook for professional learning communities at work.  Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
  • Fullan, M. & Sharratt, L. (2012).  Putting FACES on data: What great leaders do! Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
  • Garmston, R. & Wellman, B. (1999).  The adaptive school: A sourcebook for developing collaborative groups.  Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.
  • Hamilton, L., Halverson, R., Jackson, S., Mandinach, E., Supovitz, J., & Wayman, J. (2009).  IES practice guide: Using student achievement data to support instructional decision making.  Washington DC: U.S. Department of Education.
  • NEW Hattie, J. (2015).  What works best in education: The politics of collaborative expertise.  London, UK: Pearson.
  • NEW Johnson, M. (2018).  Empowering educators to make data-informed decisions. In E. Mense & M. Crain-Dorough (Eds.), Data Leadership for K-12 Schools in a Time of Accountability, 158-183.  Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  • NEW Killion, J. (2017).  Assessing impact: Evaluating staff development (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
  • Kraft, M., Marinell, W., & Yee, D. (2016 March). Schools as organizations: Examining school climate, teacher turnover, and student achievement in NYC.  The Research Alliance for New York City Schools website.  Retrieved from http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/research_alliance/publications/schools_as_organizations
  • Knight, J. (2016).  Better conversations: Coaching ourselves and each other to e more credible, caring, and connected. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
  • Lipton, L. & Wellman, B. (2012).  Got data? Now what? Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
  • Lipton, L. & Wellman, B. (2011).  Groups at work: Strategies and structures for professional learning.  Sherman, CT: Miravia, Inc.
  • Lipton, L. & Wellman, B. (2011).  Leading groups: Effective strategies for building professional community.  Sherman, CT: Miravia, Inc.
  • Lick, D., Clauset, K., & Murphy, C. (2013).  Schools can change.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
  • Love, N. (2009).  Using data to improve learning for all: A collaborative inquiry approach.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
  • Knapp, M., Swinnerton, J., Copland, M., & Monpas-Huber, J. (2006).  Improving leadership for learning: Data-informed leadership.  Seattle, WA: Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy at the University of Washington.
  • Lencioni, P. (2004).  Death by meeting: A leadership fable about solving the most painful problem in business. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • Mandinach, E. B. & Jackson, S. (2012).  Transforming teaching and learning through data-driven decision making.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. 
  • Marsh, J., McCombs, J., & Martorell, F. (2010).  How instructional coaches support data-driven decision making: Policy implementation and effects in Florida middle schools.  Educational Policy, 24(6), 872-907.  Doi:10.1177/0895904809341467.
  • Parker, K., City, E., & Murnane, R. (2005).  Datawise: A step-by-step guide to using assessment results to improve teaching and learning. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Publishing.
  • Rankin, J. (2016). Designing data reports that work: A guide for creating data systems in schools and districts.  New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Rankin, J. (2016). How to make data work: A Guide for Educational Leaders.  New York: NY: Routledge.
  • Rankin, J. (2016). Standards for reporting data to educators: What educational leaders should know and demand. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Wayman, J., Cho, V., Jimerson, J., & Spikes, D. (2012).  District-wide effects on data use in the classroom.  Education Policy Analysis Archives, 20(25), 1-31.
  • Wayman, J., Jimerson, J., & Cho, V. (2012).  Organizational considerations in establishing the data-informed district.  School Effectiveness and School Improvement: An International Journal of Research, Policy, and Practice, 23(2), 159-178.  Doi:10.1080/09243453.2011.652124. 
  • Wellman, B., & Lipton, L. (2004).  Data-driven dialogue: A facilitator’s guide to collaborative inquiry.  Sherman, CT: MiraVia, LLC.
  • White, S. (2005).  Show me the proof! Tools and Strategies to Make Data Work for You. Beyond the Numbers: Making Data Work for Teachers & School Leaders.  Englewood, CO: Lead + Learn Press.
  • NEW Wilkerson, S. & Johnson, M. (2017, April).  Partners in a common cause: External evaluators team with practitioners to build data use practices.  The Learning Professional.  Retrieved from https://learningforward.org/publications/jsd/jsd-blog/jsd/2017/04/10/the-learning-professional-april-2017