Category Archives: Webinar

ECTA/DaSy System Framework Self-Assessment Demonstration

This 2015 webinar demonstrates the ECTA/DaSy Framework Self-Assessment, an Excel-based tool that provides a structure for state Part C and Section 619/Preschool programs to evaluate their state systems and set priorities for improvement. DaSy and ECTA staff demonstrate how this tool: produces a profile across quality indicators in each system component (and for the data […]

DaSy Data System Framework: A Tool for Building High-Quality State Part C and Section 619 Data Systems

This 2015 webinar introduces the key components of the DaSy Data System Framework. DaSy staff and state representatives share the potential uses of the framework for improving Part C and/or 619 data systems and improving the quality and use of IDEA data. The associated self-assessment tool and resource collection are also discussed. Presented by Kellen […]

Data Visualization: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Numbers

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This 2014 webinar is an encore presentation from the 2013 Improving Data, Improving Outcomes conference and explores the “why’s, what’s and how’s” of visualizing data. Different approaches that some states have used to display data in innovative and visually interesting ways as a means to better understand and communicate data are presented. The accompanying resource […]

SSIP Phase I: Data Analysis

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This information was part of a 2014 SSIP webinar series.  The webinar provided information about the Phase I Data Analysis process; resources and strategies that can support this process; and ideas for engaging stakeholders. Presented by Megan Vinh, Christina Kasprzak, Beth Tolley, Kyla Patterson, & Shannon Dunstan on April 8, 2014. SSIP Phase I: Data Analysis

FERPA 101

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This 2011 webinar provides a basic overview of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The webinar is intended to inform education officials, teachers and staff at state and local agencies and institutions about the requirements of FERPA. Presented by Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) FERPA 101 Recording and Transcript