The K-12 Educator's Data Guidebook is a comprehensive field guide for school professionals learning to use data. "Non-data people," rejoice! Requiring no prior proficiency in data tools and programming, this book validates the implicit challenges of learning to use data to empower educators and features original real-world examples from in-service educators to illustrate common problem-solving. Each chapter uses stories, humor, and a human approach to set the tone for a safe and fun learning experience. Through this highly practical foundation, everyday educators can better engage school initiatives, professional development, and instructional challenges that require competent data use for improving school systems.

Ryan Estrellado is Executive Consultant and Program Administrator at the South County Special Education Local Plan Area of the San Diego County Office of Education, USA. He is the co-author of Data Science in Education Using R, an innovative open-source book about learning data science using real-life education data. A writer, educator, and data scientist, Ryan has over twenty years of experience in public education. He lives with his family in San Diego, CA.

Part 1: You and Data: A Relationship 1. Discovering Your Data Gifts 2. Why Tests Aren't Enough 3. Rewriting Your Data Story 4. Time is the Problem Part 2: Your Data Field Guide 5. Charts 6. Tables 7. Student-Level Data 8. Accountability Data Part 3: Process Made Practical 9. Using Data Questions 10. Practical Is Personal 11. Reflect and Revise Part 4: A New Direction 12. When Intuition and Data Meet 13. Go Deep, Go Wide, Go Out