Introduction and Module Material
Introduction
In Module 1, you learned the basics of Data Interoperability (IO) and data equity. In Module 2, you will assemble and create your data governance team. One person cannot do this alone. You will need to engage stakeholders from different departments and ensure you have parent/guardian and student representatives.
Data Governance teams work together to create processes for how to deal with a district’s sensitive data, specifically personal information, how it is gathered, maintained, used, and distributed. Data Governance teams provide important processes to protect the district and its students.
- First, your district will be responsible for assembling a diverse and representative project team to lead project governance efforts throughout the duration of the cohort. The project team will be composed of district team members, data governance members, and other valuable stakeholders.
- The project team will be responsible for leading discussions about your district’s current data uses and priorities.
- Based on those discussions, the team will document your district’s complete data landscape and workflows to build greater awareness.
This information will be important to capture because it will be used to inform later decisions about your district team’s use case.
Throughout this course, you will see four types of activities. Depending on your district’s data readiness, you may want to review and complete all suggested activities and those essential for fulfilling the micro-credential requirements. Some activities will require assistance from your technology lead, and some activities can be projected during stakeholder meetings. Look for the following icons to signal “technology lead” or “group activity.”
Micro-credential activities are essential for preparing a Data Ready Project Plan and Pitch deck. These activities can be submitted as evidence for completing a micro-credential.
IT Lead Activities require the participation of your district or organization’s IT Lead.
Group activities that are to be completed by members of your cross-departmental teams.
Suggested resources to develop your understanding of data equity and interoperability.
A folder with resources is available to download at the beginning of each module via a link in each module’s Introduction and Module Material section. Depending on your district’s data readiness, you should review and complete all essential and suggested activities.
Throughout the module, you will be prompted with IGNITE questions meant for you to pause and reflect on current practices and/or policies within your district or organization. There are also knowledge checks for your understanding of key concepts and takeaways.
Download the resource files for this module by clicking on the button to the right. You will find resources such as infographics, reports, and templates for disseminating information described in this module to key stakeholders.
Thinking Ahead
