In our first live-audience episode, hosted at Teachers College in New York City, we talk with Dr. Brandi Hinnant-Crawford (Clemson University), Dr. Ryan Baker (University of Pennsylvania), and Dr. Subriya Jubilee (School District of Philadelphia) about how data and analytics can be used to change rather than reinforce systemic inequities in schools and districts. Major themes in this episode include the importance of a people-centered perspective while using data (including both adults and students); the tools offered by improvement science for empowering educators to measure data points that are relevant and authentic; and the role of system design in limiting possible equity outcomes. Our panelists envision a future in which students are supported to achieve their goals without the barriers of inequitable systems–something that has never yet been accomplished in U.S. education. Special thanks to Dr. Alex Bowers for organizing the ELDA conference and this recording! Episode resources Dr. Brandi Hinnant-Crawford https://www.clemson.edu/education/about/directory/profile.html?userid=bhinnan https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbnhc/ Dr. Ryan Baker https://learninganalytics.upenn.edu/ryanbaker/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-baker-36567482/ Dr. Sabriya Jubilee https://theorg.com/org/school-district-of-philadelphia/org-chart/sabriya-k-jubilee https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjubilee/ Hess & Fullerton, “The Numbers we Need” https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/The%20Numbers%20We%20Need.pdf?x91208 Belitz, C., Ocumpaugh, J., Ritter, S., Baker, R. S., Fancsali, S. E., & Bosch, N. (2023). Constructing categories: Moving beyond protected classes in algorithmic fairness. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 74(6), 663-668. https://pnigel.com/papers/belitz-2023-FQVZJZMC.pdf https://www.schoolsthatlead.org/ Dr. Asa Hilliard, “all children are geniuses”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bASynMwgog8 Dr. Dana Mitra on student voice: https://danamitra.net/go/dana/ Hinnant-Crawford, B., Bergeron, L., Virtue, E., Cromartie, S., & Harrington, S. Good teaching, warm and demanding classrooms, and critically conscious students: Measuring student perceptions of asset-based equity pedagogy in the classroom. Equity & Excellence in Education. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10665684.2023.2166446?src= Darling-Hammond, L., Wechsler, M. E., Levin, S., Leung-Gagne, M., & Tozer, S. (2022). Developing effective principals: What kind of learning matters? [Report]. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/developing-effective-principals-report Music: Exploring The World by Vlad Gluschenko is licensed under a Creative Commons License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Support by RFM - NCM