Data Collection & Research Implementation — ANEW Project

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The Roadmap to
Creating the Right Conditions
& Authentic Data Collection

Qualitative &
Quantitative Data

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Our Innovative Approach

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A slide with a header saying 'Establish Trust & Belonging First' and a subtitle of a handshake icon. The slide contains text emphasizing creating safe environments where students feel seen, heard, and valued, to unlock honest responses, especially in qualitative formats. A quote at the bottom reads 'Safe spaces produce authentic voices.'

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A graphic with an orange heart icon on the left. Text reads: 'CULTIVATE STUDENT AGENCY & ENGAGEMENT. Design activities and interactions that empower students with choice, voice, and ownership. When students feel their input shapes their learning, their responses become richer and more meaningful. "Participation is not enough—authentic engagement is key."'}

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Text about fostering reflection through creative methods, with a quote: 'Self-awareness amplifies data accuracy'.

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A presentation slide titled 'AP Analytics - Framework Understanding Our Innovative Approach' with a section labeled '01. Data Without Connection Falls Flat.' The slide discusses the importance of connection in data collection and analysis, listing methods such as shadowing, listening sessions, interviews, focus groups, and surveys.

A digital graphic illustrating the AP Analytics framework with a black background, white and orange text, and a flow chart. The chart shows the process from starting line to finish line, highlighting that everyone’s approach attempts to collect data through shadowing, listening sessions, interviews, focus groups, and surveys for analysis.

A diagram illustrating the AP Analytics framework, focusing on understanding the innovative approach of creating the right conditions with elements like creative lessons, safe spaces, fostering creativity, student-led choices, and team building, followed by data collection methods like shadowing, listening sessions, interviews, focus groups, and surveys.

Slide from presentation titled 'AP ANALYTICS — FRAMEWORK' discussing understanding innovative approaches, emphasizing the importance of authenticity requiring intention, and highlighting key points such as creating the right conditions, innovative methods, safe spaces, fostering creativity, student participation, and leadership.

A digital infographic titled 'AP Analytics - Framework', discussing innovative approaches to understanding authenticity through creative lessons, safe spaces, fostering creativity, student choices, and leadership.

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A digital infographic depicting a workflow for data collection and analysis. The timeline starts with a section titled 'Data Without Connection Falls Flat,' emphasizing the importance of real data for insights. The next section, labeled 'Everyone's Attempted Approach: Data Collection & Analysis,' lists methods such as shadowing, listening sessions, interviews, focus groups, and surveys. The timeline concludes with a 'Finish Line' marker.

Infographic describing an innovative approach to creating the right conditions for a project, including shadowing, listening sessions, interviews, focus groups, and surveys.

Flowchart showing two approaches: an innovative method for creating the right conditions including shadowing, listening sessions, interviews, focus groups, and surveys; and an attempted approach for data collection and analysis with similar steps.

VIEW OUR DATA

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Dreaming with Students as Partners
An LPAR Partnership

“LEADERSHIP PARTNERSHIP ACTION RESEARCH” Problem Statement:

The conditions for collection can limit student voice and empathy interviews. If collaborative partnerships created conditions for data collection to avoid tokenization and student voices were gathered within the context of belonging and community activities, what would the data tell us?

Featuring:

NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO COLLECT QUALITATIVE DATA

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Our Favorites:
⦿ Your Story Matters - A Safe-Space Workbook
⦿ The Road Map - Reflection Activity
⦿ Passion, Love & Community - Whiteboard Reflections

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In Partnership With:

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Dreaming with Students as Partners

The conditions for collection can limit student voice and empathy interviews. Read More…

Intentional Design For Belonging

Making it sustainable and on-going. Empathy Interview Questions, Research-based questions, & Engagement Conditions- Read More…

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LPAR: Student Voices as Youth Development

Youth development community building activity executed by the ANEW Project. Read More…

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Ideal Team Characteristics & Behaviors

Characterists: Curious, Humble, Collaborative. Behaviors: Demonstrates curiosity- Read More…

Our Data Collection Supporting Resources

A chart illustrating the spectrum of student voice activities, ranging from students articulating their perspectives to students directing collective activities, and from students as data sources to students as leaders of change. The chart categorizes engagement into five levels: Expression, Consultation, Participation, Partnership, Activism, and Leadership, with descriptions for each level.

Spectrum of Student-Voice Oriented Activity

Most student voice activity in schools/classrooms resides at this end of the spectrum. Read More…

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The Learning Professional, The Learning Forward Journal

What We Can Learn By Listening. Plus: Student Authors on How to Improve Teaching Read More…

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Street Data Community Practice

Street data is the qualitative and experiential data that emerges at eye level and on higher frequencies when we train our brains to discern it. Read More…

Radical Dreaming for Educators

If we focus only on what has been lost, we will miss an incredible opportunity to find new paths and passions in schools. Read More…

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