Data Literacy Credential
- Term Available: Fall
- PD Hours: 51
- Live
- Online
Empowers Head Start leaders to confidently use data to drive positive change and transform the lives of children and families.
No matter where you are in your journey to becoming a data leader, you’ll leave this course with greater confidence in working with data and the tools to drive positive change in your program. Join managers and directors from Head Start and Early Head Start programs across the nation to learn how to use data effectively helping transform the lives of children and families.
In this Data Literacy Credential information recording, you will all about the services and supports provided to candidates.
Course information:
The course is designed for all types of learners. No advanced data knowledge or skills are required.
Learners will attend two live 1-hour class sessions each week via Zoom, allowing participants to maintain their traditional work schedule. In addition to class time, participants spend approximately four hours per week on assignments and learning activities.
Course includes:
- 51 hours of Course Material
- Online, Self-Paced Content
- 6 Months of Access to Course
- Video Content
- Discussion Forums
- Digital Badge
- Certificate of Completion with PD Hours
- 24/7 Access to Transcript
Topics/ Modules:
- What is Data?
- Data in Head Start
- Data Quality for the Real World
- Connecting Data to Practice with Workflows
- Quality Improvement with Data
- Make the Most of Data Tools
- Storytelling with Data
- Bring it All Together
Learning Objectives:
- Describe what data is and how it is used in Head Start Programs.
- Describe the Head Start Data Ecosystem and how it informs the use of data by recipient programs.
- Define key terms related to the use of data in Head Start (data literacy, data capacity, data workflow, data informed grant, etc.)
- Explain how data is used in various aspects of Head Start programs.
- Explain the role of data in the HSPPS.
- Explain how data storytelling can be used in various Head Start requirements (grant application, self-assessment, etc.)
- Explain the importance of data storytelling for communicating with Head Start stakeholders.
- Explain the fundamentals of effective communication with data.
Skills and Knowledge:
- Data Literacy
- Data Analysis
- CQI Implementation
- Data Workflow Mapping
- FA1/FA2 Review preparation and Data Tour implementation
- Storytelling with Data
Spring session starts April 8, 2025
Fall session starts September 16, 2025
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Registration Fall ’25 Rates
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Member Rate:
$3,500
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Regular Rate:
$5,495
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Registration Spring ’26 Rates
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Member Rate:
$3,500
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Regular Rate:
$5,495
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Registration Winter ’26 Rates
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Member Rate:
$3,500
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Regular Rate:
$5,495
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Dr. Greg Dixon
Dr. Greg Dixon is the chief learning officer at Acorn Evaluation. Dr. Dixon is the leading designer of professional development programs to build data literacy in Head Start. He brings two decades of award-winning experience as a professor and curriculum designer to the development of programs that make data fun and accessible to all.
