The International Schools Podcast
Education
Data and information have become a critical component to leading and managing international schools. Understanding the data and more importantly getting it into a format and visual representation that all stakeholders can understand and engage with comes with challenges and opportunities Chris Smith shares his experiences supporting schools, the technology behind the data, and how this process supports schools to be agile and responsive to changes and needs of the school community.
About Chris Smith
Chris is an academic data specialist for school leaders and educators. He helps them make sense of their data by turning it into information that informs effective decision-making.
Chris has worked with clients such as Bedford School District, Singapore American School, Yongsan International School Seoul, Dallas Independent Schools, and Ferndale School District. He has coached and trained nearly 300 educators through his online synchronous and self-paced courses. Chris leads teams through data literacy, data visualization, and dashboard design workshops for organizations such as Apps Events and 21st Century Learning International using Google Workspace tools such as Google Sheets and Looker Studio.
Chris has 25 years of experience in education. Starting off as an elementary classroom teacher for 17 years, he moved into an educational technology coaching role and eventually found himself helping others be more efficient with their work around data analysis and data literacy. Chris holds a master’s in educational leadership from California State University, data science certification from Harvard Business School, and data visualization certification from Cornell University.
When not jamming out on spreadsheet formulas and chart elements, Chris can be found ascending punchy climbs and bombing down drops in the jungle on his mountain bike.
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Chris Smith on Social Media
Twitter: https://twitter.com/smithrchris
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smithvisualizations/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smithviz
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smithrchris/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@smithviz
Resources
https://smithvisualizations.com/
https://courses.smithvisualizations.com/
https://appsevents.com/data-studio-course
John Mikton on Social Media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton
Web: beyonddigital.org
Dan Taylor on social media:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE
Web: www.appsevents.com
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