Making Data Make Sense
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Description: This professional learning experience helps educators bring the new New Jersey Data Literacy (DL) standards to life through high-leverage, research-based instructional routines that take just 10–15 minutes and can be embedded across subjects. Rather than waiting for publishers to catch up, this session empowers teachers to meaningfully integrate data work into their existing curriculum and classroom structures using accessible, transferable practices and local data that reflects their students and community. Educators will leave with ready-to-use routines and the confidence to start embedding data literacy right away—without overhauling their entire day.
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Grade Bands: 2-5 (also beneficial for Grade 6 teachers)​​
Learning Goals:​
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Unpack the key shifts and instructional expectations of the new New Jersey Data Literacy standards.
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Explore research-based frameworks for developing data literacy skills across content areas.
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Engage with high-leverage instructional routines that build data reasoning in short, purposeful bursts.
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Analyze cross-curricular examples that integrate social studies, science, and math to promote meaningful, standards-aligned connections.
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Consider how local data and student experiences can be used to elevate math identity, foster relevance, and connect learning to students’ communities.