Videos

  • The Story of Data: An Early Childhood Tale

    The Story of Data: An Early Childhood Tale is an engaging animated story that shows how data inform early intervention decisions for a baby with special needs. The video also illustrates how secure data are combined at the local, state, and national levels to help leaders make informed decisions that support the needs of children with disabilities and their families.

  • La historia de datos: Un cuento sobre la educación inicial

    La Historia de Datos: Un cuento sobre la educación inicial, es una animación que muestra como los datos influyen las decisiones de intervención temprana para un bebé con necesidades especiales. La animación también ilustra cómo se combinan los datos seguros al nivel local, estatal, y nacional para ayudar a los líderes a tomar decisiones informadas que apoyan las necesidades de los niños con discapacidades y sus familias.

  • The Story of Data: A Special Education Tale

    The Story of Data: A Special Education Tale animation shows how confidential data for a kindergarten student provide important information about her unique needs. Like the Early Childhood Tale, this video also shows how secure IDEA data are pooled to help leaders make relevant program and policy decisions.

  • La historia de datos: Un cuento sobre los datos de educación especial

    La Historia de Datos: Un cuento sobre los datos de educación especial, es una animación que muestra como los datos confidenciales de un estudiante de kindergarten proporcionan información importante sobre sus necesidades únicas. Al igual que el cuento de la Educación inicial, esta animación también muestra como los datos seguros de IDEA se juntan para ayudar a los líderes a crear programas relevantes y hacer decisiones políticas.

  • The Importance of High-Quality IDEA Data

    The Importance of High-Quality IDEA Data features state early intervention and special education professionals and OSEP staff describing how high-quality IDEA data help ensure that children with disabilities receive the early intervention and special education services they need. This video also provides a brief introduction to the history of IDEA and the evolution of data use in early intervention and special education.

  • IDC The Importance of High-Quality Data and The Role of Business Rules

    The Role of Business Rules in High Quality Data instructional video provides a brief introduction to the concept of using business rules to promote and support the collection of high quality data within state and local systems for IDEA Part B and C.

  • About Us

    Want to learn more about the mission and intended outcomes of the IDEA Data Center (IDC)? Click on this video to learn more!

  • What are Success Gaps?

    What is a Success Gap?

    A success gap is a difference in educational outcomes between different groups of children. An identified success gap indicates that a district or school is not serving all groups of children equally well.