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http://ceds.ed.gov
WhyCEDS?
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Why CEDS? 101• What are Common Standards?• What is CEDS?• Why do we need it?• Who’s involved?• What does it provide?
Common Standards What are we talking about?
A language is a standard form of communication.
But, there are certain things we all need to understand and communicate.
Humans speak many different languages.
For these, we need a common language.
FOR EXAMPLE: Sign symbolsImagine...
You arrive at an airport in a foreign city where an unfamiliar language is spoken.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/japanesepod101/3974018590 http://www.flickr.com/photos/japanesepod101/3974042578Universal travel sign symbols.Developed in late 1970s to aid wayfinding.
How do you find your way?
Common Education Data Standards What are we talking about?
Data standard: an agreed upon set of data names, definitions, options & technical specs
But, there are certain data we all need to understand, compare & exchange.
Education institutions across P-20 use many different data standards.
For these, we need acommon education data standard.
FOR EXAMPLE: Demographic dataImagine...
Your State PreK Program has a child also enrolled in Child Care that uses a different education data standard.
State PreK
Program
Here’s a child:
MattheSmithIII
Race = GuamanianGender = M
Child Care
Hmmm…Did you mean:
Matthew ?Smith ?
Suffix = III ?Race = NHOPI ?
Sex = M ?
FOR EXAMPLE: Demographic dataImagine...
A student from a high school in State A enrolls in a university in State B that uses a different education data standard.
High School in
state AIHE in state B
Here’s a new student:
JonathaTsumuraII
Race = JapaneseGender = M
Hmmm…Did you mean:
Jonathan ?Tsumura ?
Suffix = II ?Race = Asian ?
Sex = M ?
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The P-20 community needs a COMMON VOCABULARY
for education data.
The P INT is:
What is CEDS?
What is CEDS?• A national collaborative effort to develop voluntary, common data standards for a key set of education data elements
Voluntary Common Vocabulary
• A vocabulary including standard definitions, option sets & technical specifications to streamline sharing and comparing
Why do we need CEDS?1.Accurate, timely, and consistent data
to inform decisionmaking
2.Share & compare high quality data within & across P-20 sectors
Required
A data collection
A federal unit record system
Solely an ED undertaking
All or nothing
An implementation
CEDSis Not:
CEDS:Who’s
involved?
CEDS v2 Stakeholders (1 of 2)• State Agencies
• State Education Agencies• State Higher Education Agencies• Social Services Agencies
• Local Education Agencies• K12• Head Start• Social Services
• Institutions of Higher Education• Public• Private• Community Colleges
CEDS v2 Stakeholders (2 of 2)• U.S. Department of Education
• NCES (SLDS, IPEDS)• EDFacts• Office of Educ. Technology
• U.S. Health and Human Services• U.S. Department of Labor• Interoperability Standard
Organizations• Education Associations• Foundations
• Financial Student Aid• Office of the Undersecretary• Special Education
What doesCEDSprovide?
CEDS provides:• A Robust & Expanding
Common, Voluntary Vocabulary drawn from existing sources
• Powerful Stakeholder Tools & Models• Data Alignment Tool• Logical Data Model
Standard Information: The Basics
ElementDefinition
Option set
Domain
Related Use Cases
Entity
YesNoNotSelected
K12 Student
Hispanic or LatinoEthnicity
K12
CEDS Logical Data Model• Provides a high-level framework
for translating standards into physical models
• System-agnostic representation• 2 distinct views:• Domain Entity Schema • Normalized Data Schema
Web-based tool that allows users to:• Import or input their data
dictionaries• Align their data to CEDS• Compare themselves with others• Analyze their data in
relation to various other CEDS-aligned efforts
CEDS Alignment Tool
CEDS Use Case Generator ToolBuilds on the CEDS Data Alignment Tool and allows stakeholders to:• Generate specific and relevant
maps to a growing pool of CEDS aligned use cases
1. We need standards2. CEDS is here3. It’s a Group Effort4. It’s for P-205. It provides Elements6. It’s got a Data Model7. It’s got Powerful Tools
RECAP
For more information,
visit:http://
ceds.ed.gov