How Apps4VA teachers, students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and the public are using data to engage and connect

1. _
Effec�ng
Change
Through
Crea�ve
Data
Use

2. What’s
it
all
about?
Presen�ng:
Engaging
and
Connec�ng:
Developers
EEnnttrreepprreenneeuurrss
Teachers
Students
the Public
CChhaalllleennggeess
Solutions!
and
Using:
D
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A
RReesseeaarrcchheerrss

3. Program
Goals
Raise
awareness
of
the
availability
of
the
Virginia
Longitudinal
Data
System
(VLDS)
Develop
new
and
innova�ve
ways
to
use
VLDS
Data
Engage
the
public
and
increase
transparency
Apps4VA
stems
from
a
federal
grant
funded
through
ARRA
“to
support
the
development
and
implementa�on
of
a
data
system
that
tracks
students
from
early
childhood
to
post
secondary
and
beyond.”
The
VLDS
integrates
student
and
workforce
data
from
across
the
Commonwealth.

4. Program
Components
EVENTS
COMPETITIONS
Open Competition High School Competition
BEST
PRACTICES
RESEARCH
Permission:
Kin
Lane

5. Privacy-­‐Protected
Data
School
Enrollment
Data
Special
Educa�on
Student
Data
State
Assessment
Result
Data
(SOLS)
Career
and
Technical
Educa�on
Program
Data
Graduate,
Completer,
and
Dropout
Data
Postsecondary
Enrollment
and
Comple�on
Data
Metadata
are
provided
for
each
data
element.
Cell
suppression
rules
are
used
when
there
are
fewer
than
10
students
in
a
group.
Use
of
other
publically-­‐available
data
sets
for
Mashups
was
encouraged.

6. 100
par�cipants
/
>30
mentors
Educa�on-­‐related
businesses
37
Pitches
13
Teams
launched
Events
Hosted
by:
Let’s
Get
Snacks:
Fresh
fruit,
dried
fruit,
beef
jerky,
ramen
noodles,
string
cheese,
chips,
brownies,
cookies,
chicken
nuggets,
granola
bars,
candy
“I
learned
to
tweet.”
DRESS
CODE

7. And
the
winners
are
…
DATA
PRIZE
Edunomics:
"The
Freakonomics
of
Educa�on."
A
Microso�-­‐based
online
service
that
aggregates
publicly
available
data
for
a
visual
representa�on
of
user-­‐selected
facts.
Graphically
represents
rela�onships
such
as
how
teen
pregnancy
affects
dropout
rates
from
unrelated
datasets.
Although
the
ini�al
focus
was
educa�on,
Edunomics
may
be
adapted
for
any
industry.
Events

8. Simultaneous
Hackathons!
6:00
p.m.
Friday
10/19
–
5:00
p.m.
Saturday
10/20
Richmond
Charlo�esville
Roanoke/Blacksburg
Norfolk
Entries
must
use
one
or
more
of
the
required
datasets
here:
h�p://www.doe.virginia.gov/sta�s�cs_reports/research_data/index.shtml
Linked
Live
via
Webcast!
$$
CASH
PRIZES
$$

9. Simultaneous
Hackathons!
27
individuals
formed
12
teams
VDOE
staff
served
as
mentors
Prizes:
Best
in
Commonwealth
2nd
Place
Regional
Winners
Hackers
Choice

10. Open
Compe��on
Apps4VA
Open
Compe��on
Eligibility
Open
to
all
members
of
the
public
Types
Working
prototype
with
narra�ve
(user
manual).
Mashups
accepted
$$
CASH
PRIZES
$$
MUST
USE
ONE
OR
MORE
EXPOSED
EDUCATION
DATASETS!
CAN
USE
OTHER
PUBLICALLY
AVAILABLE
DATA.
15
Submissions
Submi�ed

11. High
School
Compe��on
Apps4VA
High
School
Compe��on
Eligibility
Open
to
all
Virginia
public
high
school
students
–
individuals
or
teams
Types
Outline
in
a
presenta�on
a
so�ware
applica�on
or
create
an
actual
so�ware
applica�on.
Mashups
accepted
MUST
USE
ONE
OR
MORE
EXPOSED
EDUCATION
DATASETS!
CAN
USE
OTHER
PUBLICALLY
AVAILABLE
DATA.
$$
CASH
PRIZES
FOR
STUDENTS
AND
THEIR
SCHOOLS$$
11
Submissions
Submi�ed

12. Sponsors

13. Apps
Spinoffs
CS
474:
Database
Design
and
Applica�on
James
Madison
University,
Spring
2013
Semester
April
5-­‐7,
2013
Charlo�esville,
VA
Student
Codeathon!
April
20,
2013

14. What’s
Next?

15. Like
Us/Follow
Us!
Facebook:
h�p://www.facebook.com/apps4va
Twi�er:
@apps4va
Twi�er
Episodes:
#datapreso
www.apps4va.org
Bethann
Canada
Director,
Educa�onal
Informa�on
Management
Virginia
Department
of
Educa�on
Bethann.Canada@doe.virginia.gov