Project Portfolio

Panelist at the 2023 Network for Public Education Action National Conference—Public Schools: Where Democracy Grows. Partnered with Patti Everitt, Dee Carney, & moderator Georgina Perez. Learn more.

Created this interactive map to help grass roots education advocates when talking with lawmakers, policy makers, and other community stakeholders. Learn more about building one for your state.

Presented paper at the 2023 AERA Annual Conference: Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth. Partnered with Dr. Laura Hyatt of Pepperdine University. Learn more.

Run this report when a campus is evacuated or on lock-down to know where each student is supposed to be, the last class period they attended, their bus routes, and their folder information... all in one place. Learn more about building one for your schools.

Analyzed and visualized school accountability data  to raise awareness and inform Texas school decision-makers. Learn more about how we can help you.

Invited to present paper at American Political Science Association (APSA) Teaching & Learning Symposium: Teaching Economic Inequality & Social Class in Washington, DC, June 16-18, 2022. Co-author to Deatra Neal, Ph.D. Could not attend due to schedule conflict.

Find campuses that may be identified for support in 2022 based on proposed TEA methodology using Closing the Gaps Domain Performance in 2018 and 2019. Learn more about how we can help you.

Compare Texas district trends in campus GT placements as related to poverty rates from 2016 to 2021. Easily filter by district, school level, campus, and year. Learn more about how we can help you.

Explore changes in schools' STAAR and EOC meets rates from 2019 to 2021. Viewable by campus, district, test level, school level, and subject. Learn more about how we can help you.

Merged multiple large datasets to calculate campus and district-level aggregate data  to analyze and inform Texas school policy. Learn more about how we can help you.

Laura is cofounder and CEO of Gold Standard Grades, a standards-based grade book and report card solution that leverages student learning data to inform instruction. Learn More (external).

Our team partnered with the Department of Research, Assessment & Accountability to analyze current practices and devise a data strategy, including board presentation and next steps. Learn more about how we can help you.

I help dissertation students meet research objectives. Specialize in securing and combining large datasets, data visualizations, SPSS analysis, and IRB applications. View my dissertation presentation for an example of my work. Learn more.

Served as project manager/designer for an Ed-Fi operational data store implementation funded by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. Learn more about how we can help you.

Created for use during Texas' 87th Regular Legislative Session. Learn more about building one for your state.

Effective presentation of context and policy recommendations to address food insecurity and hunger in the United States. Learn more.

Created to easily track legislative events of The United States' 116th Congress, including bill sponsors, actions, and outcomes. Learn more about how we can help you.

Analyzed and visualized school accountability data  to inform Texas school decision-makers. Learn more about how we can help you.

Displayed individual and aggregate views of relevant attenance data to help district leaders see and address trends in absenteeism. Learn more about building one for your district.

Effective clarification of context and policy recommendations to address the inability of traditional grading to adequately support modern instructional needs. Learn more about how we can help you.

Automated and combined data from multiple sources to create ad hoc and systemic reporting in midsize school district. Sources included Eduphoria database, student information system, transportation software, TEA, Pearson, ETS, College Board, ACT, and others. Custom queries permitted district to see STAAR, EOC, and TELPAS results the same day they were released in TOMS/TAMS--without waiting for glitches in third-party software. Learn more about linking data from multiple systems.

Predict A-F ratings for Domain One, Domain Two Part A, Domain Two Part B, Domain Three, and Overall with accuracy. Learn more.

Series kept district leadership and support teams apprised of major changes to accountability system as they were implemented in response to HB22. Learn more about our timely mentorship and training.

Showed Eduphoria users how to build visualizations that align with A-F requirements stemming from HB22. Learn more about our effective presentations.

Interactive comparison of longitudinal standardized test pass rates by campus poverty level. Learn more about how we can help you.

Interactive model of A-F Domains I and II-A for all Texas campuses using 2017 data. Learn more about how we can help you.

Cohort comparison of former pre-K students against all students' scores in math and reading. Learn more about how we can help you.

Overview of district assessment and accountability for school year 2017. Includes analysis of results with and without contemporary testing rules. Learn more about how we can help you.

Supported instructional materials adoption for Proclamation 2017. Request more information about how we support continuous improvement

Led collaborative team to provide in-district support for project based learning initiative. Learn more about our timely mentorship and training.

Capstone course for students at alternative campus to bridge school and postsecondary life. Learn more about our timely mentorship and training.

Collaboratively developed plan for instructional technology specialists to support project based learning. Learn more about our timely mentorship and training.

Led development and implementation of training event to support classroom instructional technology use. Learn how we support continuous improvement.

Immersive experience using technology to support physical education and health instruction. Learn more about our timely mentorship and training.

Onboarding for district new-hires. Learn more about our timely mentorship and training.

Developed and implemented efficient system for student device pickup in a 1:1 environment, effectively increasing communication and minimizing losses. Request More Information About Support for Continuous Improvement...

Supported teachers in year two of a 1:1 iPad implementation in school district. Access code required: TPKCG-MFGQD. Request more information about effective mentorship and training and support for continuous improvement.

Supported teachers in year one of a 1:1 iPad implementation in school district. Request more information about effective mentorship and training and support for continuous improvement.

Supported teachers in year zero of a 1:1 iPad implementation in a school district. Request more information about effective mentorship and training and support for continuous improvement.

Supported English teachers' first steps from traditional word processing to cloud share environment. Request more information about effective mentorship and training and support for continuous improvement.

Supported teachers' application of student-led instruction enabled by iPad 1:1 initiative. Learn more about our effective mentorship and training.

Supported implementation of online professional development video library for teacher-led communities. Request more information about effective mentorship and training and support for continuous improvement.

Supported teachers' effective use of classroom technology. Request more information about effective mentorship and training and support for continuous improvement.

Informed teachers of new technology protocols implemented over break. Request more information about effective mentorship and training and support for continuous improvement.

Coursework and projects completed as requirement for Instructional Technology Leadership master's degree. Request more information about how we support continuous improvement.

Site for students, parents, and teachers to access assignments, view deadlines, and clearly communicate. Request more information about effective mentorship and training and support for continuous improvement.

Site for students to participate in assignments, view deadlines, and communicate with the teacher and classmates. Request more information about effective mentorship and training.

Site for students and teachers to participate in assignments, view deadlines, and communicate. Request more information about effective mentorship and training.