February 28, 2015St. Georges Technical High School#RTCWorkshop

Kahoot Demo

How Stations Can Support Personalized Learning

How Stations Can Support Personalized Learning

How to Start1. Create a list of what must be accomplished2. Ask yourself this question: Where in this list can I give students the opportunity to drive their own learning?

Investigative Questions:Does literature accurately reflect the behaviors found in society?

Does each generation commit the same mistakes or have newer generations grown worse or evolved?

Unit: A Study of Human Behavior

Stations on a typical day...Station 1: Small group analysis of The Stanford Prison Experiment and Abu GraibStation 2: Small group analysis of a song, a print ad, and headlinesStation 3: Partner analysis of the language of The Scarlet LetterStation 4: Listening Station--An evaluation of a Ted TalkStation 5: Newsela--Individual Common Core reading practiceStation 6: Meet with teacher to discuss topic proposals

How students drive their own learning...1. Create their own investigative research question connecting literature and the modern day.2. Research the topic using UD Lib Search and Ted Talks as well as class texts.3. Design their papers using Noodletools.com to catalog their information and to create outlines.4. Complete peer reviews using Google docs. 5. Publish their papers for all to read on Turnitin.com.

Lessons I've learned (the hard way)1. Introduce the stations before starting them2. Create more stations than groups so that no one ever waits3. Assign roles or a table leader (Some people prefer worklogs) 4. Budget extra time for technology to power up and for students to log out and shut down2. Make copies for everyone (helps with absences as well)

Richer, More Useful Data from

Assessmentsof Students in

Classrooms

Peter P. Demyan, PhDFebruary, 2015

For a copy of this PowerPoint email me at: peter.demyan@bsd.k12.de.us

The End.

Short Version of Presentation.

But…

1. What if the answer isn’t always “c”?

Or

2. Even what if it is?

Out

with

the

old…

…in

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the

new

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A Three-Legged Stool of Sorts

In no particular order:

Equitable Learning

(TESA)Meaningful Assessment

DomainObservation

Meaningful Assessment – Written elements of proof, clarity, argument, confidence 60s DemyanEquitable Learning (TESA) – Teacher Expectations, Student Achievement 70s Sam Kerwin

Domain Observation – Nexus of student, teacher, & mutual control of learning 80s Demyan

Once all that’s done, then there’s assessment, more assessment, and still more assessment, and …

Is lack of “facts” the same as lack of

knowledge or skills?

Assessment Data and Improved Achievement – Some Premises

• 1. The closer to the classroom, the greater the impact on student achievement.

• 2. Teacher assessments of students could contain rich formative and summative data.

• 4. The best assessments are one to one and focus on expressed meta cognition done in real time.

• 3. Blended learning is enhanced with deeper and richer assessment data.

• 4. Mastery learning demands strategic varying of time for each student.

• 5. Students should shift from extrinsic to intrinsic validation of their achievement.

• 6. Writing is key – the first Delaware testing was a triple writing assessment.

Editorial Cartoon Appearing on 9 Feb 2015

“Leaving Tests Behind”• The law in Virginia (effective 2015) eliminates “fill-in-the-bubble”

tests in public schools. Replaced by alternative assessments – performance-based projects to monitor (by classroom teachers) students’ progress.

• January 2015 State superintendent Diane Douglas (Arizona) called on the governor to defy federal law by opting out of an entire set of required exams.

• John Kline (MN) chair of House Education Committee, proposed bill to gut the federal requirements for standardized tests – handing the decision to the states.

• In addition to regular tests and quizzes, students in Florida take a total of 242 standardized exams between Kindergarten and high school graduation.

• Time Magazine, February 16, 2015, pp 28-31, Haley Sweetland Edwards

And where in the high stakes testing panorama do these

appear?

“A Midwinter Wake-Up Call for College Campuses”

• A mid-January Wall Street Journal article reported that 40% of U.S. college students graduate with insufficient skills in complex reasoning to manage white-collar work.

• The graduates are weak in oral and written communication, critical thinking (reasoned argument including rejection of fallacies), and creativity (solutions to real or hypothetical problems).

• The Dialog (Catholic News Services) Father William J. Byron, professor of business and society at St. Joseph’s Univers.ity, Philadelphia, February 2015

Course Example 1: Forensic ScienceA science elective with no prerequisites.

Forensic Scientists’ annual pay range

was from $32,570 (10th percentile),

a median of $54,360

(50th percentile) &top $88,880 (90th

percentile). U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

April 2014

Annual Openings 13,430

Annual Growth2%

Typical Training Associate or

BachelorsDegree

CAUSE OF DEATH

MECHANISM OF

DEATH

MANNER OF DEATH

TRAUMATIC

DEATH

MECHANICAL TRAUMA

BLUNT FORCE INJ URY

CHEMICAL TRAUMA

THERMAL TRAUMA

ELECTRI C TRAUMA

ASPHYXIAS

Example Quiz – Forensic Science

1. Fewer Items, Deeper, Think Time2. All Items Explained (Close to Ideal)3. Items Selected (Knowledge)4. Points Determined (Confidence)5. “Honest” Attempt Points – 50%6. Closeness to Mastery Earns Credit7. Elegance/Creativity Considered8. High Valued Error Meaningfulness9. Low Valued Error Meaningfulness10. Analysis Across Students (Copy Cut)11. Selection of Exemplar Responses12. Dual Forms Reviewed in Class13. Form Medians Balanced14. Absent Students Take, View, Take?15. Reteaching Emphasis Error Focused16. Judgment of Readiness One/Many17. Earned Retakes18. Portfolio of Progress Kept19. Spread of System to My Peers20. Questions/Comments?

Example Quiz – Forensic Science

1. Fewer Items, Deeper, Think Time2. All Items Explained (Close to Ideal)3. Items Selected (Knowledge)4. Points Determined (Confidence)5. “Honest” Attempt Points – 50%6. Closeness to Mastery Earns Credit7. Elegance/Creativity Considered8. High Valued Error Meaningfulness9. Low Valued Error Meaningfulness10. Analysis Across Students (Copy Cut)11. Selection of Exemplar Responses12. Dual Forms Reviewed in Class13. Form Medians Balanced14. Absent Students Take, View, Take?15. Reteaching Emphasis Error Focused16. Judgment of Readiness One/Many17. Earned Retakes18. Portfolio of Progress Kept19. Spread of System to My Peers20. Questions/Comments?

Example Quiz – Forensic Science

1. Fewer Items, Deeper, Think Time2. All Items Explained (Close to Ideal)3. Items Selected (Knowledge)4. Points Determined (Confidence)5. “Honest” Attempt Points – 50%6. Closeness to Mastery Earns Credit7. Elegance/Creativity Considered8. High Valued Error Meaningfulness9. Low Valued Error Meaningfulness10. Analysis Across Students (Copy Cut)11. Selection of Exemplar Responses12. Dual Forms Reviewed in Class13. Form Medians Balanced14. Absent Students Take, View, Take?15. Reteaching Emphasis Error Focused16. Judgment of Readiness One/Many17. Earned Retakes18. Portfolio of Progress Kept19. Spread of System to My Peers20. Questions/Comments?

Course Example 2: AP PhysicsA science elective. AP/honors calculus, AP/honors chemistry

prerequisites.

Physicists’ annual pay range was from

a low $55,150 (10th percentile),

a median of $110,110

(50th percentile) &top $181,140

(90th percentile). U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

April 2014

Annual Openings 17,340

Annual Growth 4%

Typical Training Bachelors, Masters,

Doctorate

Conceptual Map for Physics Unit – Laboratory Aligned

Example Quiz – AP/Honors Physics

1. Fewer Items, Deeper, Think Time2. All Items Explained (Close to Ideal)3. Items Selected (Knowledge)4. Points Determined (Confidence)5. “Honest” Attempt Points – 50%6. Closeness to Mastery Earns Credit7. Elegance/Creativity Considered8. High Valued Error Meaningfulness9. Low Valued Error Meaningfulness10. Analysis Across Students (Copy Cut)11. Selection of Exemplar Responses12. Dual Forms Reviewed in Class13. Form Medians Balanced14. Absent Students Take, View, Take?15. Reteaching Emphasis Error Focused16. Judgment of Readiness One/Many17. Earned Retakes18. Portfolio of Progress Kept19. Spread of System to My Peers20. Questions/Comments?

Example Quiz – AP/Honors Physics

1. Fewer Items, Deeper, Think Time2. All Items Explained (Close to Ideal)3. Items Selected (Knowledge)4. Points Determined (Confidence)5. “Honest” Attempt Points – 50%6. Closeness to Mastery Earns Credit7. Elegance/Creativity Considered8. High Valued Error Meaningfulness9. Low Valued Error Meaningfulness10. Analysis Across Students (Copy Cut)11. Selection of Exemplar Responses12. Dual Forms Reviewed in Class13. Form Medians Balanced14. Absent Students Take, View, Take?15. Reteaching Emphasis Error Focused16. Judgment of Readiness One/Many17. Earned Retakes18. Portfolio of Progress Kept19. Spread of System to My Peers20. Questions/Comments?

So, after all of this morning’s experiences, how about a “personalized test” on the big ideas to take away?

Rodel Personalized Learning Blueprint Test

• Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper.

• Give one item 15 points, two items 10 points, and one item 5 points. Total possible – 40 points.

• You must skip one item.• You must explain and/or defend any answer for an

item you chose to answer to earn full credit.• When you and any person next to you are

finished, share, explain, and defend your answers.Ready…..

“America’s #1” Personalized Learning Cartoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYgBjq4sjMM kidhip.com

Another source (preschool): https://

www.youtube.com/user/SocksTelevision

Special Report: Blended LearningOCTOBER 21, 2014

Special Report: Blended Learning

Blended learning is helping to transform one-size-fits-all learning into personalized, student-centric instruction. Such flexible learning environments are becoming the new normal in a world where students can access lessons anytime, anywhere and on virtually any device. In this ASCD SmartBrief Special Report, we provide a roundup of news about recent trends in blended-learning implementation and personalized learning. We also highlight tips and tools to support blended learning in the classroom.

Implementation • 3 components of blended-learning implementation Blended learning can be

messy, but it's a hallmark of modern learning, history teacher Bill Tolley writes in this commentary. He offers tips to help schools get started, with an emphasis on three essential components -- online delivery, student control and the brick-and-mortar experience. Education Week Teacher (tiered subscription model) (10/8)

• K-12 districts upgrade networks to keep up with demand With the influx of online testing, mobile devices in schools and use of multimedia resources in the classroom, K-12 districts nationwide are working to upgrade their networks. For many, officials say, the struggle is adapting the technology fast enough to keep up with the speed of change, particularly when it comes to bandwidth and reliability. EdTech magazine online (10/13)

• How one district expanded blended learning An Ohio school district is one of 32 -- out of a total of more than 600 -- in the state to advance blended-learning concepts. This article demonstrates how, with the help of a portion of a $14 million state grant, the Mentor school district has been able to work toward its goal of expanding blended learning to all schools. StateImpact/Ohio (10/9)

Personalized Learning • Report: Technology has big benefits for at-risk students At-risk students benefit

most from interactive technology, according to a recent report from the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. The report also lists five recommendations that "if paired with professional development for educators" would help educators use technology to aid at-risk students. The tips include implementing one-to-one technology and making high-speed Internet a priority. eSchool News (free registration) (10/7)

• Tenn. program seeks to curb need for remedial math Schools in Tennessee are piloting a new state-sponsored blended-learning program that teaches college-level developmental math to high-school seniors. The Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support was designed by high-school teachers and community-college instructors and offers a way for schools to measure student readiness for college math. CampusTechnology.com (10/1)

• Pa. school re-envisions library to support one-to-one A Pennsylvania middle school is providing a digital-skills course to students in its newly redesigned library to support its one-on-one technology initiative. The course teaches students research skills, plus online law and etiquette, and it will then support digital projects in other subjects throughout the year. The library also was redesigned to include a walk-up tech-support center. York Daily Record (Pa.) (10/3)

Tips and Tools • Blended-learning toolbox addition: Office Mix Educators can use a free addition

for PowerPoint 2013 called Office Mix to help support blended- and flipped-learning models, according to Peter West, director of e-learning at Saint Stephen's College in Australia. He highlights 15 ways educators can use the program. eCampus News (free registration) (10/10)

• iNACOL releases blended-learning framework Educators now have a framework by which to determine their online and blended-learning competencies. The framework, which includes a list of competencies and effective practices, was developed by the International Association for K-12 Online Learning and nonprofit Learning Accelerator. T.H.E. Journal (10/8)

• Classroom-management strategies for mobile classrooms In this article, East Central University assistant professor Mark Jones and instructor Toni Jones offer tips to help educators manage mobile classrooms. Their suggestions are to focus on instructional design, teach digital citizenship, develop guidelines to manage off-task usage and have a plan for when students violate the rules. eSchool News (free registration) (10/8)

ASCD Resources

• ASCD Express: Blended Learning

• ASCD Educator Effectiveness Institutes: Engaged and Inspired: High-Impact Strategies to Motivate and Challenge Each Learner

• Educational Leadership: Professional Learning: Reimagined

• PD Online: Blended Learning: An Introduction

• ASCD Professional Learning Services: On-Site and Blended Professional Learning Services for Educators