Harnessing the Power of your Feeder Pattern

Brian BarnesEducational ManagerThe College Board, Florida Partnershipbbarnes@collegeboard.org

Essential Question

How can we best leverage our resources toprepare more students earlier for college and

career success?

I. Hockey and HoroscopesII. Equitable Access and Green HorticultureIII. Data on AP Participation and College CompletionIV. Not Just Vertical Teams…Vertical IntegrationV. Leading the WayVI. Great Resources

I. Hockey and HoroscopesII. Equitable Access and Green HorticultureIII. Data on AP Participation and College CompletionIV. Not Just Vertical Teams…Vertical IntegrationV. Leading the WayVI. Great Resources

Agenda—AP Summer Institute for Administrators 2013

The Florida Partnership

Hockey and Horoscopes

Protecting Our Natural Resources

High Yield Farming

Education = Freedom

Education = Freedom

Education = Freedom

Source: Center for Post-Secondary and Economic Success

Education = Freedom

Student Demographic AP Exam Grade of 3 or higher

African-American 28% higher

Hispanic 28% higher

White 33% higher

Low-Income 26% higher

Not Low-Income 34% higher

Source: Dougherty, Mellor & Jian, 2006

AP Participation and Likelihood of College Graduation

College Graduation Rate differences between “matched” AP and non-AP students*

*Matched students are those who have similar family backgrounds and standardized test scores

AP Time to Degree

Source: Hargrove, Godin & Dodd (2007)

Students who scored a 2 or higher on an AP Exam were more likely than

other students to earn a bachelor’s degree within 4

years.

The Challenge: Equitable Access to AP Courses

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Asian

42%58%

White

62%38%

Hispanic/Latino

70%30%

Black/African American

80%20%

Took Recommended AP Did Not Take Recommended AP

Definition-Vertical Teaming

Vertical Teaming is the practice of establishing a team of different grade-level teachers in an academic area to communicate, cooperate, design curricular change, and create support structures to encourage high achievement by all students.

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Not Just Vertical Teams… Vertical Integration

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Four Keys to College Readiness

Four Keys to College Readiness

Key Cognitive StrategiesProblem Formulation, Research, Interpretation, Communication, Precision and Accuracy

Key Content KnowledgeKey terms and terminology, factual information, linking ideas, organizing concepts, Common Core State Standards (English/literacy and mathematics, NAS Science Framework, Standards for Success in other areas)Interdependent with Key Cognitive Strategies

Key Learning Skills and TechniquesTime Management, Study Skills, Retention of Factual Information, Goal Setting, Self-Awareness, Persistence, Collaborative Learning, Ownership of Learning

Key Transition Knowledge and SkillsAdmissions Requirements, College Types and Missions, Affording College, College Culture, Relations with Professors, Social/identity Issues in Transition

Key Cognitive Strategies

• Problem FormulationHypothesize and Strategize

– The student demonstrates clarity about the nature of the problem and identifies potential outcomes. The student develops strategies for exploring all components of the problem. The student may revisit and revise the problem statement as a result of thinking about potential methods to solve the problem.

• ResearchIdentify and Collect

– The student explores a full range of available resources and collection techniques or generates original data. The student makes judgments about the sources of information or quality of the data, and determines the usefulness of the information or data collected. The student may revisit and revise information collection methods as greater understanding of the problem is achieved throughout this process.

Key Content Knowledge

• “Big Ideas” of each content area• Common Core Standards identify college

ready content knowledge– English Language Arts/Literacy Standards were

designed down from the College and Career Ready Standards (Conley).

• The ability to write well is the single academic skill most closely associated with college success

Key Learning Skills and Techniques

• Study skills• Time management• Awareness of one’s performance

– Self-monitor– Consciously regulate, evaluate thinking

• Persistence• Study/work with groups of students

– Collaboration

Key Transition Knowledge and Skills

• College Knowledge– How to apply to college– How to manage financial aid issues– How to adjust to the college lifestyle– Access to information about the culture of college

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• Think about your assigned quadrant and brainstorm ideas for scaffolding key college and career readiness skills in your feeder pattern.

• List some great ideas on chart paper and be prepared to share.

Collaboration and Innovation

Taking Action

• Choose an area of challenge to work on and develop a strategy to improve.

• How will you use this information moving forward?

Building a College Ready Culture

College KnowledgeVisual reminders of college readiness and planning help students on

the path to post-secondary success.

High Expectations for All

Everyone in the school community believes and behaves as though every single student will graduate ready to be successful in college and

their future careers.

Rigorous Curriculum

All students are exposed to and participate in challenging coursework which focuses on Key Content Knowledge and Key Cognitive Strategies.

Student SupportsStudents are provided with needed social, academic, and counseling support to ensure their success with the most rigorous curriculum

they can handle.Engage All

StakeholdersParents and the community are on board. They hold high expectations for students inside and outside the school. They are taught needed College Knowledge.

Best Practices for Leadership • Tear Down the Walls.• Take the Willing First.• Begin with the End in Mind.• Manage Expectations.• Set SMART Goals.• Think about College and Career Readiness Broadly.• Make strategic use of resources available through the College Board.• You Must Lead the Charge.

• Use the data from the AP Online Score Report to guide curricular and instructional adjustments.

Leadership Dynamics

The Power of Habit

Worker Safety

Food for Thought

AP is not for the gifted. AP is for the prepared.

Have realistic expectations.It’s not all about the scores.

Great Resources

• http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/preap/publications/index.html• http://www.epiconline.org/ • http://www.edsource.org/today/2011/study-collaboration-with-middle-schools-key-to-

student-success-in-high-schools/3715 • http://www.acpta.org/verticalteams.htmTexas• http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/ap/VTinfo.htmOklahoma• http://www.bsu.edu/web/academy/aspire/vteams.htmIndiana• http://www.pvusd.net/Departments/EPC_College_Prep/Vertical_Teams/index.html• http://www.palomar.edu/gearup/gear/VT/vt1.htmCalifornia • http://depts.washington.edu/omad/wseop/docs/It's%20time%20to%20focus%20on%20the

%20forgotten%20Middle.pdf

“Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.”

-- Japanese Proverb