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Going to Scale: Implementing Evidence-Based Personalized Learning for Math Intervention
The document outlines a webinar conducted on April 11, 2017, focused on scaling evidence-based personalized learning for math intervention in Wichita public schools. It discusses evaluation criteria for programs, the importance of teacher capacity building, and the structured implementation of interventions, emphasizing a data-informed approach and pilot feedback. Additionally, it highlights tools and resources, such as DreamBox Learning, aimed at improving instructional practices and fostering deeper connections between home and school.
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- 1. Going to Scale: ImplementingEvidence-Based Personalized Learning for Math Intervention April 11, 2017
- 3. Polling slide Participants willindicate position by taking a poll: District administrator Building administrator Teacher Instructional Coach Other
- 4. Topics for thissession: • Setting goals and identifying criteria to evaluate programs for efficacy, standards-alignment and student growth • How to build teacher capacity using data-informed instruction and intentional organizational support structures • Scaling beyond intervention; increasing district- wide adoption and usage of personalized learning programs
- 6. Wichita Public Schoolsis the largest school district in Kansas. Our students come from 96 countries and more than 119 languages are spoken in the homes of district students.
- 7. Flowchart outlining steps in the processfor adopting an intervention program.
- 8. Math Curriculum WorkGroup Curriculum Specialists Classroom Teachers Special Education Teachers Math Intervention Teachers Principals Assistant Principals ESOL Teachers
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- 10. Top section – programstopped with any “no” answer. Non-negotiables – programs needed a 2 or 3 score.
- 11. Poll slides: Thinking aboutthe evaluation criteria, which 2 columns would be essential for your district/school? • Research-informed • Supports quality instruction • Evidence of student learning • Accessibility and responsiveness
- 12. Pilot Implementation Cycles Cycle#1 – 4/5 weeks Cycle #2 – 4/5 weeks Cycle #3 – 4/5 weeks
- 13. Feedback on Pilots Cycle#1 – 4/5 weeks Cycle #2 – 4/5 weeks Cycle #3 – 4/5 weeks Program Feedback #1 Program Feedback #2
- 14. End of thePilot Cycles Teachers compared and contrasted the programs they piloted in order to rank them.
- 15. Top Choice inOur District Teacher Comments: “…hefty, scaffolded instruction…targeted to standards…” “…highly motivational…” “…helpful tech support…” “…visuals gave deep understanding…” “…enrichment as well as intervention…” “…conceptual understanding and Math Practices are phenomenal…” “…adaptable to do on the SMARTBoard with a whole/small group…”
- 16. • Most elementary schoolshave an instructional coach or share with another building. • Middle schools have an instructional coach. • Every elementary school has 30 minutes of Tier 2 Intervention designated in their schools for reading and for math. • Middle schools and high schools have Tier 2 courses.
- 18. Polling slides: Which structuresdo you use, or would need to think about, when implementing intervention in your district/school? • Individual classroom structure • Grade-level structure • Multi-grade level structure • Intervention pullout • No designated time for intervention • Other -
- 19. Using the ResourceBeyond Intervention We are just beginning to explore how to use this beyond just our intervention block of time.
- 20. DreamBox Learning® K–8Math Available in English & Spanish
- 21. What We Do:Reimagine K-8 Math for Learners and Learning Guardians 21 • Eliminate the wall between Instruction & Assessment • Build Conceptual Understanding & Fluency • Incorporate gaming protocols in 3 age-appropriate motivational frameworks to build confidence • Use dynamic, continuous, and real-time data to create personalized learning paths • Empower students with ownership of their own learning and teachers with powerful instructional data • Create deeper home-to-school connections to facilitate more meaningful interactions for educators and families
- 22. Continue the conversation!Find us on Twitter at @DreamBox_Learn Learn more and see how it works: www.DreamBox.com/request-a-demo Efficacy: Independent Validation from Harvard and SRI, and 40+ Industry Awards
- 23. DreamBox Lessons &Virtual Manipulatives Intelligently adapt & individualize to: • Students’ own intuitive strategies • Kinds of mistakes • Efficiency of strategy • Scaffolding needed • Response time 2,000+ Lessons available in English and Spanish!
- 24. Equip Teachers asActivators of Learning with Actionable Student Data Dashboards for teachers, administrators, and families • Offer insight into depth of learning so educators can see when to accelerate learning, offer remediation, and adjust their classroom instruction • Enable educators monitor progress, identify learning gaps, and deliver differentiated assignments for every student. • Create deeper home-to- school connections with the Family Insight Dashboard.
- 25. Nurture Teachers’ Confidenceas Math Practicioners Through comprehensive and ongoing professional development, we walk side by side with educators to align professional learning to their instructional goals, deepen math understanding, and refine instructional practice. Customized professional learning that goes beyond product training to: • Support successful blended learning implementations • Increase efficacy of instructional practice • Expand math teaching “toolkits” by helping educators to learn multiple teaching strategies.
- 26. Going to Scale: ImplementingEvidence-Based Personalized Learning for Math Intervention April 11, 2017 Education Week Webinar
Editor's Notes
- #3 Participants will indicate position by taking a poll: District administrator Building administrator Teacher Instructional Coach Other
- #21 DreamBox Learning provides a new class of intelligent adaptive learning technology is the true game changer in education. Combines 3 essential elements 1) Mathematics- CCSSM & Standards for Mathematical Practice- unlike other programs that provide drill and practice DreamBox builds both conceptual understanding and procedural fluency 2) Motivating (persist and progress) 3) Powerful intelligent adaptive learning engine providing millions of personalized learning paths—each one—tailored to a student’s unique needs. Notes: DreamBox curriculum aligns with these Common Core Standards: Counting and Cardinality, Comparing, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number and Operations in Base Ten, and Number and Operations in Fractions.
- #23 A NEW study from the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University suggests DreamBox Learning Math increases student outcomes. Study suggests students using DreamBox Learning Math for 14 hours can increase achievement on NWEA MAP assessments by nearly 4 percentile points. You can download the study on our site to learn more or request a demo to see how DBL works!
- #24 Truly Adaptive Learning Technology requires dynamic content that is built from the ground up to invite, analyze and respond to a learner’s initial conceptions and support their developing ideas.
- #25 With our AssignFocus feature, you can create an assignment to introduce or reinforce concepts, to fill learning gaps, or provide an additional challenge. DreamBox Learning enables you to automatically differentiate lessons for your entire class, small group, or an individual student directly from your Insight Dashboard. With over 2,300 engaging, standards-aligned lessons that are proven to build problem solving strategies, hone critical-thinking skills, and develop math fluency, you know have a powerful new way to provide instruction, practice, and