This document outlines data from the mid-year assessment showing impressive growth at the George and Veronica Phalen Leadership Academies, with over half of students growing by at least one year or more in math and reading according to i-Ready assessments, and 85% on track to pass the state test. It also describes the school model including an expanded school day and year, blended learning approach, enrichment courses, and founding principal Earl Martin Phalen.

1. Blended Learning Innovations:
10 Major Trends
Tom Vander Ark
Tim Hudson, PhD

2. Trend #1
The deeply student-centered learning
experience

3. Trend #2
Soaring numbers of digital learners

4. Trend #3
Supporting standards and higher-order
thinking skills

5. Trend #4
Realizing benefits for both teachers and
students

6. Trend #5
Data-driven instruction to personalize
learning

7. Trend #6
Personalized learning accompanied by a
lean, blended, iterative approach

8. Trend #7
Productive gamification

9. Trend #8
The mobile world is where learners live
now

10. Trend #9
BYOD is here and key to active three-
screen days

11. Trend #10
More broadband, please!

12. Thank You!
• @Getting_Smart
• @DreamBox_Learn

13. GEORGE AND VERONICA
PHALEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMIES

14. Mid-Year Assessment Data
While only mid-way through the school year, scholar growth is
already impressive:
– Math
• Children increased from 3% to 51% “on track” in math1
• 56% of our scholars have grown by 1 year or more during
the first half of the school year1
– Reading
• Scholars have increased from 33% to 82% on track in
reading1
• 54% of our scholars have already grown by 1 year or
more1
– State Test
• 85% of our scholars are already on track to pass ISTEP, the state
test2
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1Measured by i-Ready’s nationally normed assessments in reading and math. Scholars must
show 40 points growth in reading and 60 points in math in order to show 1.5 years growth.
2 DIBELS Next reading assessment

15. Composition of PLA
– 147 scholars (K-2)
• 7 classrooms (4-Kdg, 2-1st Gr., 1-2nd Gr.)
– 93% Free/Reduced Lunch
– 98% African American
– 23 Team members
• 8 Teachers, 7 Paraprofessionals and1 Special Education Teacher
• Music, Art, Physical Education, Spanish Teachers
• Teaching & Learning Coach
• Front Office Administrator
• Founding Principal
– Opened doors on August 19, 2013

16. PLA School Model
PLA was awarded 10 charters from the Indiana Charter School Board,
the most in the state’s history, to launch a network of schools that
will serve nearly 10,000 children. Building on over 20 years of
experience in raising student achievement, the PLA school model has
the following pillars:
– Exceptional teachers and school leaders
– Expanded learning time
• Longer school year (225 days vs. 180)
• Longer school day (8 hrs. vs. 6)
– Best-in-class academic curricula and enrichment classes
– Use of technology to complement teacher instruction
– Use of assessment data to ensure all children succeed
– Partnership with parents

17. Time Course
8:00am-8:30am Breakfast and Community Time
8:30am-10:00am
Literacy Block (Combination of Teacher-Led, Small Group, Online
and Individualized Learning)
10:00am-12:00pm
Math Block (Combination of Teacher-Led, Small Group, Online
and Individualized Learning)
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch and Recreation
1:00pm-2:00pm Science (M/W/F)/Social Studies (T/R)
2:00pm-3:00pm Enrichment #1 (M/W/F)/Enrichment #2 (T/R)
3:00pm-4:00pm Enrichment #3 (M/W/F)/Enrichment #4 (T/R)
4:00pm School day ends
Daily Schedule

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Blended Learning Model
Basic Framework for ELA and Math
• 30 minutes of whole-group instruction
• 90 minutes of individualized learning
– 30 minutes in online learning lab
working on adaptive software
– 30 minutes guided instruction (5-6
scholars per group) led by
academic teacher
– 30 minutes of intervention (11
scholars per group) mastery-based
intervention
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Small-group intervention
Small-group instruction
Self-paced learning

19. Afternoon Enrichment Courses
Scholars will participate in 10-week enrichment units of choice:
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Dance
Music
Cooking/
Math
Art Photography
African Drumming
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Money
Matters
Acting
Martial Arts
Robotics Debate
Website Design
Poetry
Health/Fitness

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Earl Martin Phalen, Founder
emphalen@phalenacademies.org
617.818.1959
Jeremy Baugh, Founding Principal
jbaugh@phalenacademies.org
317.997.5512
www.phalenacademies.org
Thank You

22. DreamBox Lessons & Virtual Manipulatives
Intelligently adapt & individualize to:
• Students’own intuitive strategies
• Kinds of mistakes
• Efficiency of strategy
• Scaffolding needed
• Response time

23. Robust Reporting

24. Strong Support for Differentiation

25. DreamBox supports small group and
whole class instructional resources
• Interactive white-board teacher
lessons
• www.dreambox.com/teachertools
• Tutorials for virtual manipulatives
• Concept video introductions

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