Dream Team TrainingWelcome & IntroductionsBackgroundThe Video Lesson & Its ComponentsResources & SupportQuestion and Answer
Dream Team TrainingWelcome & IntroductionsBackgroundThe Video Lesson & Its ComponentsResources & SupportQuestion and Answer
IntroductionsWho are you?Where do you teach?Something interesting about yourself…
Who is on the call?
Quote"Communities are not built of friends, or of groups of people with similar styles and tastes, or even of people who like and understand each other.  They are built of people who feel they are a part of something that is bigger than themselves: a shared goal or enterprise, like righting a wrong, or building a road, or raising children, or living honorably, or worshipping a god.  To build community requires only the ability to see value in others; to look at them and see a potential partner in one's enterprise."Suzanne Goldsmith
Dream Team TrainingWelcome & IntroductionsBackgroundThe Video Lesson & Its ComponentsResources & SupportQuestion and Answer
Background“Every E.L. Haynes student of every race, socioeconomic status, and home language will reach high levels of academic achievement and be prepared to succeed at the college of his or her choice. Every E. L. Haynes student will be adept at mathematical reasoning, will use scientific methods effectively to frame and solve problems, and will develop the lifelong skills needed to be successful individuals, active community members, and responsible citizens.”
BackgroundE.L. Haynes’ Broader Impact Focus on Great Teaching and LearningTeacher Leadership PanelsTeacher TrainingProgramPrincipal Training Program
The problem we’re trying to solveCore work flowTeachers teachDifferent students respond differentlyStudent data is collectedTeachers take targeted actionStudent data is analyzedChallenge:Not enough time to address every student and deliver the next lessonCurrent default action:Focus on next lesson rather than targeted actionsCurrent  best strategies for targeted actionWork longer hours to create more time
Decrease student-teacher ratios
Deploy separate programs (tutoring centers, computer-based learning) that lie outside the teacher’s workflow9
The Learning Match’s core offeringA library of microlessons that:Are short (3-5 minutes), easy-to-understand videos using visuals and scaffolding
Are conceptual focused instead of procedural
Demonstrate the Common Core in action
Are stress-tested (only the microlessons that generate the greatest student growth remain in the core library)Assessment items that:Are used as mastery checks after each microlesson
Match the rigor and focus of end-of-year assessments
Allow for additional practiceAdditional resources that:Include materials such as: guided practice, lesson material, and meta-videos with commentary explaining the pedagogical approach
Are used directly by teachers in their own practiceAn analytic engine that:Allows teachers, administrators, parents, and students themselves to see and understand student progress
Suggests updates for each student’s playlist
Identifies trends across classrooms and schools to inform program decisions for teachers and administratorsA web-based platform that:Provides easy access to the content library and analytical features
Accepts new, uploaded content
Is simple in design10
How the Learning Match worksTeachers create personalized playlists for studentsStudents view microlessonsStudents take short assessments following each microlessonAssessment results help determine what students should do nextPlaylists allow each student using the site to follow his or her own unique learning path
The suggestion engine can help tailor playlists based on what has worked for similar students in the past
Teachers are freed from the administrative hassle of tracking completion or grading work—The Learning Match does it automatically
Microlessons can be completed at school or elsewhere—for example, as homework
Microlessons can be paused, rewound, and repeated as often as desired
Students can go beyond the playlist and have free access to supplement their learning
Assessments are short but targeted to provide a precise measure of what students have learned
Assessment items are varied to test different applications of the student’s knowledge
The item bank is large, to allow for repeated assessments and customization
The Learning Match keeps track of how well students have mastered different standards
Every time a student completes a microlesson and the related assessment, his or her profile is updated
Based on his/her up-to-the-minute profile, a student’s playlist can be revised to ensure that all standards are mastered11

110701 dream team training deck

  • 1.
    Dream Team TrainingWelcome& IntroductionsBackgroundThe Video Lesson & Its ComponentsResources & SupportQuestion and Answer
  • 2.
    Dream Team TrainingWelcome& IntroductionsBackgroundThe Video Lesson & Its ComponentsResources & SupportQuestion and Answer
  • 3.
    IntroductionsWho are you?Wheredo you teach?Something interesting about yourself…
  • 4.
    Who is onthe call?
  • 5.
    Quote"Communities are notbuilt of friends, or of groups of people with similar styles and tastes, or even of people who like and understand each other. They are built of people who feel they are a part of something that is bigger than themselves: a shared goal or enterprise, like righting a wrong, or building a road, or raising children, or living honorably, or worshipping a god. To build community requires only the ability to see value in others; to look at them and see a potential partner in one's enterprise."Suzanne Goldsmith
  • 6.
    Dream Team TrainingWelcome& IntroductionsBackgroundThe Video Lesson & Its ComponentsResources & SupportQuestion and Answer
  • 7.
    Background“Every E.L. Haynesstudent of every race, socioeconomic status, and home language will reach high levels of academic achievement and be prepared to succeed at the college of his or her choice. Every E. L. Haynes student will be adept at mathematical reasoning, will use scientific methods effectively to frame and solve problems, and will develop the lifelong skills needed to be successful individuals, active community members, and responsible citizens.”
  • 8.
    BackgroundE.L. Haynes’ BroaderImpact Focus on Great Teaching and LearningTeacher Leadership PanelsTeacher TrainingProgramPrincipal Training Program
  • 9.
    The problem we’retrying to solveCore work flowTeachers teachDifferent students respond differentlyStudent data is collectedTeachers take targeted actionStudent data is analyzedChallenge:Not enough time to address every student and deliver the next lessonCurrent default action:Focus on next lesson rather than targeted actionsCurrent best strategies for targeted actionWork longer hours to create more time
  • 10.
  • 11.
    Deploy separate programs(tutoring centers, computer-based learning) that lie outside the teacher’s workflow9
  • 12.
    The Learning Match’score offeringA library of microlessons that:Are short (3-5 minutes), easy-to-understand videos using visuals and scaffolding
  • 13.
    Are conceptual focusedinstead of procedural
  • 14.
  • 15.
    Are stress-tested (onlythe microlessons that generate the greatest student growth remain in the core library)Assessment items that:Are used as mastery checks after each microlesson
  • 16.
    Match the rigorand focus of end-of-year assessments
  • 17.
    Allow for additionalpracticeAdditional resources that:Include materials such as: guided practice, lesson material, and meta-videos with commentary explaining the pedagogical approach
  • 18.
    Are used directlyby teachers in their own practiceAn analytic engine that:Allows teachers, administrators, parents, and students themselves to see and understand student progress
  • 19.
    Suggests updates foreach student’s playlist
  • 20.
    Identifies trends acrossclassrooms and schools to inform program decisions for teachers and administratorsA web-based platform that:Provides easy access to the content library and analytical features
  • 21.
  • 22.
    Is simple indesign10
  • 23.
    How the LearningMatch worksTeachers create personalized playlists for studentsStudents view microlessonsStudents take short assessments following each microlessonAssessment results help determine what students should do nextPlaylists allow each student using the site to follow his or her own unique learning path
  • 24.
    The suggestion enginecan help tailor playlists based on what has worked for similar students in the past
  • 25.
    Teachers are freedfrom the administrative hassle of tracking completion or grading work—The Learning Match does it automatically
  • 26.
    Microlessons can becompleted at school or elsewhere—for example, as homework
  • 27.
    Microlessons can bepaused, rewound, and repeated as often as desired
  • 28.
    Students can gobeyond the playlist and have free access to supplement their learning
  • 29.
    Assessments are shortbut targeted to provide a precise measure of what students have learned
  • 30.
    Assessment items arevaried to test different applications of the student’s knowledge
  • 31.
    The item bankis large, to allow for repeated assessments and customization
  • 32.
    The Learning Matchkeeps track of how well students have mastered different standards
  • 33.
    Every time astudent completes a microlesson and the related assessment, his or her profile is updated
  • 34.
    Based on his/herup-to-the-minute profile, a student’s playlist can be revised to ensure that all standards are mastered11

Editor's Notes

  • #12 Students view microlessons at their own pace? I’m not sure what pace means in this case. What would “off script” look like? Will that raise questions about the validity of the data? (or would we track their off script behavior to find the best pathways?)
  • #13 Other suggestions:Parents: understand what the grade level standards mean. See what their students are responsible for knowing and being able to do.Teachers: I’m not sure that the administrative hassle is the main one. Isn’t it: can differentiate for all students in a efficient and effective way (or something like that). To me, the freed from hassle is less substantative (though certainly very important to teachers).Another one to consider: understand what the standards mean/transition to the new Common Core