The document outlines 10 essential best practices employed by high-achieving charter schools that are closing the achievement gap, including having a coherent instructional philosophy, a culture of high expectations, using rigorous curriculum and data-driven decision making, providing targeted student support and intervention, teaching reading and writing across all subjects, and ongoing staff training and development. These practices are common among charter schools in Minnesota that have been successful in reducing performance disparities between student groups.
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Some brief information about how the new SEN Code of Practice will affect the way classroom teachers and SENCOs carry out their day to day job.
Thanks to @ChrisChivers2 and the NASEN website for their useful info/blogs.
Presentation on the KiuFunza Initiative by Youdi Schipper of TwawezaTwaweza
Presentation on the KiuFunza Initiative by Youdi Schipper of Twaweza. This was presented at the Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on June 19, 2014, to an audience of researchers.
Some brief information about how the new SEN Code of Practice will affect the way classroom teachers and SENCOs carry out their day to day job.
Thanks to @ChrisChivers2 and the NASEN website for their useful info/blogs.
Online academic support & student retention: Early signs of a positive correl...Studiosity.com
At Studiosity's "Students First 2019" Symposium:
Online academic support & student retention: Early signs of a positive correlation at CQUniversity CQUniversity has found indications of a positive correlation between Studiosity usage and retention, when compared to retention rates in the general student cohort. This presentation will walk through these findings and offer some useful food for thought.
Chris Veraa is Director of Student Experience at CQUniversity, and brought the room three years (2017, 2018, 2019) worth of data on Studiosity users: retention, academic success, rates of unit failure, and also how students’ anecdotal feedback compares to academic outcomes.
CQUniversity Studiosity users (on average):
• Have a 16.45% higher rate of retention than the cohort
• Experience 21.7% less unit failure than the cohort
• Are 17.31% less likely to be placed on academic probation than the cohort
This year's Studiosity 'Students First' Symposium was hosted at La Trobe University City Campus, 25 and 26 July 2019.
Academic Writing Evaluation - Denise Stewart, General Manager Operations, and...Studiosity.com
Helping with more - and earlier - insight into students' writing abilities, Studiosity partners can already use the Academic Writing Evaluation (AWE) service now.
Outcomes: More students enrolling are less prepared. Universities need the insight to control the quality of degrees offered; and most importantly, to provide the best possible experience for the students arriving, regardless of CALD, EAL backgrounds, socio-economically diverse circumstances, including international enrolments.
Recommended action: Academic Writing Evaluation (AWE) - ask your Studiosity Partnership Manager to switch on this extra service for your students, or particular cohorts.
This year's Studiosity 'Students First' Symposium was hosted at La Trobe University City Campus, 25 and 26 July 2019.
Community Education Partners is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, but its operation isn’t limited to one state. Community Education Partners (CEP) has contracts in Georgia, Florida, Ohio, and Texas.
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A presentation by Prof. Karthik Muralidharan on research on achieving universal quality primary education in India. This was presented at the Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on June 19, 2014, to an audience of researchers.
In January 2012, School Improvement Network surveyed educators nationwide about the rising pressure of teacher evaluations and high-stakes student testing. More than 4,000 educators responded and overwhelmingly agreed that teacher evaluations help them grow as professionals (91%), but including high-stakes student test scores in evaluations is unfair (85%). 60% of educators also supported using evaluations as criteria for firing or tenure decisions.
Learn more here: http://www.schoolimprovement.com/voices-of-education/teacher-evaluation/
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Ben Levin, professor i utdanning, ledelse og politikk ved Universitetet i Toronto, innledning på møte i oppvekstkommisjonen for Nord-Trøndelag september 2010
NSI 2014: Move Over - I'm Driving! A Model for Student EngagementNaviance
See how one middle school utilizes Naviance Success Planning with their standards-based academic assessments to develop SMART Goals, write action plans, and conduct student-led parent conferences. This interactive session demonstrates how students analyze data and prepare for individual conferences.
An INSET course I facilitated for colleagued at YWIES. The presentation focuses on the research Professor John Hattie and the implications for schools of his work.
Online academic support & student retention: Early signs of a positive correl...Studiosity.com
At Studiosity's "Students First 2019" Symposium:
Online academic support & student retention: Early signs of a positive correlation at CQUniversity CQUniversity has found indications of a positive correlation between Studiosity usage and retention, when compared to retention rates in the general student cohort. This presentation will walk through these findings and offer some useful food for thought.
Chris Veraa is Director of Student Experience at CQUniversity, and brought the room three years (2017, 2018, 2019) worth of data on Studiosity users: retention, academic success, rates of unit failure, and also how students’ anecdotal feedback compares to academic outcomes.
CQUniversity Studiosity users (on average):
• Have a 16.45% higher rate of retention than the cohort
• Experience 21.7% less unit failure than the cohort
• Are 17.31% less likely to be placed on academic probation than the cohort
This year's Studiosity 'Students First' Symposium was hosted at La Trobe University City Campus, 25 and 26 July 2019.
Academic Writing Evaluation - Denise Stewart, General Manager Operations, and...Studiosity.com
Helping with more - and earlier - insight into students' writing abilities, Studiosity partners can already use the Academic Writing Evaluation (AWE) service now.
Outcomes: More students enrolling are less prepared. Universities need the insight to control the quality of degrees offered; and most importantly, to provide the best possible experience for the students arriving, regardless of CALD, EAL backgrounds, socio-economically diverse circumstances, including international enrolments.
Recommended action: Academic Writing Evaluation (AWE) - ask your Studiosity Partnership Manager to switch on this extra service for your students, or particular cohorts.
This year's Studiosity 'Students First' Symposium was hosted at La Trobe University City Campus, 25 and 26 July 2019.
Community Education Partners is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, but its operation isn’t limited to one state. Community Education Partners (CEP) has contracts in Georgia, Florida, Ohio, and Texas.
Karthik Muralidharan on research on achieving universal quality primary educa...Twaweza
A presentation by Prof. Karthik Muralidharan on research on achieving universal quality primary education in India. This was presented at the Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on June 19, 2014, to an audience of researchers.
In January 2012, School Improvement Network surveyed educators nationwide about the rising pressure of teacher evaluations and high-stakes student testing. More than 4,000 educators responded and overwhelmingly agreed that teacher evaluations help them grow as professionals (91%), but including high-stakes student test scores in evaluations is unfair (85%). 60% of educators also supported using evaluations as criteria for firing or tenure decisions.
Learn more here: http://www.schoolimprovement.com/voices-of-education/teacher-evaluation/
Student Feedback and Progressive ReportingHobsons APAC
Our new piece of #HobsonsInsights is a K-12 focused analysis of recent research on student feedback and progressive reporting. We surveyed 1000+ Australian parents with children of various year levels, attending all different types of schools. The results are aligned to the national funding model and include state-by-state analysis.
Ben Levin, professor i utdanning, ledelse og politikk ved Universitetet i Toronto, innledning på møte i oppvekstkommisjonen for Nord-Trøndelag september 2010
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Bluestar Mould Group (BSM Group) has more than 20 year experience in precision mold making and plastic injection molding, especially in Automotive industry. We have become a reliable strategic partner of many companies over the world: FORD, BMW, SKODA, TRW, PHILIPS, TRUCK-LITE...
Homepage: http://www.bluestar-mould.com | Email: Dickens@bluestar-mould.com
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The BSM Group is comprised of seven domestic companies including Fareast Precision Mold&Molding Engineering Ltd.,Bluestar Technology(shenzhen)Co.,Ltd., Globalsocial Technology(shenzhen)Co.,Ltd.
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In an increasingly competitive international situation, BSM Group Ltd. always adhere to the development strategy from the "Made in China" to "Innovated in China” , focus on new high-tech technology and new product development, design, manufacture and export. As of 2006 the BSM Group has successively passed ISO9001, ISO14001, ROHS and TS16949 quality management system certification.
Contact: dickens@bluestar-mould.com
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Bluestar Mould Group
Homepage: http://www.bluestar-mould.com/
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BSM Group Ltd. was founded in 1992 and is located in Shenzhen, China. With our 20 years of experience we have become a reliable strategic partner of fortune 100 companies worldwide.
The BSM Group is comprised of seven domestic companies including Fareast Precision Mold&Molding Engineering Ltd.,Bluestar Technology(shenzhen)Co.,Ltd., Globalsocial Technology(shenzhen)Co.,Ltd.
The BSM Group is stable with growth in proven industries, manufacturing, processing, and R&D for the markets of Automotive, Electronics and Health Care. Diversification in developing industries include hotel operating, smart appliances, communication and IT technology.
BSM Group Ltd. covers an area of 20,000 square meters, consisted of office buildings, large-scale tooling shop, precision mold manufacturing workshop, injection workshop, screen printing workshop, assembly line, together with specialized, advanced manufacturing technique and equipment to trial and support production. The total staff is more than 550 people.
In an increasingly competitive international situation, BSM Group Ltd. always adhere to the development strategy from the "Made in China" to "Innovated in China” , focus on new high-tech technology and new product development, design, manufacture and export. As of 2006 the BSM Group has successively passed ISO9001, ISO14001, ROHS and TS16949 quality management system certification.
Email: Dickens@bluestar-mould.com
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Unfinished: Insights From Ongoing Work to Accelerate Outcomes for Students Wi...Jeremy Knight
Despite some gains over the past 20 years, significant numbers of students are not meeting grade-level expectations as defined by performance on academic assessments. Meanwhile, few schools are able to support the sort of accelerated academic learning needed to catch students up to grade-level expectations.
Evidence indicates this is not for lack of educator commitment or dedication. Instead, many educators lack clarity about how to help students catch up. Common messages about holding a high bar for academic rigor and personalizing learning to meet students where they are can be perceived as being at odds with one another.
“Unfinished: Insights From Ongoing Work to Accelerate Outcomes for Students With Learning Gaps” synthesizes a broad body of research on the science of learning in order to inform efforts to help students close gaps and meet grade-level expectations. This deck argues that helping students catch up is not about rigor or personalization — classrooms need both.
Closing learning gaps requires students to be motivated and engaged to grapple with challenging, grade-level skills and knowledge — while also having their individual learning needs met.
The report identifies what must happen among educators, systems-level leaders, teacher developers, instructional materials providers, and technology experts to move beyond the dichotomy of “rigor versus personalization” and toward a future that effectively blends the two.
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AALF Gap Closed 10 best practices
1. Gap Closed: Ten Essential
Best Practices
Asad Zaman
June 20, 2012
Gap Closed: Ten Essential Best Practices
National Charter Schools Conference
2. What is the Achievement Gap?
Disparity in student performance of different
genders, ethnicities, and socioeconomic
statuses
The gap exists in standardized test scores,
grade point average, dropout rates, and
college-enrollment and college-completion
rates
Minnesota has one of the largest
Achievement Gaps in the nation
Minnesota’s Achievement Gap has persisted
for more than two decades
3. Percentage of MN 8th-graders proficient in math
(Source NAEP via 50can.org)
4. Percentage of MN 8th-graders proficient in reading
(Source NAEP via 50can.org)
5. Defining the Problem
The thousands of papers and books
mostly seek to define the problem or
identify their root causes
Very few works seek to identify
solutions
We come across as “celebrating the
problem”
6. Identifying Solutions
A “practice” typically employed by the “best”
participants in a specific industry
Several Gap Closing Schools identified by
Charter School Partners (CSP) met in 2011 &
2012 to deliberate on the Achievement Gap
Gap-Closing schools tend to have many
common features or practices
Ten of these “Best Practices” are employed
by ALL the Gap-Closing schools in MN
7. 10 Essential Best Practices
1. Coherent Instructional Philosophy
2. Culture of Achievement & High Expectations
3. Rigorous Curriculum
4. Data Driven Decision Making
5. Continuous Formative Assessments
6. Frequent Informal Observations
7. Targeted Student Support & Intervention
8. Reading & Writing Across Curriculum
9. Teaching the Whole Child (Beyond Academics)
10. Staff Training & Development
8. Coherent Instructional Philosophy
All staff members understand the
purpose of the school
The school exists to facilitate student
success
Success does not just happen
“Begin with the end in mind”
Student success is measurable
9. Culture of Achievement & High
Expectations
Every student can grow
Every student must grow
Growth and Learning are the norms
Student needs are accommodated
Student excuses are not
Real life examples of student success
10. Rigorous Curriculum
Gap-Closing schools don’t just wing it
The curriculum is used as a road map
The curriculum is not a straight jacket
Deviations from the curriculum are
planned & analyzed, not ad hoc
Gap-Closing schools self develop a
curriculum map to align the curriculum
with the benchmarks
11. Data Driven Decision Making
Live and die by the data
Claims of student growth need to be backed
by objective data
Data is pushed down to the grass-roots
Data is used in real-time (daily or weekly)
Teachers are intimately familiar with the data
of their students
Students are familiar with their data
All data is used: Summative, Formative &
Informal
12. Continuous Formative
Assessments
Assessment does not cause growth
Assessment paired with instructional
modifications can generate growth
Student mastery of each benchmark is
verified immediately after the benchmark is
taught (Weekly or bi-weekly)
Student intervention is delivered throughout
the year, not at the end of the year
13. Frequent Informal
Observations
Formal teacher evaluations are used for
evaluation purposes and drive salary
increases, bonuses, etc
Informal observations are used
fromatively to help improve teachers
throughout the year
Teacher improvement protocol
14. Targeted Student Support &
Intervention
Student intervention is delivered
throughout the year, not at the end of the
year
Gap-Closing schools do whatever it takes
If a student genuinely needs some
support, the Gap-Closing school will find a
way to give it to her or find a viable
alternative for her
Teachers stubbornly keep at it until the
student gets it
15. Reading & Writing Across
Curriculum
Most disadvantaged students are significantly
behind their peers in language acquisition and
mastery
Every teacher (Math, Science, Social Studies)
teaches reading and writing
Every teacher incorporates ESL and SpEd
techniques even in mainstream classes
This maximizes language acquisition
throughout the school day
16. Teaching the Whole Child
(Beyond Academics)
Although Gap-Closing schools live and
die by the data, they also understand
that the child cannot be reduced to a
test score
Many essential aspects of education
cannot be adequately measured
Behavior, student well being,
happiness, etc
17. Staff Training & Development
Staff at Gap-Closing schools want and
appreciate regular staff development
Training is targeted to student needs
using student data
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