This slideshow describes a set of prototypes reDesign is developing to support teachers as they encourage students to undertake college preparatory tasks such as research papers, argumentative essays and socratic seminars.

1. Organizing the Academic
Program to Prepare Students for
Post Secondary Learning

2. We all want to see our students
graduate from high school …

3. We all want to see our students
graduate from high school …
But what happens after
graduation?

4. For every 8 who make it to
college … 3 will never finish.
But what happens after
graduation?

5. For every 8 who make it to
college … 5 will need remedial
classes.
But what happens after
graduation?

6. How do we improve the odds?

7. For every graduate who makes it to college,
in their 1st year, they will be asked to…
• Write 90-100 polished pages
• Read 5000 pages
• Complete 6-8 Final Exams
• Write 30 problem sets
• Complete 10 labs
• Undertake 4 research papers
• Write 12 Argument Essays & Position Papers

8. to ensure that 100% of our graduates
will have the skills necessary to earn
their college degrees?
How do we
improve the
odds

9. • We assign work similar to the work students will see in
college.
• We build stamina by gradually increasing the load.
• We support competency by providing multiple opportunities
to practice Common Core aligned college prep tasks.
How do we
improve the
odds?

10. Teacher-Directed Learning
Opportunities
How can we support
teachers in preparing
students for this work?

11. Teacher-Directed Learning
Opportunities
Part 1: Modularized &
Scaffolded Performance
Task Guides

16. The Performance Tasks
are Designed to address
complexity, in 2 ways
1. The Formative Tasks

17. Tasks are
modular, intentionally
repetitive, and adaptable.

18. 2. Each Formative Task supports
teachers with strategically
selected activities to support a
skills-oriented approach to the
tasks.

19. Teacher-Directed Learning
Opportunities
Part 2: A Performance
Task Map

20. The typical work load
for freshman year of
college
Part 1: A Map of Authentic College
Prep. Performances

21. A sample year-by-year
progression of performance
tasks for a student’s high
school career.

22. If they will write 90-100
pages in the freshman
year of college, what do
they need to write in the
freshman year of HS?

23. If they will read 5000 pages in
the freshman year of
college, how many pages will
they need to read in 9th grade?

24. If they will perform 72
times as freshman in
college, how many
times should they
perform as freshman
in high school?

25. Who should introduce
students to these
performances? When?
How? Who should follow
up on providing
opportunities to practice?

26. Teacher-Directed Learning
Opportunities
Part 3: A Performance
Task Pacing Calendar

27. Example of 20 Weeks of Social Studies.
A Performance Task Pacing Calendar

28. Example Map of all 4 Core Academic Courses.
A Performance Task Pacing Calendar