![Advocates
of
Blended
Learning
“We
should
blend
technology
with
great
teaching.
If
we
do,
I
think
young
people
will
be
much
more
excited
about
learning,
more
will
succeed
in
school,
and
learning
will
become
a
lifelong
pursuit
that
everyone
has
greater
access
to”
Bill
Gates
“Our
task
is
to
inspire
teachers...with
the
role
of
technology,
Microso]
which
is
freeing
them
up
to
focus
on
the
things
that
we
as
human
founder
beings
are
uniquely
good
at
and
to
shiL
things
to
the
computer
that
it’s
very
good
at”
Reed
Has>ngs
“EducaNon
is
the
only
business
sNll
debaNng
CEO
of
Ne`lix
the
usefulness
of
technology”
Rod
Paige
Former
US
Secretary
of
Educa>on](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/tiferetparlormeeting-v1e-120718124357-phpapp02/75/Tiferet-Parlor-Meeting-Slides-15-2048.jpg)
![Blended
Learning
Successes
Acton
Academy
private
elementary
school
in
Aus>n,
TX
uses
blended
learning
with
various
educa>onal
so]ware
for
math
&
reading
The
average
Acton
student,
who
was
already
on
average
1
grade
level
above
the
standard
public
school
student,
gained
2.5
grade
levels
in
math
&
reading
in
1
year](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/tiferetparlormeeting-v1e-120718124357-phpapp02/75/Tiferet-Parlor-Meeting-Slides-16-2048.jpg)
![Advocates
of
Project-‐Based
Learning
“Teaching
for
creaNvity
involves
asking
open-‐ended
quesNons
where
there
may
be
mulNple
soluNons;
working
in
groups
on
collaboraNve
projects,
using
imaginaNon
to
explore
possibiliNes;
making
connecNons
between
different
ways
of
seeing;
and
exploring
the
ambiguiNes
and
tensions
that
may
lie
between
them”
“[Students]
learn
best
by
doing
things,
they
learn
best
in
teams
and
Sir
Ken
Robinson
Interna>onal
they
learn
best
by
doing
things
for
real
—
all
the
opposite
of
what
Advisor
on
mainstream
schooling
actually
does”
Educa>on
Geoff
Mulgan
“Learning
is
not
done
to
you.
Learning
is
CEO,
Na>onal
something
you
choose
to
do”
Endowment
for
Science,
Technology
Seth
Godin
&
the
Arts
Best-‐Selling
Author
and
Educa>on
Reformer](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/tiferetparlormeeting-v1e-120718124357-phpapp02/75/Tiferet-Parlor-Meeting-Slides-21-2048.jpg)
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- 1. חֲנְֹ לַּנַעַר עַל-ּפִיַדְרּכֹו Teach each child according to their individual path מִׁשְלֵי כב:ו Tiferet Academy Accelerated Learning Ÿ Sustainable Tuition Launching on Long Island in 2013
- 2. Tiferet Academy Tiferet Academy will be a Modern Orthodox Yeshiva on Long Island, focused on leveraging technology to enhance our children’s educa>on and create a long-‐term sustainable financial model. * CommiDed to excellence in Judaic and secular studies. * Prepare students for scholas>c, social and financial success in the modern world. * U>lize technology to tailor curriculum to the needs of individual students. * Implement cuJng edge educa>onal methods: Project-‐based and Blended learning. * Tui>on will represent substan>al cost-‐savings over tradi>onal yeshivas. * Opening with preK-‐2nd grade in 2013 on Long Island.
- 3. The 19th Century Education Model Persists in Our Classrooms School Factory
- 4. But the world has changed… * We don’t work in factories * Ubiquity of technology * Constant engagement * Easy access to information * Rapid innovation & change * Global competition 65% of children entering grade school this year will end up working in careers that haven’t even been invented yet. -‐ Cathy N. Davidson, Duke University
- 5. Education Compared 19th Century Education 21st Century Education * Standardization * Customization * 3 “R”s: * 3 “C”s: * Reading * Critical thinking * wRiting * Collaboration * aRithmetic * Communication * Teacher-‐centered * Student-‐centered * Obedience * Growth * Passive-‐learning * Active-‐Learning * Laborer skills * Entrepreneurial skills
- 6. 21st Century Education Real-‐World Blended Skill Focus Learning 21st Century Classroom Project-‐Based Learning
- 7. Building Real World Skills * Critical Thinking & Problem Solving * Collaboration & Leadership Real-‐World Blended * Agility & Adaptability Skill Focus Learning * Initiative & Entrepreneurship * Effective Communication 21st Century Classroom * Accessing & Analyzing Information * Curiosity & Imagination Project-‐Based Tony Wagner’s “Seven Survival Skills” Learning
- 8. Blended Learning Real-‐World Blended Skill Focus Learning Blended learning is a formal program in which a student 21st Century learns partially through online Classroom delivery of content/instruction with some element of student control and partially at a supervised location away from home. Project-‐Based Learning Source: The Innosight Ins>tute
- 9. What is Blended Learning? Blended learning lies in the middle of a spectrum, between tradi>onal face-‐to-‐face instruc>on and online distance learning.
- 10. Blended Learning Video Video URL: http://youtube.com/watch?v=n5fFr3E9J-‐s
- 11. Our Blended Learning Model Students rotate among 3 classroom-‐based learning modalities: * Online Instruction * Teacher-‐led Instruction * Collaborative Activities led by an assistant
- 12. What that looks like Online instruc>on Teacher-‐led instruc>on Project-‐based collabora>on led by an assistant
- 13. Benefits of Blended Learning * Student-‐centered and personalized instruction * Learning takes place at the pace of the individual * Data-‐driven decision making * Greater options for learning content and delivery
- 14. What Blended Learning is NOT Offline Blended Online Tradi=onal Technology Informal Full-‐=me Instruc=on Supplemented Online Online Instruc=on Learning Learning Teacher lectures to Tradi>onal Students using tech Structured Blended full classroom at the average pace of the instruc>on with to learn outside of a educa>onal classroom. digital structured program. program in which Single curriculum enhancements: Learning Educa>onal videos, content / instruc>on are with independent Smartboards, games, online completely online, subjects internet tools, lectures. without external online materials supervision.
- 15. Advocates of Blended Learning “We should blend technology with great teaching. If we do, I think young people will be much more excited about learning, more will succeed in school, and learning will become a lifelong pursuit that everyone has greater access to” Bill Gates “Our task is to inspire teachers...with the role of technology, Microso] which is freeing them up to focus on the things that we as human founder beings are uniquely good at and to shiL things to the computer that it’s very good at” Reed Has>ngs “EducaNon is the only business sNll debaNng CEO of Ne`lix the usefulness of technology” Rod Paige Former US Secretary of Educa>on
- 16. Blended Learning Successes Acton Academy private elementary school in Aus>n, TX uses blended learning with various educa>onal so]ware for math & reading The average Acton student, who was already on average 1 grade level above the standard public school student, gained 2.5 grade levels in math & reading in 1 year
- 17. Blended Learning Successes Rocketship is a network of California elementary schools that incorpora>ng blended learning, parental engagement, and leadership values into its curriculum.
- 18. Blended Learning Successes Oakland Unity Charter High School pilot program for Algebra Readiness and Algebra 1 using Khan Academy in an in-‐class rota>onal model. The margin between performance in 2009 and 2010 grew substantially for the most rigorous test (Systems of Equations) -‐ from 37% to 74%
- 19. Project-‐Based Learning Real-‐World “Learning by Doing.” Blended Skill Focus Learning In Project-‐based learning, students go through an 21st Century extended process of inquiry in Classroom response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. Rigorous projects help students learn key academic content and practice 21st Century Skills such as Project-‐Based Learning collaboration, communication & critical thinking. Source: The Buck Ins>tute
- 20. Project Based Learning Video Video URL: http://youtube.com/watch?v=LMCZvGesRz8
- 21. Advocates of Project-‐Based Learning “Teaching for creaNvity involves asking open-‐ended quesNons where there may be mulNple soluNons; working in groups on collaboraNve projects, using imaginaNon to explore possibiliNes; making connecNons between different ways of seeing; and exploring the ambiguiNes and tensions that may lie between them” “[Students] learn best by doing things, they learn best in teams and Sir Ken Robinson Interna>onal they learn best by doing things for real — all the opposite of what Advisor on mainstream schooling actually does” Educa>on Geoff Mulgan “Learning is not done to you. Learning is CEO, Na>onal something you choose to do” Endowment for Science, Technology Seth Godin & the Arts Best-‐Selling Author and Educa>on Reformer
- 22. Project-‐Based Learning Successes A study of 8th grade students showed that students whose teachers conduct hands-‐on learning activities outperform their peers by 72% of a grade level in math and 40% of a grade level in science. This study indicates that the most effective classroom practices involve conveying higher order thinking skills and engaging in hands-‐on learning activities
- 23. Project-‐Based Learning Successes The Center for Learning Technologies in Urban Schools (LeTUS) is a program that employs project-‐based learning in urban schools in the Midwest LeTUS students in Detroit outperformed Detroit public school (DPS) students in the Michigan Educa>on Assessment Program (MEAP) for science tes>ng in both 2000 (Cohort 1) and 2001 (Cohort 2)
- 24. 21st Century Jewish Schools “Instead of teaching one lesson for the whole class, teachers are working with each child” -‐ Noam Davidovics, Ohr Chadash Academy Ohr Chadash Academy PCLC Yeshiva High Tech Bal>more East Brunswick Los Angeles • Opened in 2011 • Opened in 2011 • Opening in 2012 • 100+ Students K-‐7 • 25 students enrolled for • 9th-‐12th grades • Blended learning using 7th-‐11th grades • Blended learning Khan Academy • Blended learning combining face-‐to-‐ • 1-‐to-‐1 iPad program for primarily online with face with computer-‐ middle schoolers teacher assistance mediated instruc>on & discovery learning.
- 25. 21st Century Jewish Schools Yeshivat He’a=d Tiferet Academy New Roc Torah Academy Bergen County Long Island Westchester • Opening in 2012 • Opening in 2013 • Opening in 2013 • 120 students enrolled • Pre-‐K – 2nd grade • Pre-‐K-‐ 1st Grade in PreK -‐ 1st grade • Blended learning • Blended learning using • Blended learning using using various learning various learning various learning sta>ons in a single sta>ons in a single sta>ons in a single classroom classroom classroom
- 26. Tiferet Values TIFERET Academy will prepare Jewish children to thrive in the modern real world. It offers a unique and extraordinary experience in Judaic and secular studies for yeshiva day school students while instilling a commitment for: Ø Torah & Mitzvot Ø Critical thinking Ø Middot & Derech Eretz Ø Entrepreneurial skills Ø Am Yisrael & Eretz Yisrael Ø Individual development Ø Tikun Olam Ø Healthy, active lifestyle Ø Ivrit B’Ivrit Ø A love of learning
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- 28. Financial Sustainability * 21st Century Learning Advantages * Blended learning enables greater student-‐teacher individualized face time (even with larger class sizes). * Blended learning removes some administrative overhead costs. * Financial Responsibility * Parent body will not be held responsible to cover other parents financial aid. * Financial will be transparent as possible. * Maximum Efficiency * Collaboration with other blended learning schools to lower administrative costs. * Parent volunteerism reduces administrative cost. * Future Planning * Net income rolled into endowment. * Property Model: Subsidize costs with Intellectual Property revenue donated to Tiferet.
- 29. Projected Tuition Costs Pre-‐K ~$7,500 Kindergarten ~$8,000 1st to 8th ~$9,000 Costs represent 30%-‐40% savings over local yeshivas
- 30. Parent Volunteerism * Parents will volunteer time / expertise for the school: * Expertise based (i.e. Parent lawyer reviews contract) * Time based (i.e. school lunches, chaperone class trips) * Resource based (i.e. help call vendors for school equipment) * Create a community atmosphere * Parents engage in their children’s education * Parent volunteerism integral to the educational model in other 21st Century Learning schools: * Rocketship Academy * Ohr Chadash 30
- 31. Plan for Growth • Open with 1 section for the following grades • Pre-K based on demand • Kindergarten • 1st Grade • 2nd Grade • Assess additional grades based on demand • Add a new grade each year going forwards.
- 32. Tiferet Status August 2012
- 33. Parent Committees * Communications and Marketing * Development/Fundraising * Education/Curriculum * Enrollment and Recruitment * Finance & Budget * Building Search * Legal * Technology * Operations
- 34. Communications / Marketing * Current Status * Planning multiple parlor meetings in the local community * Social media and web presence set up (materials underway) * Committee tasks * Create / edit / proofread materials as needed * Strategize use of social media to spread awareness * Help direct communications strategy * Coordinate meetings in multiple locations
- 35. Development / Fundraising * Current Status * Working with same organization that is helping financially back Yeshivat He’Atid and a new school in Westchester. * Relationships with Jewish philanthropic & educational foundations. * Working with local philanthropists and Jewish entrepreneurs. * Committee tasks * Plan / conduct community fundraisers * Help expand team’s philanthropic network * Apply for foundational grants * Strategic business development with sponsors
- 36. Education / Curriculum * Current Status * Currently evaluating multiple educational consulting firms to find a match for Tiferet. * To be finalized after conclusion of Head of School search * Committee tasks * Interview / conduct background research on consultants * Research educational best practices * Interview parents to map child needs to methodologies * Educational background preferred
- 37. Enrollment / Recruitment * Current Status * We will be conducting a series of parlor meetings in different local community homes over the next 2 months (and beyond). * We will be making presentation available online. * Committee tasks * Help us plan events * Oversee invitation lists * Social media knowledge a strong plus * Help execute against established enrollment goals
- 38. Finance & Budget * Current Status * We have a model budget in place, built based on data from local schools and based on Yeshivat He’Atid’s model. * Committee tasks * Help revise and refine existing draft budget based on dynamic data (i.e. enrollment numbers). * Oversee spending * Be able to publicly speak to questions about planned budget details, in detail. * Accounting and/or educational administration background preferred
- 39. Building Search * Current Status * Exploring 3 possible properties in the local area (neighboring 5 Towns). * Preference to rent space initially. * Committee tasks * Work with local brokers to scout new possibilities. * Reach out to local organizations with surplus space. * Overlap with budget and fund-‐raising committees.
- 40. Legal * Current Status * Organization is incorporated. * 501(c)3 application underway. * Other school-‐specific paperwork being researched. * Committee Tasks * Review and draft application / policy materials * Review and draft contracts * Review school plans for legal compliance * Legal background required
- 41. Technology * Current Status * Researching multiple Blended Learning providers * Setting up website * Committee Tasks * Work with educational consultant to select appropriate technology vendors * Oversee technical aspects (website, apps, hardware) to set the technology strategy of the school
- 42. Operations * Current Status * Coordinating communications & scheduling * Committee Tasks * Coordinating team communications * Planning progress roadmap against 2013 timeline * Conduct regular committee progress checkins * Plan meetings
- 43. How to get involved Speak to a Tiferet Committee member about: * Pre-‐registering your child (space will be limited) * Joining a Tiferet committee * Hosting another parlor meeting * Recruiting other parents to future meetings * Donating to help subsidize startup costs
- 44. Stay in touch… * Email us to get involved: * info@tiferetacademy.org * Check out our website to learn more: * www.tiferetacademy.org * Like our Facebook page: * www.facebook.com/tiferetacademy * Follow us on Twitter: * @tiferetacademy
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- 46. Myth & Reality Myth: Cheaper education will be lower quality. Reality: Data from both low-‐income and wealthy schools shows that students learn and perform substantially better in blended learning environments. Myth: Blended learning replaces teachers with computers. Reality: Blended learning is a teacher-‐centric instructional method just as much as it is a student-‐centric instructional method, because it allows teachers to do what they are best at: teaching. Teachers use multiple types of data and integrated online curriculum as instructional tools which enables them to create a differentiated classroom.
- 47. Myth & Reality Myth: Tiferet students will be guinea pigs for this new educational method. Reality: Blended learning has existed for more than a decade and millions of students in the United States already use this method, with proven success rates well above traditional learning. Myth: Children with even slight learning disabilities will flounder. Reality: Blended learning allows for differentiated learning. This means that teachers will be able to focus more on students’ individual needs -‐ so the same teacher can spend one-‐on-‐one time providing enriching material to some students, and can provide extra help and explanation to other students, all during class time.
- 48. חֲנְֹ לַּנַעַר עַל-ּפִיַדְרּכֹו Teach each child according to their individual path מִׁשְלֵי כב:ו Tiferet Academy Accelerated Learning Ÿ Sustainable Tuition Launching on Long Island in 2013
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