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w ith Student Response Technology. What is your current role?. Superintendent District Office Principal Teacher IT Support Staff. What is the greatest challenge that educators face today?. Budget constraints Federal/state mandates Student achievement Drop-out rates
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What is your current role? • Superintendent • District Office • Principal • Teacher • IT • Support Staff
What is the greatest challenge that educators face today? • Budget constraints • Federal/state mandates • Student achievement • Drop-out rates • Teacher Quality
“The greatest challenge for educators is leveraging the highest and best use of technology in conjunction with outstanding teaching (and assessment) practice.” .
In what percentage of classrooms were students engaged in non-instructional activities? • 15% • 35% • 45% • 65% Based on observations in 1,500 classrooms by Learning 24/7
What percentage of classrooms had fewer than ½ of the students paying attention? • 55% • 65% • 75% • 85% Based on observations in 1,500 classrooms by Learning 24/7
In what percentage of classrooms were students using worksheets? • 52% • 42% • 32% • 22% Based on observations in 1,500 classrooms by Learning 24/7
Your school is perfectly aligned to get the results you are currently getting.Dr. Larry Lezotte
“Given a choice between changing and proving that it is not necessary to change, most people get busy on the proof.” - J.K. Galbraith
All children can learn and come to school motivated to do so. Dr. Larry Lezotte
Schools control enough of the variables to assure that virtually all students do learn.Dr. Larry Lezotte
How many effective schools would we have to see to be persuaded of the educability of poor children?Dr. Ron Edmunds
There are solid principles that if consistently implemented, would enable us to take a quantum leap toward achieving learning for all and closing the achievement gap. - Mike Schmoker
Mastery of a skill requires… • Several days of practice • Several weeks of practice • Several months of practice • Homework
Common Core “There is no voice in these standards stronger than the voice of teachers who demanded that we focus on what matters most and provide the time for teachers to teach and for students to practice.” David Coleman, Architect of the Common Core
“The number of hours one spends practicing a skill is far less important than receiving clear and frequent feedback against a known standard.” - Dr. Anders Ericsson
In what percentage of classrooms were students engaged in higher level thinking? • 3% • 5% • 10% • 15% Based on observations in 1,500 classrooms by Learning 24/7
Average Effect Size with Higher-Level Thinking Standard Deviations Cumulative Percentages ES = .73 Control Group Experimental Group 2% 14% 34% 34% 14% 2% –3sd –2sd –1sd 0sd 1sd 2sd 3sd 2 16 50 84 98 99.9
Three-fourths of the class is boys. Two-thirds of the boys are wearing tennis shoes. What fraction of the class are boys with tennis shoes? • ¼ • ⅓ • ½ • ¾
A student wants to solve 65 x 32 with an array. What is the missing number? 30 2 • 90 • 900 • 180 • 1800 ? 120 60 150 10 5
Students who do not respond do not learn. Dr. Ethna Reid
Knowing that 6 or 7 students understand (those who raise their hands) is not the same as knowing that 32 do. Fisher and Frey
“We're running national education systems where mistakes are the worst thing you can make.” - Sir Ken Robinson
If this one thing (this game-changing strategy) were fully understood and consistently implemented, we could close the achievement gap in 5 years. - Dylan Wiliam
How often should a teacher stop to check for understanding during instruction? • Every 5 minutes • Every 10 minutes • Every 15 minutes • Every 20 minutes
The Five Minute Limit • “In order to increase student learning dramatically, stop the lecture to check for understanding and provide timely and descriptive feedback every five minutes.” - Robert Marzano
“Assessment FOR Learning is an instructional intervention designed to increase student learning, confidence and motivation.” - Stiggins
Assessment FOR learning will increase learning speed by? • 400% • 300% • 200% • 100%
How much additional learning growth will assessment FOR learning provide? • 3 to 6 weeks • 6 to 9 weeks • 3 to 6 months • 6 to 9 months
No Worksheets No Achievement Gap! No Homework