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David Goldberg, CEO david@csmlearn (303) 862-7233

M. C. C. S. Core Skills Mastery. David Goldberg, CEO david@csmlearn.com (303) 862-7233. Education and work success. College and work skills. Problem-solving & thinking skills. Core math and literacy skills. CSM. Persistence Carefulness Confidence Self-reliance Motivation.

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David Goldberg, CEO david@csmlearn (303) 862-7233

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  1. M C C S Core Skills Mastery David Goldberg, CEO david@csmlearn.com (303) 862-7233

  2. Education and work success College and work skills Problem-solving & thinking skills Core math and literacy skills CSM Persistence Carefulness Confidence Self-reliance Motivation Learning skills (by reading)

  3. Core Skills Mastery -- CSM • Web-based course • Adaptive learning / computer guided • Online or classroom • Will work with students as low as 3rd grade math / 6th grade reading • Free for everyone! • Including teacher support & professional development • Certificate available for students who complete CSM

  4. CSM curriculum

  5. CSM curriculum has two parts • Core Instruction • Integrated math, literacy & problem-solving • 10-60 hours • Optional: Challenge Problems • Advanced problem-solving & thinking skills • 10’s of hours

  6. Core – deep understanding Solve the following problems in your head. Do not use a calculator, and only use paper if absolutely necessary. 10,000 200

  7. Supporting skills

  8. Core – integrated & complex contexts

  9. Women who are pregnant Core – information extraction

  10. revenue ($) dogs groomed (dogs) cost shampoo & scissors ($) rent & labor ($) Core – problem-solving charge per dog groomed ($/dog) expenses ($)

  11. CSM Challenge Problems • Increasingly challenging real-world problems • Solving novel problems / analyzing new contexts • hints, no instruction lawyer student reporter advanced college level problem-solving & thinking skills CSM Core Instruction Challenge Problem time

  12. Getting into college • 2 or 4 year college? • College essays • Financial aid letter • What is $20,000 debt? • College success • Reading college syllabus • Choosing classes • Balancing school/work

  13. CSM curriculum characteristics • Core Instruction • Integrated math, literacy & problem-solving • 10-60 hours • Optional: Challenge Problems • Advanced problem-solving & thinking skills • 10’s of hours • All workforce contextualized • Goals • Decision-making, supervisor-level skills • College completion skills

  14. QUESTIONS? Next up: instruction…

  15. Focus of CSM instruction Teaching students skills Teaching students how to learn skills on their own …through reading

  16. CSM Instruction 8460

  17. Meta-cognition  thinking about learning

  18. Teach concepts and context…

  19. … as well as “just the facts” Making decisions what to read forces meta-cognition

  20. CSM requires a high level of mastery • In most educational technology, mastery is: • a 1 in 5 chance of guessing it right • a 60% passing grade • a checkmark on the day the student first learns it • On the job, the only acceptable grade is “A” • Want students to learn about A-level work • How you do it • That you can do it • How good it feels

  21. Accuracy, carefulness and mastery Must get all right in a single try …2 times

  22. More instruction if needed More instruction if needed Ensure durable mastery • Conventional: teach once, test many times • CSM: Learned initially Remembered

  23. Unit Pricing Area Conversions Rounding to 10’s 100’s Perimeter Area of Rectangles Round to Nearest Whole One-step Conversions Money Decimal Numbers Fractions • Area of complex shapes • Unit pricing, area conversions, rounding • Perimeter L-shaped Problem

  24. Area Conversions Area Conversions Area Conversions Yet One More Skill Another Skill L-Shape Problem L-Shape Problem L-Shape Problem L-Shape Problem Area Conversions Area Conversions Area Conversions Rounding to 10’s 100’s Rounding to 10’s 100’s Rounding to 10’s 100’s One-step Conversions One-step Conversions One-step Conversions Round to Nearest Whole Round to Nearest Whole Round to Nearest Whole Area of Rectangles Area of Rectangles Area of Rectangles Decimal Numbers Decimal Numbers Fractions Fractions

  25. Teachers and CSM • Teacher as strategic interventionist / mentor • skill-specific / cognitive • independent learning / learning strategies • affect, behavior, habits of mind (persistence, carefulness, confidence, self-reliance, motivation, etc.)

  26. CSM promotes intrinsic motivation • Learn skills largely on your own (autonomy) • Maintain at edge of knowledge (mastery) • All skills are work contextualized (purpose) • Protect students from learned helplessness

  27. Professional development before you start embedded while you work with students CSM check-in

  28. QUESTIONS? Next up: an adult education class… Special guest presenter: Laura Bryant

  29. QUESTIONS? Next up: an adult education class…

  30. Selected examples of CSM use • Secondary • Contexts: 9th grade algebra supplement, college prep, advanced math elective • Adams-12 • CorpsNetwork (YouthBuild, ConservationCorps, etc.) • Iowa AEA (alternative and regular education) • Adult / Postsecondary • Contexts: GED, college transition • New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) • Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology • Oregon Career Pathways • CO, OR, RI, ME, KS, etc.

  31. It’s not about pedagogy. It’s not about a certificate. It’s not about the technology. It’s about changing the system. STEPPING BACK

  32. College and career readiness ACT SAT Common Core GED WorkKeys/ NCRC ACCUPLACER COMPASS Math and literacy standards Different test-prep for every standard

  33. College and career readiness CSM • Math and literacy for decision-making • Problem-solving and thinking skills • Independent learning • Habits of mind (persistence, self-reliance, carefulness, etc.) Capable, confident, adaptable student Capable, confident, adaptable supervisor-level decision-maker

  34. Pilot implementations (Oregon, DC) • Alternative placement to ACCUPLACER/COMPASS • College-transition class for adult education • At WDC for transition into various programs • Development education class for college • Credit-bearing academic success class • Co-requisite class for post-secondary CTE programs • Professional services for local businesses • Businesses give interview to CSM certificate holders This doesn’t transform the community

  35. Community uplift • Community uplift occurs when everyone uses CSM • Virtuous cycle of supply and demand • Programs that use CSM instruction (supply) • Programs that honor CSM certificate (demand)

  36. CSM for collective impact

  37. Secret sauce • Skills that everyone can use (work/academic, school to college) • Every program uses CSM for its own purposes • Without need of a heavy hand – self-organizing • New-generation scalable instruction • No new funds required

  38. Practically speaking, how do you do collective impact? Your own program Other program in your institution Other community organizations Local business

  39. College and career readiness CSM • Math and literacy for decision-making • Problem-solving and thinking skills • Independent learning • Habits of mind (persistence, self-reliance, carefulness, etc.) Capable, confident, adaptable student Capable, confident, adaptable supervisor-level decision-maker

  40. www.csmlearn.com info@csmlearn.com

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