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10-slider. Edcanvas update - stats How teachers are using Edcanvas for differentiation – quote from ben Differentiation is a BIG hard $$$$$ problem – school slide here We can solve it, make it simple and effective How? Leaf differentiation
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10-slider • Edcanvas update - stats • How teachers are using Edcanvas for differentiation – quote from ben • Differentiation is a BIG hard $$$$$ problem – school slide here • We can solve it, make it simple and effective • How? Leaf differentiation • How? Decentralized differentiation – mission control • Why is this different? teacher-centric and individualized lessons • Timeline?? – partner with DPS, etc • What we want from you - $$ and school relationships
Edcanvas Simple, yet effective Differentiation
Edcanvas to date • TODO: Current status and update on Edcanvas
“It struck me as an incredibly robust platform for pulling together the vast resources from multiple platforms in a short amount of time with the ability to build an adaptive “canvas” quickly for different student groups.” Ben Wilkoff Directory of Blended Learning Denver Public Schools
Differentiation is hard. Many NSV schools are attempting blended models with adaptive or differentiated content: • Aspire Public Schools (Eres Academy) • Rocketship Education • Summit Public Schools • Leadership Public Schools • LA Alliance (BLAST) • DSST Public Schools • E.L. Haynes Public Charter Schools • Ingenuity Prep • Renew Schools (SciTech Academy)
Edcanvascan make this easy • We know how to make complex systems simple for educators • Edcanvasis widely known as one of the simplest edtech tools for teachers • We have ethnographic, anecdotal, and statistical data on how great teachers have been differentiating using Edcanvas
Make differentiation easy, yet effective • “Leaf” differentiation method: • Single dimension thought-process for creating a multi-dimensional lesson plan • Checkpoints that actually result in student and teacher action items • Decentralized Differentiation • Students given agency over learning • Teachers and students modify lesson plans • 1:1 student/teacher differentiation in real-time, based on student progress.
“This is the Holy Grail of differentiation” Ben Wilkoff Directory of Blended Learning Denver Public Schools
“Leaf” Differentiation 1 What is “Leaf” Differentiation? • Single Path • Multiple Checkpoints spawn “Leaves” based on results • Students get more or less instruction based on their level. 1 2 2 3 3 “Leaf” Differentiation Standard Branching
Decentralized Differentiation What is Decentralized Differentiation? • Students own a copy of any lesson plan they receive • Teachers and students work 1:1 whenever a student has trouble • Teachers can make changes to the students’ lesson plan in real-time • Students can request changes that a teacher then approves Student-centric Differentiation via 1:1 instruction and requests
Why we are different • Teacher centric • Individualized differentiation
Making it Happen • Funding for developers • Enables us to ramp up production and provide pilots for the 2013-2014 school year.