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Individualizing Instruction with Online Curriculum

Individualizing Instruction with Online Curriculum. David Woods Woodrow Wilson Community High School Fargo Public Schools. Objectives. Understanding assessments Formative Summative Prescriptive Facilitate vs. Instruct – Facilitate and instruct

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Individualizing Instruction with Online Curriculum

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  1. Individualizing Instruction with Online Curriculum David Woods Woodrow Wilson Community High School Fargo Public Schools

  2. Objectives • Understanding assessments • Formative • Summative • Prescriptive • Facilitate vs. Instruct – Facilitate and instruct • Strategies to connect with the student outside of classroom

  3. Limitations • Administrators(s) backing • What I do and why I do it • Comfort level • Software/hardware • Days off/away from building • Constant – Ongoing process • Which Programs are best?

  4. Background (Woodrow Wilson High School) • Woodrow Wilson Community High School • Diverse population of ethnicities • Diverse population of socio-economic backgrounds • Students come from different “home-schools” • Students attend for a number of reason that fall under 3 categories • Graduate Late (Left due to pregnancy) • Graduate Early (Will join Armed Forces ASAP) • Graduate, period! (all of the above) • 27 day window to complete a class • Early finishers.

  5. 1st Day: Reading

  6. Issues and limitations • Substance abuse • Socio-economic status • Sickness • Dropout • Homelessness/Transient • Not serious about school • Military • Work

  7. What I needed • Formative Assessment • Where they are at • Summative Assessment • Where they are going • Prescription • How to get there • Reteach • “I said, this is important!”

  8. Why I needed it • Meet the student where they are at • Wanted students to learn • Not attendance based • Addresses multiple preps • Concepts are important to teach rather than content • Rid guilt of days off

  9. Choose your weapons • Plato • Spine of the curriculum • Essayscorer • Essays based off of the 6 traits of writing • Turnitin.com • Plagiarism checker • Accelerated Reader • Books (fiction and non-fiction) • Approved by district

  10. Teaching Aids • iPAD (apps) • iPhone (apps) • Laptop • Student Internet access • Email • Online syllabus • No telephone # • Text to Email • Tech Support

  11. 27-Day syllabus

  12. Cycle of Learning • Formative Reading Assessment • Class enrollment (staff discussion regarding score) • Language Arts • Formative Assessment for Language Arts • Goal setting • Prescription for 27 day range • Summative Assessment • Prescription for re-teaching (if needed) • Accelerated Reader while prescription completion • Essay can be completed at any time during the 27 days

  13. Limitations • May not see student • Attendance is not stressed • Give in to the online community • Facilitator role • Frustration Level • What to do?

  14. What formative assessments do you use? How do you use them?

  15. What summative assessments do you use? How do you use them?

  16. What types of online tools do you utilize in the school setting/classroom setting? • Successes • Limitations

  17. What does it look like?

  18. Resources • PLATO Courseware • Ple.platoweb.com • Essays • Essayscorer.com • Plagiarism Check • Turnitin.com • Reading • Renaissance.com

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