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M. C. C. S. Core Skills Mastery. Full Overview. Apprion. David Goldberg, CEO david@apprion.org (303) 862-7233. TASK: If you order a Lancaster Special and onion soup , how much should you leave for a 10% tip ?. 10% of $2.55 is 25¢ or 26¢. 2.55. Can’t do the menu problem. 58%.

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  1. M C C S Core Skills Mastery Full Overview Apprion David Goldberg, CEO david@apprion.org (303) 862-7233

  2. TASK: If you order a Lancaster Special and onion soup, how much should you leave for a 10% tip? 10% of $2.55 is 25¢ or 26¢ 2.55

  3. Can’t do the menu problem 58% All adults current 11th/12th grade 70% 2-year college graduate 40% 4-year college graduate 27% 50% 30% 70% 90% 10% 40% 60% 80% 100% 0% 20%

  4. What’s important for success in education and work? Advanced content Deep mastery of everyday skills What are the most important problems underlying math and literacy skill deficits?

  5. What’s important for success in education and work? Advanced content Problem-solving & thinking skills curriculum focus on different skills Deep mastery of everyday skills CSM Persistence Carefulness Confidence Motivation Learning skills (by reading) instruction with different methods

  6. Core Skills Mastery -- CSM • Web-based course • Adaptive learning / computer guided • Online or classroom • Standalone or supplement • Need only browser and low-bandwidth Internet • Will work with students as low as 3rd grade math / 6th grade reading • Free for individuals, schools and non-profits • Including support & professional development • Yes, really, truly, we mean it, I promise

  7. CSM curriculum

  8. CSM curriculum characteristics • Core Instruction • Integrated math, literacy & problem-solving • Simple things deeply • 10-60 hours • Optional: Challenge Problems • Advanced problem-solving & thinking skills • 10’s of hours

  9. 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

  10. Core – integrated & complex contexts

  11. Women who are pregnant Core – information extraction

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

  13. CSM Challenge Problems • Increasingly challenging real-world problems • Solving novel problems / analyzing new contexts • hints, no instruction • CSM Core + Challenge →handles very diverse students in one class lawyer advanced college level student reporter Bloom’s CSM main sequence Challenge Problem time

  14. Lawyer • Rental contract dispute • Given facts, who’s right? • Who owes whom what? • Where in the agreement? HS/Co Student • 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

  15. Which would an employer choose? Employees with 20% better math and literacy Employees with 20% more carefulness

  16. Carefulness is a critical workforce trait Must get all right in a single try …2 times in a row

  17. CSM curriculum characteristics • Core Instruction • Integrated math, literacy & problem-solving • 10-60 hours • Simple things deeply • Optional: Challenge Problems • Advanced problem-solving & thinking skills • 10’s of hours • Workforce orientation • General “world of work”, and also working towards sector-contextualization • Decision-making, supervisor-level skills

  18. Questions?

  19. CSM Instruction

  20. As briefly as possible, what is the goal of teaching?

  21. Focus of CSM instruction Teaching students skills Teaching students how to learn skills on their own

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  23. Meta-cognition  thinking about learning

  24. Teach concepts and context…

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

  26. More training More training Ensure durable mastery • Conventional → teach once, test many times • CSM →

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. Teachers and CSM • Teacher as strategic interventionist / mentor • skill-specific / cognitive • independent learning • non-cognitive traits (affect / behavior)

  30. What should you do? A student is repeatedly stuck on a lesson, then figures it out on their own

  31. Focus on quality, not quantity, of work A C Most classes A B C B C A A A A A A A CSM A A A A A A A A A A

  32. 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

  33. Questions?

  34. Uses of CSM

  35. CSM builds a successful student Advanced content Problem-solving & thinking skills curriculum focus on different skills Deep mastery of everyday skills CSM Persistence Carefulness Confidence Motivation Learning skills (by reading) instruction with different methods

  36. CSM and Adult Education • Requirements: • As low as 3rd grade math and 6th grade literacy • CSM is NOT an ESL program • CSM builds better students with strong foundational skills for: • Test prep (GED, Accuplacer, WorkKeys) • College completion • Post-secondary CTE completion • Career success

  37. CSM and aspirations • Most students reach for the lowest rung • Fear of STEM careers • What makes them reach higher? • “I am a good student” • “I can do math” • Use CSM before they choose their path

  38. CSM and existing classes • Contextualized projects in class with CSM as a computer lab • In post-secondary CTE, run at same time as introductory classes • As pre-requisite for scholarships, internships (work in computer lab or at home) • For students who finish conventional computer classes early or want “more” • For students who aren’t thriving or don’t meet entry requirements

  39. Professional Development before you start embedded while you work with students At intervals (individually or in PLCs) CSM

  40. Yes, CSM is free • Student use • Teacher and technical support • Professional development • Really, truly

  41. Looking for study partners • Improvements • More advanced / subtle student observations • More directed student interventions • Evidence of value / outcomes • Skills • Learning strategies • Non-cognitive traits / affect • Transition  completion

  42. www.csmlearn.com info@csmlearn.com

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