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The Recipe for an Excelling Student

Strategies for Creating Academic Rigor for ALL Students. The Recipe for an Excelling Student. Question We Will Answer Today. What do students who are currently only meeting the standards need in order to truly excel? - Guiding principles - Instructional strategies

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The Recipe for an Excelling Student

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  1. Strategies for Creating Academic Rigor for ALL Students The Recipe for an Excelling Student

  2. Question We Will Answer Today • What do students who are currently only meeting the standards need in order to truly excel? • - Guiding principles • - Instructional strategies • - Practical ideas

  3. Research shows that, “Of all the students in a mixed-ability class, the most capable learners are likely to learn the least or make less notable progress during a school year.” • -Winebrenner, 2005 • Think / Pair / Share • Why do you think this statement is true? What can you do to prevent this from happening?

  4. Guiding Principle #1 • CHOICE • and • CHALLENGE • are • Essential

  5. All humans have three • basic needs: • 1.) To feel autonomous, • 2.) To feel competent, and • 3.) To feel connected to others • -Deci & Ryan, 1985 • Providing choices and an • adequate amount of challenge • are essential to students • feeling both autonomous • and competent in their • abilities.

  6. Intrinsic motivation is • evidenced when someone • engages in an activity • because they want to, not • because they have to. There • is no better way to promote • intrinsic motivation than by • allowing students to focus • on their own goals and • interests.

  7. Remember, students need opportunities to • NOT succeed with ease if they are to develop their • talent and potential.

  8. Guiding Principle #2 • PREASSESSMENT • + • PERKY PACE

  9. “The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows; ascertain this and teach him (her) accordingly”. -Ausubel, 1968 Preassessment helps you to eliminate unnecessary practice of material students have already learned.

  10. There are many benefits to formative assessment. Research has shown that the consistent use of formative assessment can double the speed at which students learn. -Wiliam, 2007 Preassessment helps you to determine what further instruction or opportunities for mastery students need.

  11. Sample Pre-assessment Ideas

  12. Sample Pre-assessment Ideas

  13. Sample Pre-assessment Ideas

  14. Guiding Principle #3 • FLEXIBILITY • + • FEEDBACK

  15. Alonzo (2011) uses the analogy of driving a car. “One might view standards as providing this destination for student learning. However, as drivers, we often are interested in knowing more than ‘Are we there yet?’ We would like to know how much further the journey will be, what we might experience along the way, and so on.”

  16. The average student receives 6 seconds of personal feedback from a teacher each day! Giving immediate feedback is one of the most powerful impacts we can have on student achievement.

  17. Take advantage of flexible grouping options to maximize your ability to differentiate. Just make sure your groups are TRULY flexible and change based on the needs of the students!

  18. WHAT SHOULD BE MY NEXT STEP? • Choose from the menu of INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES • those that • will best meet your students’ needs

  19. Shared Inquiry

  20. Kaplan Depth and Complexity Model

  21. What questions does this picture bring to your mind?

  22. How would this hamburger look to a vegetarian?

  23. How would this hamburger look to a cow ?

  24. How would this hamburger look to Shaquille O’Neal?

  25. How would this hamburger look to a baby ?

  26. How have cell phones changed over time?

  27. What patterns do you see in this picture?

  28. Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

  29. Most Difficult First

  30. Learning Contract

  31. Passion Project

  32. Differentiated Choice Menus

  33. Differentiated Choice Menus

  34. Tiered Lessons

  35. Tiered Lessons

  36. Curriculum Compacting

  37. Reading Ahead Contract

  38. Student Proposal for Replacement Task

  39. Think / Pair / Share Which of these strategies would you like to learn more about?

  40. Final Words of Advice • Think BIG • But • Start SMALL!

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