Improving Student Achievement UP TCAP

1. Improving Student AchievementUP TCAP Beth Kuykendall, Ph.D. February 18, 2011

2. Keys to Improving Student Achievement • Use the data • TVAAS • Star • Orchard • Odyssey • ThinkLink

3. TVAAS • Improve student scores & improve effect data • Use TVAAS proficiency projections https://tvaas.sas.com/evaas/signin.jsf

4. Use Orchard, Star, & Odyssey • Star • Reports areas of concern, grade equivalence • Orchard • Reports objectives/standards answered correctly • Odyssey • Reports objectives answered correctly

5. Keys to Student Achievement • Parental Involvement • Happy notes/calls • Document everything • Send home newsletters about your class/emails • Yourhomework.com and schoolnotes.com

6. Keys to Student Achievement • Teach the standards • At different levels • As important as it is to reach your low students, it is also important to challenge your higher achieving students.

7. Keys to Student Achievement • Captivate your Students/Engagement • Easy tips • Call on students by name • Ask “how”, “why”, “describe” questions • Make learning relevant/use real world examples • If you are doing most of the talking, try to incorporate some type of “activity” for your participants every 3-5 minutes. • Use visual and auditory aids

8. More ideas for student engagement • Think-pair-share • Brainstorming • Games • Debates • Technology • Turn to your Partner • Card System

9. Key to Student Achievement • All Students Do Not Learn the Same Way • Know your students • Their abilities • Their learning styles • Their likes and dislikes • ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL

10. Keys to Student Achievement • Presence of the teacher • “The teacher’s influence on student achievement scores is twenty times greater than any other variable, including class size and student poverty.” • Education Trust, 2003

11. In Conclusion • Use the data • Parental Involvement • Teach the Standards • Captivate your Students • ALL Students Do not Learn the Same Way • Presence of the Teacher