H I S D & i t s l e a r n i n g , T h i n C o m m o n C a r t r i d g e , c a s e s t u d y

StevenThreadgolditslearning

Houston ISD Demographics

Racial / Ethnic Identity

Hispanic African American White Asian Other

HISDGoals:

• ClosetheacademicPERFORMANCEgapsbetweenminority/lowincomestudentsandmiddleclassCaucasianstudents

• Provide24/7accesstohighqualitymaterialstoallstudents–regardlessofhomeorsupportavailable.

• Ensureteacherslearntousetechnology,sotheycannotbereplacedbytechnology

• Reducedropoutrates(20%to12%)andprepareforcollege/careers.

Learning “HUB”

DigitalResourcesStrategy–Interoperability

Ingest1.5M“standards-aligned”learningobjectsfrom25publishers

Assessmentaslearning

LargechoiceofAppsthroughtheLMS

PLANS

STANDARDS

RemovetheneedfortradiWonaltextbooksandhaveeveryusefullearningresourceintheLMS

IMSThinCommonCartridge

• IMS“ThinCommonCartridge”enablescontentinteroperabilityusingLearningToolsInteroperability®(LTI®)enabledlinksandWebLinksonly.• The“ThinCommonCartridge”addressestheusecasewherecontentusers,suchasschooldistricts,haveaneedforaccesstopublishercontentbundledinawaythatcansupportsearchwithinaLearningObjectRepositoryorLearningManagementSystemforlearningobjectsfromawiderangeofpublishers.

IMSThinContentPackageContent

Provider

LTILink

LTILink

LTILink

WhyIMSTCC?

• Standards-led:onewayofworking.◦ BothitslearningandHoustonwantedtoleverageIMSstandards.◦ Publisherscanchecktheirpackagesagainstthestandardbeforesharing.

• MulWpleThinCCpackagessourcescanbecombinedintooneunifiedsearch.

• Ingeneralthepublishercatalogueschangesyearly,soweonlyneedupdatethepackagesinfrequently.

• Aspublishershostthecontent,theycanchangethiswhenrequired.• LeveragesLTIforSSOandgradepassback.

RoleoftheSchoolDistrict…

• BringthepublishersandcontentproviderstothetableandpromotesbenefitsofintegraGon.

• Determinesscope,priority,andWmelineswithpublishers.

• Ensuresthecurriculumandtechnicalteamsareonthesamepage.

• AcWvelyparWcipatestheprocess.• ApprovescontentforproducWon.

RoleoftheContentProvider…

• CreatesgreatcurriculumcontentformulWpleteachingstrategies.

• Supplieseachcatalogueinstandards-complaintIMSThinCommonCartridgepackage.

• Tagsallcontenttometadata(keywords,standards,gradelevel,intendedusers,etc.).

• Determineswhichschoolscanaccessthecontent.

Roleofitslearning…

• Providesaprovenpla^ormfordelivery.

• PartnerwiththeschooldistrictandvendorsonthecompleWonofsharedgoals.

• FacilitatespublishermeeWngstoensureclearcommunicaWonamongpartnersandourteams.

• LoadstheIMSTCCcontentintotestenvironmentandthenproducWon.

• Providefeedbacktopublishersandupdatespackages.

Library

•  Findrelevantcontent•  Share,curate,rate•  Collaborateandco-author

Planner•  Build&sharelessonplans•  Coursetemplates•  Linkassessments/resources

toLearningStandards

Assessments•  Mastery-basedassessments•  IdenGfygaps•  Triggerre-teaching

recommendaGons(personalize)

Curriculum

•  StateStandards•  Localstandards•  Tagcontenttotargetand

trackcompetencies

Applibrary

•  Toolstocreategreatlearningobjects

•  Sharecontentandmakeplaylists

APIs•  Importmeta-data•  ConnecttoOERs•  Integrate3rdparty

assessments

CourseTemplates

•  Centraltemplaterepository•  Pushupdatesacross

organizaGon

ReporGng•  Trackuseofcurriculum•  Ensurealignmentto

standards•  Quickviewofstudent

performancetrends

Leveraging the content to empower teachers and district leaders with powerful tools via itslearning.

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HISDResearchandAccountability

RESULTS, PowerUp PHASE 2, EOC - ENGLISH 1

Phase2campuses.ThepercentageofcampuseswhohadposiWve,negaWve,ornochangeinthepercentageofstudentsmeeWngthesaWsfactorystudentstandardfortheEnglishIEOCexamsfrom2014–2015to2015–2016.Phase2schoolscomparedtoschoolsnotyetimplemenEngPowerUp.

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HISDResearchandAccountability

RESULTS, PowerUp PHASE 2, EOC - ALGEBRA 1

Phase2campuses.ThepercentageofcampuseswhohadposiWve,negaWve,ornochangeinthepercentageofstudentsmeeWngthesaWsfactorystudentstandardfortheAlgebraIEOCexamsfrom2014–2015to2015–2016.Phase2schoolscomparedtoschoolsnotyetimplemenEngPowerUp.

Q u e s G o n s ?

StevenThreadgolditslearning