Increasing Student Achievement Through Engaging Digital

Curriculum

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Presenters

Michael B. Horn Co-Founder and Distinguished Fellow Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation

Dorchester School District Two, SC

Camilla Liferidge-Pinckney High School Curriculum Coordinator

Kelly Purvis Middle School Curriculum Coordinator

Overview of today’s session:

Learn how engaging and motivating students improves academic achievement

Learn how implementing effective digital curriculum with active learning drives better student outcomes

Hear from district leaders with programs that successfully reach all students including those struggling and at-risk

Student motivation is critical

What motivates people

“People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill…

What motivates people

“People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill…

…they want a quarter-inch hole!" - Theodore Levitt

What motivates people

Student jobs to be done: 1. Experience success & make progress 2. Have fun with friends

What motivates people

Active learning = constant opportunities for success

Multiple modalities, representations builds success

Personalized = pitched at right level to build belief

Student control over pace, path builds agency

Right is right = Rigor, high expectations, true success

Builds knowledge so students can work together on projects, have fun with friends

Can embed mastery, success

Uses data to build, not shred, motivation

Digital learning can change the game If constructed well, it builds in motivation

Active and engaging

Clear goals, chunked for success

Testing & assessment

Progress to next grade, subject, or body of material

Receive results

Deliver content to students

Fixed-time, variable learning

Offer learning experiences to students

Testing & assessment Receive real-time interactive feedback

Progress to next body of material

Learning is fixed and time is variable

Mastery learning

Dorchester School District Two – Profile

25,948 students 3 High Schools 6 Middle Schools 15 Elementary Schools

48.2% of students live in poverty

Adult/Community Education Program

Alternative Program (Grades 6 – 12)

Awarded district-wide National Accreditation from the AdvancED Accreditation Commission

Racial Demographics, 2015 – 2016

Race Dorchester Two (%)

Black or African American

29.89%

White 55.39%

Hispanic or Latino 7.0%

Asian 1.70%

American Indian 0.34%

Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

0.27%

Two or More Races 5.38%

Digital curriculum used in every school program: Core Courses Credit Recovery Intervention/Remediation Evening and Summer Programs

Dorchester School District Two – Programs

Dorchester School District Two – Results 2016 End of Course Tests 90.3% of high school juniors earned National Careers Readiness Certificate for the ACT WorkKeys job skills assessment

Dorchester School District Two earned an absolute rating of “Excellent” for three consecutive years on the state report card ratings.

16 district schools received the Palmetto Gold Awards from the SC Department of Education and the SC Education Oversight Committee for outstanding student academic performance on state assessments.

District 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

2016 2015 2014 2013

87.8 85.9 84.6 80.7

2016 End of Course Tests

Percent of tests with scores of 70 or above on: Our District State

Algebra 1/Math for Technologies 2 84.0 82.4

English 1 85.4 78.9

Biology 1 82.1 75.9

US History and the Constitution 78.2 71.2

All Subjects 82.6 77.3

Digital curriculum is part of the school culture

Multi-tiered intervention

Positive reinforcement with growth mindset

Use data to assess, remediate, and accelerate

PD for teachers in order to help them change instructional model

Dorchester School District Two – Best Practices

Questions?

➢Effective digital curriculum

➢Actionable data

➢Partnership for success

Apex Learning: Experts in Digital Curriculum for Grades 6 - 12

More Learning Happens

www.ApexLearning.com

@michaelbhorn

@Dorchester_Two

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Thank You!

#StudentEngagement

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