Concept OverviewMarch 18, 2010

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• One teacher

• One classroom

• One pace

• One curriculum

• Totally varied student needs

Traditional Math Class

What if school looked like Snowmass?• 91 Trails

• 4 Levels of Difficulty

• 3 terrain parks

• 21 lifts

• Independent, small group, and large group learning

SUMMIT

BASE

If traditional school had a trail map, this is what it would look like:

One very stressed instructor

One trail

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What type of program is School of One?

9:30 - 10:30: Review FAQ and Ask an Expert

11:20– 12:20, 1:20-2:20 Carousel activity for

four modalities

School of One is a school model designed to provide students with personalized, effective, and dynamic classroom instruction customized to their particular academic needs, interests, and learning preferences.

What is School of One?

What type of program is School of One?

9:30 - 10:30: Review FAQ and Ask an Expert

11:20– 12:20, 1:20-2:20 Carousel activity for

four modalities

How does School of One work?

Students at a school are given diagnostic tests and surveys to determine a student profile of academic needs and preferences called a Playlist

Students cluster into groups based on needs (e.g. 20 students work on Skill 24, 5 work on Skill 32, etc.)

A scheduling algorithm determines the modality of instruction for that skill group and the best lesson in that modality (e.g. virtual instruction with Destination Math)

Students take a Playlist Update to assess mastery, which changes the clusters for the next day

Determine the Probability of Dependent Events

Connie’s Playlist

Ms. Ling’s Small Group Fractions Lesson

Ms. Edwards’ Large Group Circles Lesson

Mr. Johnson’s Small Group Probability Lesson

What’s in our Lesson Bank?

How does this come together?

What type of program is School of One?

9:30 - 10:30: Review FAQ and Ask an Expert

11:20– 12:20, 1:20-2:20 Carousel activity for

four modalities

Our summer pilot

One middle school in Chinatown

80 6th grade students (open enrollment)

5 weeks of instruction (4 40-minute periods per day

4 teachers, 4 student teachers, and 2 HS interns

5th – 7th grade lesson bank of over 1,000 lessons

• The average student was exposed to 11 of the 15 skills on their playlist.

• Each row represents a student, and each column is a skill.

• The average student was exposed to 11 of the 15 skills on their playlist.

• Each row represents a student, and each column is a skill.

• The colored boxes indicate skills that were included on each student’s playlist.

• The colored boxes indicate skills that were included on each student’s playlist.

• The average student mastered 6 skills, and showed improvement in 2 additional skills.

• Average Pre/post test scores increased from 42% to 70%.

• The average student mastered 6 skills, and showed improvement in 2 additional skills.

• Average Pre/post test scores increased from 42% to 70%.

Student demonstrated:• Mastery • Improvement • No change• Regression

Student demonstrated:• Mastery • Improvement • No change• Regression

What were the results?

15.8%