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Differentiating with TechnologyWashington Local Schools & eSpark Learning

2017 OSBA Capital Conference • November 13, 2017

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Dr. Susan Hayward, Ph.D.Superintendent

Matt BirdsallStrategic Account Manager

[email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]

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﹢ Background information

﹢ Background on Washington Local Schools

﹢ Decision to integrate personalized learning plans

﹢ Description of blended learning model

﹢ Professional development & support

﹢ How to build buy-in to build the foundation for program success

﹢ Successes & results

﹢ Q&A

Today’s agenda

BACKGROUND

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Background Information Washington Local Schools & eSpark Learning

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@SuptHaywardWashington Local Schools

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WASHINGTON LOCAL BACKGROUND

Washington Local Schools

Location – Toledo, Ohio

Enrollment – 7,101 students in grades K-12

eSpark Implementation – 200 students eSparking in grades 7 - 8

Frontier Implementation – 1,724 students using Frontier in grades 4 - 6

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Integrating personalized learning plans for SPED students

During the 2016 - 2017 school year, the district partnered with eSpark Learning to launch a pilot at the junior high schools for students with special needs.

eSpark is a software that individualizes student instruction through the use of technology. Because each child’s learning needs are different, the program complements classroom instruction to ensure each student is receiving content at their level.

DECISION TO INTEGRATE PERSONALIZED LEARNING PLANS

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DECISION TO INTEGRATE PERSONALIZED LEARNING PLANS

Integrating personalized learning plans for SPED students

﹢ Reach every student

﹢ Meet the needs of all learners

for life changing outcomes

﹢ Closing the gap

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INTRODUCTION TO eSPARK LEARNING

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INTRODUCTION TO eSPARK LEARNING

Our Scope in OhioWashington Local Schools

Cleveland Municipal SD

Youngstown City Schools

Eaton Community SD

Findlay City Schools

Greenville City Schools

National Trail Local SD

Tri-County North Local SD

Vandalia Butler

Newark City Schools

Beavercreek City Schools

Crooksville

Preble Shawnee

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Introduction to eSpark

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Re-imagine learning so it’s student-centered, enabling students to

succeed in school and life.

INTRODUCTION TO eSPARK

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Differentiation is daunting...


In a 7th grade classroom with 24 students, the traditional approach

assumes all students are working at a 7th grade level.

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The classroom teacher might attempt to differentiate by grouping

students who are low, or high, achieving relative to their peers.

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By analyzing students’ assessment data, eSpark provides teachers an

accurate portrait of the differentiated learning levels in

their classroom.

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eSpark Learning’s Mission: Meet Every Learner


READING GRADE LEVEL

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Problem Solved?


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Content Curation

Text Complexity

Intuitiveness

Alignment

Risk Factors

Scaffolding of Learning

Student Engagement

eSpark’s Learning Design team uses this rubric to ensure that each lesson includes rigorous

and engaging apps for a specific standard.


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How do we meet the needs of all learners?

Take Your Current Data

Analyze data from third party assessments.

Create individual goals

Create goals based on student's’ highest need standards/skills.

Curate content

Learning design team source best of the best instructional videos and iOS apps.


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ENHANCEMENT TRANSFORMATION

Substitution

Technology acts as a direct tool substitute

with no functional change.

Augmentation

Technology acts as a direct tool substitute

with functional improvement.

Modification

Technology allows for significant redesign of

the task.

Redefinition

Technology allows for the creation of new

tasks, previously inconceivable.

AUTOMATING INFORMING

eSpark Student ExperienceQuiz Framing

VideoInstructional

Video

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iOS Apps Quiz Creative Challenge


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sioEAskZUls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sioEAskZUls

Student Success

School

Math

ELA

Life

Growth Mindset

Creativity

Communication

Critical Thinking

eSPARK SUCCESSES & RESULTS

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What are students at Washington Local saying?

I like eSpark because it brings my grades up and

helps me learn more things about reading

– 8th Grader

The cute little creature that you give high fives

toʞ

– 8th Grader

I like it because it can help you learn stuff that is

hard for you.

– 7th Grader


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eSpark can be used in a variety of different instructional models.


Whole Class

Split Class

Targeted Instruction

Station Rotation

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Data to Drive Instruction


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eSpark Beat


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Introduction to Frontier

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﹢ Unpack and meet rigor of new ELA

standards - Reading and Writing

﹢ Supplement core curriculum

﹢ Integrate science or social studies

﹢ Engage students who are easily bored …

﹢ … with diverse needs

INTRODUCTION TO FRONTIER

Planning a lesson


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Quality > Quantity


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Frontier has an independent and classroom mode

Classroom mode

Independent mode


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Classroom Mode

Build better readers and writers through inquiry-based lessons

Students develop critical thinking skills through writing responses

Students stay engaged with real world non-fiction resources

All students grow with leveled texts and supports

Teachers can customize and create to meet classroom needs

FRONTIER: CLASSROOM MODE

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﹢ Core ELA

﹢ Reading Info Text & Writing

﹢ Teacher Led


What does it look like in a classroom?

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Teachers can select a lesson with curated content for a particular learning standard or topic & select writing type

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Teachers can customize Frontiers by adding or removing resources, editing notes, and editing writing responses


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Student Feedback drives refinement of curation


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Check for comprehension and inform instruction with Frontier’s formative assessments

After completing an activity in Frontier, students respond to a standards-aligned poll question to demonstrate their learning

Teachers view classroom results in real-time to get a pulse on student understanding


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Students see...


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Teachers can share how the class voted

Teachers see...


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Teachers can highlight the right response to guide classroom discussion

Teachers see...


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Independent Mode

Spark creativity with authentic projects about topics students love

Students choose topics they want to learn about based on independent reading level

Students stay engaged with real world non-fiction resources

Students work independently on level topics

Links into GSuite for real-world applications and practice

FRONTIER: INDEPENDENT MODE

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Independent Frontier Mode

Webb’s Depth of Knowledge

CHOOSE

Guiding question

DISCOVER

Read & synthesize multiple texts

CREATE

Authentic writing response

FRONTIER: INDEPENDENT MODE

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Professional Development & Support

“You guys might as well be in my room with me. It’s almost creepy how good you are.”

24/7 Partner Support Team

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & SUPPORT

Manager of Customer Support

Customer Support Specialist

School Technology Manager

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Administrator Dashboard


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Where would you put yourself on this scatterplot?


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17 teachers in a real eSpark PD session :


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Ongoing Support


Teacher Resource Center Webinars Email Updates

Micro-credentials Support Team

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Teacher and Administrator Buy-in

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TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR BUY-IN

How WLS leveraged program data to build teacher and administrator buy-in, to build the foundation for program success

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Successes and Results with eSpark


Teachers at WLS face a large breadth of student needs

Students in one 7th grade classroom at Washington Local worked on PK-5th

grade content

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Students login to eSpark about 3.1 times per week

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Mastering a standard in eSpark

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1,003 Standards Mastered

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NWEA MAP Analysis

NWEA MAP ANALYSIS

Achievement Impact Methodology

+ DATA comes from NWEA MAP

○ A rigorous, adaptive, and respected non-profit assessment

○ Independent validation

+ Percentile gains

○ Benchmarks growth relative to similar students nationwide

○ Average growth means no change in percentiles

○ There are 82 eSparking students with Fall and Spring test scores

+ Share of expected fall growth

○ NWEA reports an expected amount of growth given an average school year for each student based on her Fall scores

○ We compare how every student grew relative to expectations in areas she targeted in eSpark relative to areas she did not

target

○ There are 68 students that meet the criteria for Goal/NonGoal growth

+ Growth correlated with eSpark usage

○ We measure percentile shift and correlate with the number of missions completed

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Students outpaced their peers

NWEA MAP ANALYSIS

Average = 12

Average = 14

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Students shifted 2 percentiles

NWEA MAP ANALYSIS

Between the Fall and Spring assessments, Washington Local eSpark students gained 2

national percentile points

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+ Typically, percentile growth is zero for a given student.

+ This is true even when students learn new content because percentiles are relative.

+ As a group, Washington Local eSpark students grew faster than their peers nationwide

Percentile growth by subject

NWEA MAP ANALYSIS

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Percentile growth by grade

NWEA MAP ANALYSIS

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Percentile growth by grade

NWEA MAP ANALYSIS

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We can tease out the eSpark effect on student growth

+ We have been looking at Percentile Gains which capture learning across

all domains.

+ Students typically do not use eSpark for all domains within a given

discipline.

+ How do we know that eSpark is effective in the domains it targets?

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Students grew 90% more in their eSpark focus areas

100% of Annual ExpectationThis is where students should be by June

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Breakdown by Subject

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Breakdown by Grade Band

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Breakdown by Grade

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Students who completed more eSpark missions showed stronger academic gains

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Q&A

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CLOSING

Dr. Susan Hayward, Ph.D.Superintendent

Matt BirdsallStrategic Account Manager

[email protected]

Thank you!

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