Overcoming the Challenges of Urban Education

Student Engagement and Staff Challenges

Presented by Todd Bloom, Shaun Fanning, Laurie Cordova

Student Characteristics

11,000,000 students

Student Needs

What unique needs do urban students have?

How should schools respond?

Two critical issues for urban students that aspire to attend college

1. College Knowledge2. “Non-cognitive” Factors

College Knowledge

• What college is like• What it takes to get there • How to prepare, select, apply and pay• What it takes to succeed

Non-cognitive factors and college readiness

“what matters most for college graduation is not which courses students take, or what their test scores are, but how well students perform in those courses, as measured by their high school course grades”

“In addition to measuring students’ content knowledge and core academic skills, grades also reflect the degree to which students have demonstrated a range of academic behaviors, attitudes, and strategies that are critical for success in school and in later life”

Teaching Adolescents To Become LearnersThe Role of Non-cognitive Factors in Shaping School Performance: A Critical Literature Review

Non-cognitive factors

• Motivation• Belief• Grit• Self-regulation• Social skills• Peer and parental support networks

Our Goal

Better support urban school systems in helping students obtain college knowledge and improve non-cognitive factors that positively impact college graduation

Student Engagement

Implementation of Roadtrip Nation Interview Archive

• Career Day• Guidance Offices• Advisory Periods• Parents’ Night• Pair with Assessments• ELA Writing Assignments

Inspiring Students to Take Ownership of their Learning

Data for Schools

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