LeveragingAlignedInstructionalMaterialstoImpactStudentAchievement
OfficeofAcademics
SCSHighSchoolEnglishPlan
Thequalityofinstructionalmaterialsinourclassroomshasalargeimpactonstudentlearning.
“Thereisstrongevidencethatthechoiceofinstructionalmaterialshaslargeeffectson
studentlearning–effectsthatrivalinsizethosethatareassociatedwithdifferencesinteacher
effectiveness.” Chingos&Whitehurst,
ChoosingBlindly:InstructionalMaterials,TeacherEffectiveness,andtheCommonCore
• IntroductionandRationale• Request• CostofInvestment
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Agenda
MaintainingGrowthRequiresContinuedInvestment
Overthelasttwoschoolyears,wehavemadestrategicdecisionsthathavepositivelyimpactedhighschoolliteracy:• Extensiverevisionstothedistrictcurriculummaps• Providinghigh-quality,standards-alignedinstructioningrades
6-8,allowingstudentstoenterhighschoolwithknowledgeandstrategiesnotseenbefore.
Toprovideequityforhighschoolliteracyteachers,wewanttocontinuetoprovidethesamelevelofsupportwithinstructionalmaterialsfor9-12thatweareprovidingfor6-8.
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CurrentHighSchoolUnits
Course 1stQuarter 2ndQuarter 3rdQuarter 4thQuarter
EnglishI ToKillaMockingbird
CivilRightsandRomeoandJuliet
TheOdyssey Fahrenheit451
EnglishII Rhetoric EdgarAllenPoe JuliusCaesar Henrietta’sDance
EnglishIII TheScarletLetter Hamlet
AMorePerfectUnionandTranscendent-alism
AmericanDreamandTheGreatGatsby
EnglishIV AHerowithaThousandFaces
Gulliver’sTravelsandCanterburyTales
ResearchUnit(PCGPathsModule12.3)
PublicEducation,ThenandNow
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Agenda
• IntroductionandRationale• Request• CostofInvestment
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OurBigBets
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Standards-Aligned
CurriculumResources
PrintedStudentandTeacherMaterials
LearnZillionSupportsEffectiveInstruction
Standards-AlignedResources:• LearnZillionisadigitalplatformthattranslateshigh-quality,
standards-alignedcurriculumtounpacked,scaffoldedlessonsforteachers.
• Theunitmaterialsincludeteachingnotes,lessonslides,qualityworksamples,studentguidebooks,andunitreaders.
• Thesupplementtoourcurriculumensuresthatstudentsareengagingwithcomplextext,supportedbyrigorous,yetintentionalquestionsandtasks.
Thecurriculumunitscannotbeaccessedorpurchasedindividually,effectiveJuly2018.
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TheNEWLearnZillionPlatformprovidesmoreresourcesandtheabilitytocustomizecomponents:• LearnZillionslidesandteachingnotescannowbemodifiedtofittheneedsofSCSstudents.
• SCScurriculumwritersareabletoaddinunitstocreateauniversalaccessforteachers.
• Teacherloginsgrantaccesstoassessmentresourcesthatcanbeassignedtostudents.
• StudentloginsallowstudentstopracticereadingandansweringEnglishquestionsinanonlineenvironment.
• Boththeteacherloginsandstudentloginsgrantaccesstodigitallibraries.
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LearnZillionSupportsEffectiveInstruction
PrintedMaterialsfromXanEduSaveTimeforTeachers
XanEduisaneducationalpublisherthatisthesolesourceofprintedstudentmaterialsfromLouisianaBelieves.• Students:
– Individualcopiesofrequiredtextsandworksheets.Thesematerialsalignwithlessonplansandinstructionalcomponentsandallowstudentstoannotateandhighlightduringthelesson.
• Teachers:– Individualcopiesofallgradelevelstudentmaterialsthatalignwithlessonplansandinstructionalcomponents.TheseprintedmaterialsallowTeacherstoannotateandhighlightwhilepreparingforthelesson.
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• IntroductionandRationale• Request• CostofInvestment
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Agenda
CostofInvestment
LearnZillionPlatformUserLicenses $186,000ProfessionalDevelopment $106,500
Total $292,500
XanEduStudentMaterialsStudentEditions $911,607.32TeacherEditions $7,282.00
Total $918,889.32
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TotalCosts:$1,211,389.32
CurricularResources PrintedMaterials
Theincreasedinvestmentthisyearisduetothreemainfactors:1. LearnZillionplatformaccess2. Twoadditional9-weekunits3. ProvidingprintedTeacher’sEditions
ShelbyCountySchools
CurriculumAssociates
CurriculumAssociatesiReadymaterialsareusedaspartofthedistrictsRTI2implementation.RTI2isbuiltonthepremisethathigh-qualityinstructionandinterventionsareguidedbystudentneedsandperformancedata.
Grade-LevelInstruction
DifferentiatedInstruction
ADelicateBalance
ESSA
CurriculumAssociatesconductedcomprehensiveresearchthatprovidesevidencethati-Ready
InstructionmeetscriteriaforESSALevel3:PromisingEvidence,with
favorableeffects.Thestudydemonstratedthatstudentswho
usei-ReadyInstructionexperiencedgreaterlearning
gainsthanstudentswhodidnotusetheprogram.
Adaptive Assessment • AdaptiveDiagnostic• StandardsMasteryAssessment• GrowthMonitoring• ReadingandMath
Personalized Learning & Intervention
• PersonalizedInstruction• AddressSkillDeficits• GuaranteedDifferentiation• ReadingandMath
StandardsMastery
Reading and Math: Grades 2-8
Two assessments per standard
6-10 items per assessment
Administrator controlled
Itemtypeexamples:
Non-TraditionalMultipleSelect
• MatchingTables
• OrderedResponse
• DropdownList
• InlineChoice
• NumberLine
• ImageAssociation&Mapping(Drag&Drop)
• HotText,SelectText,ReorderTextOrderEvidence-BasedSelectedResponse
Open-Ended
• ShortResponse
• Fill-inTables
• Equation/NumericEntry
• GraphingandGraphingInteraction
ü Blendofconstructed,open-ended,andselectedresponseitems
ü Broadrangeofaudio,video,andimagery
ü Complex,authentictexts
ü Graphs,equations,andtexthighlighting.
StandardsMastery:ExtensiveTechnologyEnhancedItems
Tech-EnhancedItems Math
Tech-EnhancedItems Reading
Tech-EnhancedItems Math
Tech-EnhancedItems Reading
StandardsMasteryReport:District
DataLeadstoInstruction
StandardsMasteryReport:School
DataLeadstoInstruction
StandardsMasteryReports:Class
DataLeadstoInstruction
SampleClass
ItemAnalysisbyClassandStudent
DataLeadstoInstruction
DataLeadstoInstruction
GradeLevelStandardsAcademicBehaviorsFlexibleInstruction
DataLeadstoInstruction
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