What's new and exciting is how blended learning in the classroom is being integrated with OST activities to close
math learning gaps.
Topics of discussion include: • Creating, executing, and evaluating measureable goals and benchmarks to ensure TRUE college and career readiness • Scaling implementation of programs to assess student growth and close
math learning gaps • Building teacher capacity through TRUE professional learning communities and collaborative internal support systems • Leading a district - wide mindset shift toward ensuring lifelong learning for both adults and students All school and district - based leaders, and K - 12 educators are invited to attend.
When combining digital curriculum that provides formative assessment data with everyday instructional practices, educators are equipped to address
math learning gaps in real - time.
But the performance of the A + Plan improves when schools are assigned significantly different grades.The
math learning gap between A and C schools was 11 percent; between A and D schools it was 14 percent, and the gap between A and F schools differed by 25 percent of a standard deviation.
Not exact matches
The study also found that factors including family background, health, home
learning, parenting and early care and education explained over half the
gaps in reading and
math ability between children in the lowest versus highest socioeconomic strata.
At this time, advisers will also review key benchmark assessments in language arts and
math and will plan any interventions that may be necessary to address
learning gaps or credit deficiencies.
Maths Pathway caters to each student's individual level by identifying their knowledge, as well as any
gaps in their
learning, across the F - 10 curriculum.
One of LPS's lead
math teachers, Mike Fauteux, wanted to improve student engagement and address his students» individual
learning gaps, so he began experimenting with new instructional practices that used Google Sheets and OER to provide students with self - guided
learning experiences.
Working on just a few problems daily (or more, if your child enjoys
math) can help students of all ages close the
gaps in their
math skills, preserve what they
learned during the previous school year, and prepare for the next.
Students with a growth mindset were more motivated to
learn and exert effort, and outperformed those with a fixed mindset in
math — a
gap that continued to increase over the two - year period.
Regular readers of my blog know that this is not because I'm convinced they're the answer to the «achievement
gap» or to driving up
math and reading scores, but because chartering offers an opportunity to rethink how we go about teaching,
learning, and schooling.
Could some of the strategies that are being used as a way to get more students into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Maths)
learning be actually making the
gap between those who are interested and those who aren't wider?
Our
math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state - of - the - art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and
learning gaps.
Steps along the way have included: The problem with levels -
gaps in basic numeracy skills identified by rigorous diagnostic testing, Forgetting is necessary for
learning, desirable difficulties and the need to dissociate learning and performance, Going SOLO on the journey towards deep learning, How do we make John Hattie's «Visible Learning» work i
learning, desirable difficulties and the need to dissociate
learning and performance, Going SOLO on the journey towards deep learning, How do we make John Hattie's «Visible Learning» work i
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Learning» work in
maths?
We improved our reading pass rate at Clark Elementary School, in Charlottesville, Va., from 56 percent to 78 percent and our
math pass rate from 63 percent to 82 percent on our Virginia Standards of
Learning assessments, meeting all of our federal Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) for each of our subgroups and
gap groups in just one year.
This might result from
gaps in prerequisite knowledge or each student's feelings towards their own ability to
learn math.
n The report highlights data such as fourth grade reading scores, eighth grade
math results and Kentucky's college - and career - readiness results showing a 30 percentage - point
gap between students based on English language proficiency, a 25 percentage - point
gap between African American and white students, a 20 percentage - point
gap based on identified
learning differences and also family income, and a 10 percentage - point
gap between Hispanic students and their white peers.
The FACS teachers
learned the importance of recognizing and teaching embedded
math concepts using correct mathematical terms and calculations; they also developed extended applications to assist students in bridging the
gap between traditional classroom
math and career - infused mathematics.
The
gap of 32 points separating average black and white eighth graders represents about three years» worth of
math learning.
Most notably, students are gaining an additional 17 days of
learning in reading and have closed the
gap in
math.
If early - elementary - age students had more opportunities to experience success and parity with peers (particularly in areas other than
math and reading, where large performance
gaps between students at this age are common), they would be less likely to give up on school
learning.
A recent study examined how much of the achievement
gap in
math between rich and poor 15 - year - old students can be attributed to what material the kids are
learning in school, and it found, across 33 countries, that schools are teaching rich kids vastly different
math content than poor kids.
The book is orchestrated beautifully, encompassing critical components: challenges,
learning progressions,
math content, pedagogy, and practical next steps to close the achievement
gap.
For example, they will acknowledge that it takes years to
learn academic English and, in the next breath, bluster over the «achievement
gaps» of English learners with graduation rates and national reading and
math assessments.
In
math, reading, English Language Arts, science, special education and professional
learning, Cambium solutions close performance
gaps and transform struggling students into proficient, confident learners.
At both the elementary and middle school, the team is increasing data transparency to drive personalization of instruction and purposeful student choice so that students can simultaneously close academic
gaps in
math and reading and develop the necessary student agency skills to drive their own
learning.
Further, particular aspects of teachers» professional community — a shared sense of intellectual purpose and a sense of collective responsibility for student
learning — were associated with a narrowing of achievement
gaps in
math and science among low - and middle - income students.14 Strong professional
learning communities require leadership that establishes a vision, creates opportunities and expectations for joint work, and finds the resources needed to support the work, including expertise and time to meet.15 Collaborative teacher teams can improve practice together by: 16
Ziegler determined that DreamBox
Learning could easily narrow in on the
gaps, providing teachers with real - time feedback that they could use to enhance students»
math performance.
They are linked to specific
math concepts to help you and your child's teacher discover any
gaps and map out what your child is ready to
learn next.
When implemented faithfully, Eureka
Math will dramatically reduce
gaps in student
learning, instill persistence in problem solving, and prepare students to understand advanced
math.
Today that is changing as we
learn more about the
gap that occurs in key
math and reading skills during the summer.
Whether in an elementary
math lesson or a secondary social studies lesson, teachers must scaffold content, process, and product on the basis of student needs, setting aside time to meet with small groups of students to address
gaps in
learning.
With all the content teachers are asked to «cover», it is easy to understand how difficult it could be to carefully assess each child to determine if there are
gaps in the foundation skills that allow
math learning to be fun and successful.
There already exist model catch - up programs and policies that systems and institutions can
learn from: California State University at Long Beach has pioneered a partnership to deliver bridge courses to close student - readiness
gaps; Illinois has passed legislation requiring the development of transitional
math courses across the state; and Tennessee has increased the scale of its Seamless Alignment and Integrated
Learning Support, or Sails, program from a single district in 2012 to over 17,000 students statewide in the 2016 - 17 school year.
(http://www.senatorphilpavlov.com/commentary-how-we-are-reinventing-states-outmoded-education-system/) What Sen. Pavlov fails to mention is that gaining a spot on the state's «achievement
gap list» is no measure of any sort of educational or
learning issue — its simply an indication that a school's students have not met a predetermined goal, set by the state (not teachers), with respect to standardized test scores in
math or reading.
Are you confident that your
math intervention program is putting your students on track to successfully close
learning gaps and meet state standards?
Two years ago, numeracy coach Colleen Dorsey and her team set out to close
learning gaps for K - 5
math students in Westport Elementary and get them on track to meet state standards.
A service for ages 13 - 21 to
learn math and literacy, and address
gaps in
learning for the coming school year.
Candidate explanatory factors explained just over half the gradients, with family background factors explaining 8 % to 13 %, health factors 4 % to 6 %, home
learning environment 18 %, parenting style / beliefs 14 % to 15 %, and early education 6 % to 7 % of the
gaps between the lowest versus highest quintiles in reading and
math.
Family background, health, home
learning, parenting, and early care and education factors explain over half the
gaps in reading and
math ability between US children in the lowest versus highest socioeconomic status quintiles, suggesting a need for comprehensive early interventions.