Engagement Raises Achievement

Connecting the Curriculum to Kids’ Lives

• Overview

• Renzulli Profiler & My Activities

• Teacher Site

• Creating Virtual Assignments

• Classroom Management

• District-Level Access

• Q&A

Agenda

A “marriage” between…

…30 years & $30-million of R&D on enrichment learning and teaching…

and the programming and personalization power of the internet.

Where did the Idea come from ?

The 3-Ring Conception of Giftedness

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Drawing out Gifted Attributes in Students…

• In Certain People

• Under Certain Circumstances

• At Certain Times

Where did the Idea come from ?

NoCLB

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Our take…

Where did the Idea come from ?

… Wait until KINDERGARTEN

… THIS WEEK WE TOOK A TEST TO SEE IF WE’RE READY FOR THE TEST THAT TESTS OUR TEST SKILLS…

The Current Environment…

Where did the Idea come from ?

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AEngagementEngagement

EncouragementEncouragement

EnthusiasmEnthusiasm

AchievementAchievement

Renzulli earns students’ trust by first helping them identify their passions (i.e. relevance), then provides rigor

The three “E’s” raise achievement

Where did the Idea come from ?

2. Differentiation through matched resource utilization

4. Opportunities to contribute through the application of knowledge to real

world issues of personal interest

1. Motivation through an individualized strength assessment

3. Empowerment through an open-ended, portable learning environment

Inspiring Students to Learn, Dream, & Achieve

Fulton Participation

• All K-8 TAG students and teachers• 12 Elementary Schools

(Abbotts Hill, Campbell, Conley Hills, Crabapple Crossing, Lake Windward, Liberty Point, Mountain Park, New Prospect, Love T. Nolan, Renaissance, Spalding Drive Charter, Woodland Charter)

• 15 Middle Schools (Autrey Mill, Bear Creek, Camp Creek, Crabapple, Haynes Bridge, Holcomb Bridge, Renaissance, Ridgeview Charter, River Trail, Sandtown, Sandy Springs, Taylor Road, Webb Bridge, Paul D. West, Woodland)

Unique environments for the entire learning community:

• Students: Strength-based, differentiated content & work product creation tools

• Teachers: Classroom management, reporting, & accountability

• Parents: Read-only access to their child(ren)’s activity

• Managers: Administrator “Balcony View” of utilization

Engaging the Entire Community

Linking Students to Teachers

Students will be prompted to select their teachers at their first log in

Teacher Self-Select Rosters

“Authorized” teachers can self-select their student rosters from any registered student account

Student StrengthAssessment

Sample Strength Assessment

K-4 Ability-level Profiler

Sample Strength Assessment

Grade 5-12 Ability-level Profiler

Sample Strength Assessment

Spanish Language Profiler

Top 3InterestAreas

Top 3LearningStyles

Top 3ExpressionStyles

Six-years & 100,000 Hours Finding & Categorizing Resources…

Currently 30,000 resources categorized / catalogued by Interest, Learning & Expression Style, Grade & Ability level,

and the Georgia Performance Standards

Renzulli’s Curricular Database

30,000 Resources24,000 Online6,000 Offline

30,000 Resources24,000 Online6,000 Offline

Each child receivesapprox. 2,000

recommended resources

Each child receivesapprox. 2,000

recommended resources

Matching Resources to Learning Profiles

1,200 Total Virtual Field

Trips

1,200 Total Virtual Field

Trips

This child received48 VFT’s based on his

interests & learning style

This child received48 VFT’s based on his

interests & learning style

Strength-based Differentiation EngineTM

• Google Search of “freedom” yields:• 200mm results• Complete with

advertisements and uncertainty

• Requiring hours of surfing to find lesson-friendly sites

Let’s Take the Freedom example…

Freedom: 200mm

• Renzulli Search of “freedom” yields:• 179 results• Covering exploratory

opportunities, creativity & analytical “how-to” training, and work product creation

Freedom: 200mm >> 179

With human [educators] editorial help…

• Individual Student Searches of “freedom” yields:• 10 - 30 results • Categorized across

14 Enrichment areas• Filtered by the child’s

interest, learning, and expressions style

Freedom: 200mm >> 179 >> ~20

With human [educators] editorial help…

A search of the concept of “freedom” brings different activities to each student based on their top interest area, learning style and expression style…

Lynne’s Top 3 Interests:Reading :: Social Action :: Writing

Lynne’s interests in reading, writing, and social action are engaged by these

selected activities…

Lynne’s interests in reading, writing, and social action are engaged by these

selected activities…

A search of the concept of “freedom” brings different activities to each student based on their top interest area, learning style and expression style…

Frank’s Top 3 Learning Styles:Learning Games :: Technology :: Lecture

Franklin’s learning styles of games, technology, and lecture are engaged by

these selected activities…

Franklin’s learning styles of games, technology, and lecture are engaged by

these selected activities…

Lesson Planning Tools

Making the Web Accountable for Teachers…• Thumbnails for quick

analysis• All resources one-click

from an assessmentor work product

• Track student activity

Students become lifelong learners by building a portfolio of their favorite / best work over many years

Students upload their projects for safe, portable

storage

Students upload their projects for safe, portable

storage

Students build a Total Talent Portfolio over their

entire school career

Students build a Total Talent Portfolio over their

entire school career

Personalized, PortableTotal Talent Portfolios

Implementation Ideas

– Intermittent supplemental class-wide teacher presentations during a unit of instruction

– Computer center for students with classroom computers

– Class-wide visits to the computer lab

– Independent Study, Reading, or Inquiry time for individual students

– Strategic compacting throughout a unit of study

– 30-minute small group Wizard Project sessions

SignificantAchievement Gains

• In less than a semester (16-weeks) • With weekly access (2-3 hours / wk)

• Random Assignment Achievement Gap

Difference between pre and post Iowa Test of Basic Skills Reading Comprehension by group for all students

Reading Comprehension Results

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Your Turn

Comparing Learning Styles

• Group Work• Simulation• Peer Tutoring• Technology• Discussion• Lecture• Games• Programmed Instruction• Independent Study