Focus on Student Engagement: Individual Learning Plans
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Focus on Student Engagement: Individual Learning Plans Todd Bloom, Ph.D Chief Academic Officer Hobsons Jim Bierma Program Director College Readiness Consortium University of Minnesota Texas Association of School Administrators January 31, 2012
Transcript of Focus on Student Engagement: Individual Learning Plans
Focus on Student Engagement:Individual Learning Plans
Todd Bloom, Ph.DChief Academic OfficerHobsons
Jim BiermaProgram DirectorCollege Readiness ConsortiumUniversity of Minnesota
Texas Association of School AdministratorsJanuary 31, 2012
• Background on ILPs– State Policies– Characteristics and Components
• Best Practices for ILP Implementation– Student Engagement– Networks of Student Support
• Data Collection and Analysis/Feedback Loops– Improving Student Outcomes– Improving Policies and Practices
• Q & A
AGENDAAGENDA
Background on Individual Learning Plans
• Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975) mandated Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for students receiving special education services.
• IEP characteristics:– Coordination of people and services – Student and parent engaged in planning process– Education plan developed around unique abilities and
needs of each student– Plan updated annually at a minimum– Plan considers academic and non-academic
ILP BackgroundILP Background
Shift towards ILPs for all students:– Success of IEPs, ineffectiveness of “1-size fits all”
– Increased focus and clarity on student achievement
– National and state reform agendas require data on student outcomes
– Goal of students graduating college and career ready
ILP BackgroundILP Background
All 50 states and the DC has an initiative that promotes college and career planning for HS students:
•25 states and DC mandate ILPs
•3 states mandate a guidance framework that does not include a formal planning document
•22 states do not have a mandate, but…
– 9 of them provide ILP models– 13 provide a guidance framework for districts to use
State PoliciesState Policies
2003 TX Personal Graduation Plan requires Personal Graduation Plans for students at risk of not receiving a diploma:
•“identify educational goals for the student;
•include diagnostic information, appropriate monitoring and intervention, and other evaluation strategies;
•include an intensive instruction program;
•address participation of the student’s parent or guardian, including consideration of the parent’s or guardian’s educational expectations for the student; and
•provide innovative methods to promote the student’s advancement, including flexible scheduling, alternative learning environments, on-line instruction, and other interventions that are proven to accelerate the learning process and have been scientifically validated to improve learning and cognitive ability.”
TX PolicyTX Policy
• Academic plan
• Academic, career and personal goals
• Career exploration
• Resume builder
• Regular updates (annually is most common)
• Personal reflection
Characteristics of ILP FrameworksCharacteristics of ILP Frameworks
• Personality and learning style assessments
• Identification of strengths and needs
• Action plan
• Service learning
• Link to learning support services
Characteristics of ILP FrameworksCharacteristics of ILP Frameworks
Best Practices for ILP Implementation
• Emphasize the individual in the ILP– Student learns about own learning strengths and needs
– Student has tools to explore academic, career and personal interests and to make goals
– Student owns planning, learning and outcomes
• Create a support team for each student– Parental/Guardian involvement
– Involve all appropriate staff in planning process
– Connect student to learning resources
– Peer support
ILPs that Engage StudentsILPs that Engage Students
Data Collection and Analysis/Feedback Loops
• Data Collection– K-12 information about each student: performance data,
courses, goals, exploration activities, extracurricular, etc.
– Postsecondary information: enrollment, performance and completion
• Data Analysis– Where did they go? Are they still there? Did they graduate?
– If they struggled, with what? Did they stop-out?
Using Data to Create a Feedback LoopUsing Data to Create a Feedback Loop
Washington Tech. Magnet: MCA Test ScoresWashington Tech. Magnet: MCA Test Scores
MPS Accelerated CourseworkMPS Accelerated Coursework
MPS Postsecondary EnrollmentMPS Postsecondary Enrollment
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