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Increasing Student Achievement Through Engaging Digital
Curriculum
(Edweek house slide)
Presenters
Michael B. Horn Co-Founder and Distinguished Fellow Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation
Dorchester School District Two, SC
Camilla Liferidge-Pinckney High School Curriculum Coordinator
Kelly Purvis Middle School Curriculum Coordinator
Overview of today’s session:
Learn how engaging and motivating students improves academic achievement
Learn how implementing effective digital curriculum with active learning drives better student outcomes
Hear from district leaders with programs that successfully reach all students including those struggling and at-risk
Student motivation is critical
What motivates people
“People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill…
What motivates people
“People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill…
…they want a quarter-inch hole!" - Theodore Levitt
What motivates people
Student jobs to be done: 1. Experience success & make progress 2. Have fun with friends
What motivates people
Active learning = constant opportunities for success
Multiple modalities, representations builds success
Personalized = pitched at right level to build belief
Student control over pace, path builds agency
Right is right = Rigor, high expectations, true success
Builds knowledge so students can work together on projects, have fun with friends
Can embed mastery, success
Uses data to build, not shred, motivation
Digital learning can change the game If constructed well, it builds in motivation
Active and engaging
Clear goals, chunked for success
Testing & assessment
Progress to next grade, subject, or body of material
Receive results
Deliver content to students
Fixed-time, variable learning
Offer learning experiences to students
Testing & assessment Receive real-time interactive feedback
Progress to next body of material
Learning is fixed and time is variable
Mastery learning
Dorchester School District Two – Profile
25,948 students 3 High Schools 6 Middle Schools 15 Elementary Schools
48.2% of students live in poverty
Adult/Community Education Program
Alternative Program (Grades 6 – 12)
Awarded district-wide National Accreditation from the AdvancED Accreditation Commission
Racial Demographics, 2015 – 2016
Race Dorchester Two (%)
Black or African American
29.89%
White 55.39%
Hispanic or Latino 7.0%
Asian 1.70%
American Indian 0.34%
Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0.27%
Two or More Races 5.38%
Digital curriculum used in every school program: Core Courses Credit Recovery Intervention/Remediation Evening and Summer Programs
Dorchester School District Two – Programs
Dorchester School District Two – Results 2016 End of Course Tests 90.3% of high school juniors earned National Careers Readiness Certificate for the ACT WorkKeys job skills assessment
Dorchester School District Two earned an absolute rating of “Excellent” for three consecutive years on the state report card ratings.
16 district schools received the Palmetto Gold Awards from the SC Department of Education and the SC Education Oversight Committee for outstanding student academic performance on state assessments.
District 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate
2016 2015 2014 2013
87.8 85.9 84.6 80.7
2016 End of Course Tests
Percent of tests with scores of 70 or above on: Our District State
Algebra 1/Math for Technologies 2 84.0 82.4
English 1 85.4 78.9
Biology 1 82.1 75.9
US History and the Constitution 78.2 71.2
All Subjects 82.6 77.3
Digital curriculum is part of the school culture
Multi-tiered intervention
Positive reinforcement with growth mindset
Use data to assess, remediate, and accelerate
PD for teachers in order to help them change instructional model
Dorchester School District Two – Best Practices
Questions?
➢Effective digital curriculum
➢Actionable data
➢Partnership for success
Apex Learning: Experts in Digital Curriculum for Grades 6 - 12
More Learning Happens
www.ApexLearning.com
@michaelbhorn
@Dorchester_Two
@Apex_Learning
Thank You!
#StudentEngagement
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