Comprehensive Learning Opportunities
Educational Opportunities and Access #AQuESTT
AQuESTT AQuESTT is: Accountability for a Quality Education System, Today and Tomorrow A framework for a quality education system An opportunity to address “accountability” based on Nebraska’s needs
The State Board believes that all students should have access to comprehensive instructional opportunities to be prepared for postsecondary education and career goals. Areas of Focus • Early Childhood • Comprehensive Learning Opportunities • Expanded Learning Opportunities Learning and Opportunities for credit • Blended bearing distance/virtual content
Early Childhood • Model will vary by district/community • Role of early childhood – Academic – Social and emotional needs – Children with special needs-special education and/or high ability learning – Networking with community-needs assessment?
Early Childhood • Developmental appropriate practice – Reaching all children – Integrating all content area – Growing as a community – Offering choices – Revisiting choices – Offering new challenges – Understanding each learners – Seeing the whole child
Early Childhood • Differentiating instruction • Assessing constantly • Pushing every child forward • Practices in Developmentally Appropriate Practice - DAP
Comprehensive Learning Opportunities • Internal-During the School Day • May carry over to before or after school • May use technology for: – Virtual field trips – Skype with other schools/same grade levels – Use of different computer programs, CODING
Comprehensive Learning Advanced Placement IB Cambridge Program Dual Credit Differentiate (Content, Process, Product) • Exploratory Units • • • • •
Differentiation Strategies • • • • • • • • •
Anchoring Activities Tiered Activities Think Tac Toe Scaffolding Think dots RAFTs Journaling Adjusted Questioning Investigations (ala CSI)
• • • • • • •
Cubing Menus Layered Curriculum Needs groups Multiple Intelligences Learning Styles Using Bloom’s taxonomy in technology activities
Online Sources • www.hoagiesgifted.com • http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/online_ hs.htm • http://nrocnetwork.org/ • http://www.montereyinstitute.org/
Expanded Learning Opportunities May begin during the school day After/before school Camps Summer school programs (community, ESU’s, community organizations) • Mini courses/HS School organizations • • • •
Expanded Learning Opportunities • Study – Sense of belonging – Quality of program – Increase of social competence – Increase in academic competence
Things to consider for Expanded Opportunities • • • •
How to develop talents How to address individual needs Transportation (after school or summer) Parental and community roles
Benefits • • • • •
3 generation effect Family unity Friendship with others Higher self-esteem Stronger teacher relationships – Study from “Project Promise”
Blended Learning • • • • • •
“Live”events Online content Collaboration Assessment Reference Materials Alternate Learning Experience
Blended Learning • Hybrid – Some online lessons – Face to face – Studies show blended has an increased academic effect (pure online v. pure face to face)
Blended • Students in a computer lab with facilitator • Students take online courses with content person from the school • “Team Teaching”- teacher online with a teacher on site (SKYPE)
Questions & Discussion
Mary Duffy, HAL Director [email protected]
Thank you! #AQuESTT
AQuESTT AQuESTT is: Accountability for a Quality Education System, Today and Tomorrow A framework for a quality education system An opportunity to address “accountability” based on Nebraska’s needs
The State Board believes that all students should have access to comprehensive instructional opportunities to be prepared for postsecondary education and career goals. Areas of Focus • Early Childhood • Comprehensive Learning Opportunities • Expanded Learning Opportunities Learning and Opportunities for credit • Blended bearing distance/virtual content
Early Childhood • Model will vary by district/community • Role of early childhood – Academic – Social and emotional needs – Children with special needs-special education and/or high ability learning – Networking with community-needs assessment?
Early Childhood • Developmental appropriate practice – Reaching all children – Integrating all content area – Growing as a community – Offering choices – Revisiting choices – Offering new challenges – Understanding each learners – Seeing the whole child
Early Childhood • Differentiating instruction • Assessing constantly • Pushing every child forward • Practices in Developmentally Appropriate Practice - DAP
Comprehensive Learning Opportunities • Internal-During the School Day • May carry over to before or after school • May use technology for: – Virtual field trips – Skype with other schools/same grade levels – Use of different computer programs, CODING
Comprehensive Learning Advanced Placement IB Cambridge Program Dual Credit Differentiate (Content, Process, Product) • Exploratory Units • • • • •
Differentiation Strategies • • • • • • • • •
Anchoring Activities Tiered Activities Think Tac Toe Scaffolding Think dots RAFTs Journaling Adjusted Questioning Investigations (ala CSI)
• • • • • • •
Cubing Menus Layered Curriculum Needs groups Multiple Intelligences Learning Styles Using Bloom’s taxonomy in technology activities
Online Sources • www.hoagiesgifted.com • http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/online_ hs.htm • http://nrocnetwork.org/ • http://www.montereyinstitute.org/
Expanded Learning Opportunities May begin during the school day After/before school Camps Summer school programs (community, ESU’s, community organizations) • Mini courses/HS School organizations • • • •
Expanded Learning Opportunities • Study – Sense of belonging – Quality of program – Increase of social competence – Increase in academic competence
Things to consider for Expanded Opportunities • • • •
How to develop talents How to address individual needs Transportation (after school or summer) Parental and community roles
Benefits • • • • •
3 generation effect Family unity Friendship with others Higher self-esteem Stronger teacher relationships – Study from “Project Promise”
Blended Learning • • • • • •
“Live”events Online content Collaboration Assessment Reference Materials Alternate Learning Experience
Blended Learning • Hybrid – Some online lessons – Face to face – Studies show blended has an increased academic effect (pure online v. pure face to face)
Blended • Students in a computer lab with facilitator • Students take online courses with content person from the school • “Team Teaching”- teacher online with a teacher on site (SKYPE)
Questions & Discussion
Mary Duffy, HAL Director [email protected]
Thank you! #AQuESTT
