Webinar sponsorizzato da Istation che fornisce curriculi
digitali per sviluppare abilità di lettura e comprensione di testi a scuole
elementari. Sono intervenuti Presidi di due scuole (Stringfellow Elementary
school in Georgia + Sunset ELementay
school) che hanno migliorato nettamente il rendimento dei loro
alunni.
Trattandosi di scuole ‘low performing’ con un bacino di utenza svantaggiato che hanno
raggiunto risultati notevoli (aumenti percentuali a 3 cifre) nello sviluppo
delle abiltà di lettura e comprensione di testi in alunni, mi sembra
interessante vedere gli step che hanno seguito per arrivare a tali risultati.
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Selezione del curriculo (ovvero analisi dei
software adatti a risolvere il loro problema)
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Articolazione oraria che supporta il curricolo
scelto
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Garanzia di un comportamento docente adatto al
curricolo scelto
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Implementazione dei livelli benchmark per vedere
come gli alunni rispondono all’istruzione impartita
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Analisi dei
dati(per prendere decisioni didattiche informate)
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Interventi per piccoli gruppi omogenei per
recupero delle carenze specifiche di ognuno
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Monitoraggio costante, supporto ed incoraggiamento
dei docenti
Il curriculo digitale consente di far lavorare gli
studenti nella zona del loro sviluppo prossimale affinché
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Abbiano l’istruzione di cui hanno bisogno
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Lo scaffolding sia adeguato
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Le attività sono sia digitali che su carta
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Insegnamento guidato da feedback grazie a
tecnologia digitale
Di nuovo abbiamo studenti che si muovono ad un ritmo
adatto determinato da un profilo dati personalizzato che aiuta i docenti a
prioritizzare le oportunità obiettivo grazie ad un curricolo digitale preparato da un team di professionisti che dedica il suo tempo solo a questo scopo, non deve, allo stesso tempo insegnare sic!). Schede rapporto sugli studenti aiutano i docenti a decidere cosa fare (es valutare ed identificare i bisogni) e
forniscono agli stessi materiale per intervenire a piccoli gruppi. Anche i
genitori hanno accesso ad un portale dedicato con risorse in spagnolo (per una
comunità prevalentemente spagnola).
slide della presentazione qui sotto
Qui sotto gli appunti in inglese
Stringfellow Elementary school in Georgia + Sunset ELementay school
Crisis= danger + opportunity
2 leaders who turned challege into opportunity (one of the
low performing school turned into a high scoring school in a year)
Head Principal of this school
3rd year in the school , background info soth west georgia,
rural area one in 10 schools, demographic 80% africa- american other
nationalities 135 Ss
Low performance school, (from 2 to four)
Low achievement à
low school pclimate (low parent involvment/poor school climate/lost faith among
staff, dicippline referrals/ very low opportunity school list/ takeover risk)
they wanted to turn int inoto preK
Scores all below 40% in 2nd 3rd 4th 5th yr (reading + comp) comp between 10 25%
Stuff needed assistance,
lack of focus on phonics and decoding (comprehhension
hindered by lack of reading ability)
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1 select the curriculum (find what out there is
going to meet your need) curr chioces, lots of reading software
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2 schedule support (important yr master
schedules match support curriculum you chose) same for software program
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3 ensure fidelity of instruction (after choosing
the curr U need to be sure teaching matches it) Teachers must change their
methods, conversation with teachers ‘do the best at the end of the year we’ll
check if it doesn’t work we’ll see)
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4 implement some benchmarkers (1 begininng 1
before Xmas 1 in May) to analyze and see of Students respond to Teaching
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Analyze yr data (do not do assesement just
becuase you must do it and use tem to meke instrucitonal decision)
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Provide intervention (group Ss) first 30 minutes
of the day (best time) group Ss in 6 and every T was got a group, tackle what
they needed – fluency, decoding) - use
all PC on the campus, in order to provide best intervention
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Inspect what we expect – moniot monitor monitor
communicate concern with the staff, vast majorty of Ts want to do their best,
encourage Ts need to know they’re doing well, support area of weekness
How things changed: graphs show improvments (305% improvement end 2nd year) in 2 years
Reading fluency (1st grade in 3rd grade 2nd grade from 15%
to 38%)
What does the data say? reading comp 267% 200% strong
improvements
Data support the turnaround we
had
Increase in the test
After 3 yrs of implementation the situation of turning
school into preK, leading school, not longer the county’s lowest
They’re the talk of the town
Head of the school has been given another school – anytime school
doens’t get results Ts feel defeated
Implement in benchmark assessment : analyze data and provide
intervention to get where you want to get
The benchmark assesment motivate Ts to obtain results form
the Ss (they look forward to see their Ss improve)
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Adaptive curr
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Formative assessment
Digital curriculum tat identifies each S’s zone of proximal
development,
S get instruction they need
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Purposeful instr+
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Layered scaffolding
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Digital and print activitie
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Responsive reteaching thanks to digital based
tech
S move at their own pace –
personalized data profile taht helps Ts to prioritize target opportunities
Implement data with
administrators
Ss report cards help Ss to decide
what to do (evaluate, identify need etc)
Reports help Ts to Target individual
S’s needs, deliver individual intervention, document intervention
Ts can dowload intervention Tg
activities for small groups
There’s also a parents’portal
(resources are also availabel in Spanish)
R based intervention provided by Istation (speaker) KAREN INGRAM
National Education Consultant
QUESTIONS-ANSWERS
How was fidelity ensured? How did
you get Tg onboard? WHat did you do with Ts that di not get on board? You need
everybody to get where you want (communication strategies) + positive data
(motivating)
Morning intervention was 1:1
PC? Several small groups (4-6) Ss grouped to take advance of resources
Professional development : did you
have to provide new one? Ongoing prfessional Lg. Ts meeting, formulating
assesment. Combination of training and meeting
Ss not progressing? increase time or change trainig monitoring for
a week
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