Meadows Valley & Student Centered Learning
Updated 2021
Table of Contents
What is Mastery Education Slide 3
What is IMEN Slide 4
Defining Mastery Ed Slide 5
Comparing Traditional Ed to Competency Based Slide 6
21st Century Citizens Slide 7
Graphic of Personalized Learning Slide 8
Competency Ed & Personalized Learning Slide 9
Cartoon Mastery Learning Slide 10
Schools in Idaho using Mastery Ed Slide 11
Our District Data Slide 12
Graphic Value of PL at MVSD Slide 13
Intro to Summit Learning Platform Slide 14
Vocab list for Summit Slide 15
Formative & Summative Grading Slide 19
Dual Credit vs AP Slide 20
Presentation Info from 8/24/17 meeting Slide 21
Past Community Meeting Dates Slide 22
MVSD Personalized Learning Pillars Slide 23
Summit Meeting 2/28/18 Video link Slide 24
Summit & Student Privacy Slide 25
What is Mastery Education?
Mastery Education is a student centered learning education system where student progress is based upon a student’s demonstration of mastery of competencies and content, not seat time or the age or grade level of the student
A student can accelerate through concepts and skills they have mastered and receive more time and support in areas where that may be more difficult. The new system is comprehensive and can include fundamental changes in schedules, calendars, assessment, and grading.
What is IMEN?
Mastery Ed.
What we know...
Students need skills...
Moving towards 21st Century Citizens
Things to think about:
What do our kids need beyond root knowledge?
Why do our kids need essential thinking skills?
Where will our kids compete in the 21st Century workforce?
What do you wish to see your kid become beyond a student?
Why are these things important?
Competency Education and Personalized Learning
Learning through Mastery creates Learners
for LIFE!
Aim high
19 Districts
32 Schools
The Idaho Mastery Education Network Link can be found at: http://www.sde.idaho.gov/mastery-ed/index.html Wish to share your ideas? Click this link http://tinyurl.com/MasteryParentSurvey to take a quick survey!
In Idaho 19 School Districts joined the Cohort to pursue Mastery in Education.
Of those, 32 Schools are working to design their Mastery Model.
Our District Data
% Proficient - Math % Proficient - ELA
MVSD State MVSD State
‘19-20 35% 42% 49% 52%
‘18-19 35% 42% 49% 52%
‘16-17 35% 42% 49% 52%
‘15-16 33% 41% 51% 53%
‘14-15 24% 39% 49% 51%
Using this information alone, we can clearly see that our current and recent past methods need improvement. We, as a whole, need a solution to increase knowledge and skills.
How can �parents �be involved �in Summit Learning?
Meadows Valley Public School District will prepare all students for life’s requirements, adventures and challenges.
Personalized Learning through Place-Based Education
Life's Requirements
-Life ‘Leadership’ Skills
Resilient
Resourceful
Reasoning
Reflective
Responsible
Adventures
-Place Based Education
-Career Exploration
Challenges
-Academic Rigor
-College Prep
Summit Learning Platform
Summit Learning Platform
The online tool that is the technology backbone of a Summit Learning environment. The Summit Learning Platform is a free online tool that helps students track progress towards their short and long-term goals, learn content at their own pace, and reflect on their learning with mentors. It allows teachers to customize instruction to meet their students’ individual needs and interests and supports stronger relationships between teachers and students.
Vocabulary list for Summit Terms
1:1 Mentoring
A key aspect of a Summit Learning environment that is an opportunity for teachers to connect with their students not only on an academic level, but also on a personal level. Teachers conduct weekly 1:1 mentoring sessions with their mentees. All students have a mentor who serves as their coach and advocate, supporting them as they develop strong character, life and self-directed learning skills.
Additional Focus Area
A focus area that has been identified as helpful content knowledge but is not central to the course standards, college and career readiness, and/or the course projects or concept units. Students are encouraged, but not required, to complete this focus area’s content assessment. These add up to a full nine points to a student’s grade in a course, and therefore, can make a difference of nearly a full letter grade. Note that unlike Power Focus Areas, students can receive “partial credit” for completing Additionals. So, if a student only completed half of her Additionals, they would still receive half of the possible points (~4.5) added to their grade.
Base Curriculum
The curriculum that is automatically copied into your school’s platform at the start of training. Over time you may edit the Base Curriculum for your specific school site. It is the core curriculum that is used across Summit Public Schools.
Challenge Focus Area
An opportunity for a student to learn more content related to the course beyond what is located in Power and Additional Focus Areas. A student might complete a challenge focus area in order to prepare for the AP test associated with that course, experience more academic rigor, and/or further develop their individual academic interests.
Vocabulary list for Summit Terms Cont.
Checkpoint is...
In addition to providing other forms of formative feedback, teachers may mark checkpoints in the platform as:
Within a math concept unit, checkpoints operate more like exit tickets; they occur after some instruction has occurred, and are used to gauge students’ understanding of the unit’s enduring understandings. Concept units are designed to have ~1 checkpoint per week of instruction.
Cognitive Skills
A collection of 36 higher-order thinking skills that are geared towards readiness for college, career and life. Cognitive skills apply across multiple subject matters. They are categorized within the following domains: Textual Analysis, Using Sources, Inquiry, Analysis and Synthesis, Composing/Writing, Speaking/Listening, and Products and Presentations, and they are aligned with the Common Core Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, Advanced Placement Curriculum Frameworks, and the National Council for Social Studies C3 Framework. Cognitive skills are taught during Project Time and assessed through a project’s final products.
Concept Unit (math)
The collection of math tasks that leads to students learning one or multiple concepts. A concept unit does not have a minimum or maximum length of time, but most take between 2 and 5 weeks.
Vocabulary list for Summit Terms Cont.
Focus Area
A chunk of content within a course that is broken down into 2-5 content objectives. Students should learn this content through the use of materials on the playlists. To demonstrate their learning of the objectives, students must pass a content assessment. This is typically at the Know, Understand, Apply levels on Bloom’s hierarchy of learning.
Habits of Success
Habits of Success are the social and emotional skills that enable students to be successful at both academic and non-academic pursuits. Summit has adopted the Building Blocks for Learning framework developed by Dr. Brooke Stafford-Brizard on behalf of Turnaround for Children (2016). The Building Blocks framework integrates decades of the most promising research on social-emotional learning in an aligned and comprehensive manner.
Performance Tasks (math)
Math problems that elicit individual evidence of a student’s understanding at the end of a concept unit. Students’ performance tasks are scored by the teacher using the concept rubric.
Personalized Activities
Learning experiences that are tailored to students’ needs. Personalized activities can be done individually, in pairs, or in small groups; the key is that students are working in their Zone of Proximal Development as often as possible. In Summit Learning, personalized activities are the default or assumed type of learning experience unless there is a clear justification for a whole-group experience or a partial-group intervention.
Personalized Learning Time (PLT)
The time that students learn the content they need to be college-ready. They plan and prioritize their learning based on their individual goals. Students move at their own pace, and receive support from their teachers, mentor and peers.
Vocabulary list for Summit Terms Cont.
Playlist
The collection of learning resources dedicated to supporting students in learning the focus area objectives.
Power Focus Area
A focus area that has been identified as essential content knowledge, based on course standards. It is central to college and career readiness and the course’s projects/concept units. Students must pass every Power Focus Area’s content assessment by the end of the school year in order to pass the course. Note that a student does NOT receive partial credit for Power Focus Areas.
Project is...
Project Time
Project Time is the structure in Summit Learning within which students engage in project-based learning to practice cognitive skills. Students develop deeper learning skills, such as critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills, as they work collaboratively on rich project-based experiences.
Grading
Formative
Summative
4 = 100%-90% = A *Work is of exceptional quality, all of the components are included and correct.
3.0 = 89%-80% = B *Work is of good quality, most of the components are included and mostly correct.
Independently/Self Directed/Group Role
2.0 = 79%-70% = C and below *Work is of poor quality, few of the components are included and most are not correct.
1.0 = Incomplete *Work is incomplete, none of the components are included and therefore not correct.
4- Exceptional, beyond level expectations
3-Good Quality, meets level expectations
2- Fair Quality, does NOT meet level expectations
1- Work is Incomplete
* Kelly Brady, our Department of Education Leader, has checked with various colleges on transcript requirements.
Our scale WILL NOT hinder college entrance.
THE SCOOP | DUAL CREDIT | AP -- Advanced Placement |
Courses | Fulfills high school graduation requirements | Fulfills high school graduation requirements |
College | Students are enrolled at a college | No college affiliation |
Grades | Grades become part of the student’s official college transcript | Grades do not transfer --- Scoring is from 1-5 |
Credit | College credits are given when the class is completed | Colleges can choose to give a credit when the student applies, depending on how well the student performed on the exam. |
Will the credits transfer | Dual credits will transfer to all Idaho colleges & universities and many out of state universities. Some Elite colleges may not accept the credits or will count them as elective credits | AP credits will be accepted by many colleges if the student scores a 3 (proficient), 4, or 5. Some Elite colleges will only accept a score of 4 or 5. |
GOAL: To offer more dual credit and AP course opportunities in the next 3 years.
In the meantime…
Students can take the AP exam on our dual credit courses at the end of the class. Students would receive high school credits, college credits on a transcript, and an AP score if going to an Elite University.
Presentation Info from 8/24/17 Meeting
Prezi presentation: https://prezi.com/view/YteiYhaLYa5kWrxaRTwj/
Padlet Vocab words: https://padlet.com/cfisher19/1dz94jkxi3jp
Meeting with Summit 2/28/18
Kelly Garcia and Katie Chambers from Summit Platform
Summit & Student Privacy
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