Personalized LearningGetting in the Game

Donna KrasovichMath/Computer Science Teacher

Nathan Hale High SchoolWest Allis, Wisconsin

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Contact me: krasovichd@wawm.k12.wi.us

Teacher Background

Donna Krasovich

Retired Computer Programmer Analyst

Certified to teach Secondary Math-2012

West Allis Resident and Tax Payer

Two daughters attend West Allis Schools

Teach Geometry and Computer Science

Courses

West Allis West Milwaukee Alumni

District Background

West Allis West Milwaukee School District

Growing more diverse each year

◦ Non-white rose 9% to 40% last 18 years

Free and Reduced Lunch: 57%

Students with Disabilities: 14.5%

12th largest Wisconsin School District

◦ Enrollment of 9800 for 2013-14

2nd year of a district wide one-to-one IpadInitiative

School Background

Nathan Hale High School

1750 Students

◦ Minority Enrollment: 26%

◦ Free/Reduced Lunch: 41%

◦ Students with Disabilities: 10%

7 Period Conventional Bell Schedule

Algebra-Geometry-Algebra 2-Pre Calc

◦ Remedial/Intermediate courses

◦ Intervention Support

◦ AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC

Course Background

Geometry

Text: University of Chicago School Mathematics Project 2nd

4 Part Lesson Plan Model

◦ Launch-Explore-Summarize-Assess

Balanced Instruction

◦ Whole Group/Small Group/Conferring

9th/10th/11th with an occasional 12th

Curriculum is Standards Based and in continuous collaborative development

Understanding Personalization

What is it?

How does it compare to differentiation?

What resources do I need to implement it?

What resources do I have access to?

How do I implement it?

How do I monitor success for myself and my

students?

Can this be done inside of a reasonable

work schedule?

Areas of Focus

Areas of Focus

Rapid Cycle Feedback

◦ Daily In-class demonstration/practice problems

◦ Daily Homework Assignments

◦ Increase quantity, quality and speed of delivery

◦ Building relationships with students

Customized Responsive Instruction

◦ Instantly assign problem sets for homework and in-class that address needs outside of the chose differentiated assignment

◦ Academic and psychological needs

Daily Feedback - Before

(Formative-Not Graded)

Includes student-to-teacher and teacher-

to-student

Mostly comprised of verbal exchanges

during class

◦ Answering questions

◦ Checks for understanding

◦ Observing student work

Also Included samples of student work

◦ Bell Ringers and Exit Tickets

Daily Feedback – Before

(Formative – Graded)

Daily Practice Assignments

Selected Problems reviewed as a class

Completion reviewed at the beginning of

class, work stamped if sufficient

quality/quantity.

Assignments collected weekly, reviewed

more thoroughly, written feedback

provided, graded

Daily Feedback - Problems

Students would only complete work when I was in close proximity

Practice was not being completed outside of class

Students who would get stuck would often stop and wait for direction.

Paper copies would get lost, or would not get turned in because they were incomplete.

Students would not ask for help

Rapid Cycle Feedback –Daily Formative Assessments (Non-Graded)

ClassKick Formative Assessment Tool

ClassKick

Formative Assessment Tool

ClassKick

Formative Assessment Tool

ClassKick

Formative Assessment Tool Free Ipad App◦ Similar to Socrative and other quiz type

assessment tools, but students can write on it to complete math problems

◦ Learning curve for teacher and students is low

◦ Teacher view can see all students completing work in progress

◦ Teacher can write on all student pages or only one student page

◦ Students can ask for help in the app

◦ Students can help each other

◦ Student work can instantly be projected and shared

Positive Changes from ClassKick

Increased student participation with demonstration practice problems

More students are willing to have their work displayed on the projector

More students are willing to explain their reasoning to others.

More students are providing help to each other

Students are getting more feedback from the teacher and each other

Teacher can answer questions after the student leaves the room

Improvements are always being made

Higher confidence on daily assignments

Minor Issues from ClassKick

Handwriting Editor is not the best, but is

improving

Requires WiFi to access completed work

Storage for past assignments is limited

Organization is limited

◦ Old assignments are stored by last used date

or alphabetically

Rapid Cycle Feedback –Daily Formative Assessments (Graded)

Showbie –Daily Formative Assessments (Graded)

Showbie –Daily Formative Assessments (Graded)

Showbie –Daily Formative Assessments (Graded)

Showbie –Daily Formative Assessments (Graded)

Showbie –Daily Formative Assessments (Graded)

Showbie –Daily Formative Assessments (Graded)

Showbie

Formative Assessment and Dynamic Assignment Tool

Free Ipad App (Subscription with upgrades for a low fee)◦ Assignments are paperless

◦ PDFs, video links, photos can be uploaded

◦ Work can be downloaded and printed

◦ Students can write on assignments digitally

◦ Students and teachers can leave comments, voice and text

◦ Work is always turned in

◦ Teachers have instant access to work in progress

◦ Work can be graded inside the app and exported to a pdf

Positive Changes from Showbie

Increase in attempted and completed assignments

Students are getting feedback for assignments in progress

Teacher can answer questions after the student leaves the room

Personalized work can be dynamically assigned

No time used in class to distribute/collect paperwork

No lost assignments

Less time to grade and records work

Improvements are always being made

Minor Issues from Showbie

Handwriting Editor is smooth, but takes

getting used to

Requires WiFi to access completed work

Free version has limited features and

storage

Other Personalization Efforts

Students Set Learning Goals

◦ MAP data, past performance,

etc.

Standards Based Curriculum

◦ Ongoing Curriculum

Evaluation and Update

Balanced Instruction

Next Steps for Personalization

Participation in WisMaths

Project◦ High Cognitive Demand Tasks

Online Curriculum◦ Coordinated effort with District

Curriculum Coordinator

Proficiency Based Progress◦ What does it mean?

◦ How does it reconcile with spiraling?

Teach, Reflect, Learn

“I am still learning.”

~Michelangelo

Donna Krasovich

Nathan Hale High School

West Allis, Wisconsin

krasovichd@wawm.k12.wi.uw