Renzulli Learning SystemsPersonal Success Plan

Collaborative Groups

Hall County Schools Educational Technology Conference, July 29, 2010

Renzulli Learning – a tool for our most important work, not “one more thing”

Self assessment

Personal Success Plan

RLS Collaborative Grouping Tool

Action Plan

Our Objectives

Where are you today?

Technology Integration Matrix

Response to Intervention (RTI)

RTI is a tiered instructional model that provides tailored student support and intervention. RTI combines assessment and intervention to maximize student achievement and reduce behavior problems.

Response to Intervention

Outcome: Meets each child’s individual learning needs and catch students when they begin to struggle as opposed to after they are failing.

Renzulli Learning

Renzulli Learning is an online, web-based tool that empowers teachers to differentiate instruction based on individual student interest areas, learning styles, product styles and abilities in a practical, cost-effective and time-saving manner.

What is Renzulli Learning?

Outcome: Meets each child’s individual learning needs.

Renzulli Student Profile

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

Interest, Learning & Expression Assessment for ALL Students

A foundation assessment for effective differentiation for ALL students!

A better way…

. . . the best way to improve our schools is to focus on EXCELLENCE, not ADEQUACY?

. . . schools could help their students climb WAY beyond PROFICIENCY by focusing on their STRENGTHS and INTERESTS?

. . . the answer is to “pull from the TOP,” rather than focusing on the bottom?

What if . . .

Hall County Schools Commitment to Excellence (Rigor for ALL)

Begins with a PROFICIENCY view of learners

Asks us to focus on students’ strengths and interests and use these as connections to the content and skills we’re required to teach

Calls on us to recognize, value and then develop those passions

Renzulli Profile Report

Top 3InterestAreas

Top 3Learning

Styles

Top 3ProductStyles

Do students care about learning?

Students come to school needing:

AFFIRMATION People here care about me; they listen to me. People acknowledge my interests and perspectives and act upon them.CONTRIBUTION I bring unique and valuable perspectives and abilities to this place. I am connected to others through mutual work on common goals. PURPOSE I see significance in what we do. What we do reflects me and my world. POWER What I learn here is useful to me now. I make choices that contribute to my success.CHALLENGE The work stretches me. I am accountable for my own growth, and I contribute to the growth of

others.

Tomlinson, Ed Leadership, Sept 2002

RLS Helps You Address Those Student Needs

Personal Success Plan (PSP) Connects students with positive role models, career exploration, goal setting, and planning skills

Collaborative Learning Groups Includes a variety of new ways to moderate and facilitate students working in groups

Explore their interests

Identify and think critically about their heroes

Learn about career options

Create long-term and short-term goals

Draw up immediate plans for achieving their goals

The Personal Success Plan empowers kids to:

Subject Area Starters

A quick way to link standards-based instructional activities to the interests and career goals that make learning relevant for students and engage them long enough to achieve deep understanding!

But how do I manage all this?! I can’t be with all my students all day!

RLS Collaborative

Groups Tool

Links students to your class and allows them to work together on projects, even when they’re not in the same room.

To See How Easy Collaboration Can Be, Join Our ETC Collaborative Group!

1- In Renzulli Learning, select your Inbox

2- Accept the invitation to join our ETC Group

3- Follow the Group Instructions

Today’s RLS Tools For Your Tool Belt

Personal Success Plan

RLS Collaborative Grouping Tool

NEW! Differentiation Engine

Where do you want to go this year?

In what ways might PSP and RLS Collaborative Groups help you get there?

Technology Integration Matrix

Questions? Thank you!

Teachers rock!