Targeting At-Risk Learners in an Online Environment Presented by Nichole McCauley and Megan Henry
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Targeting At-Risk Learners in an Online Environment Presented by Nichole McCauley and Megan Henry
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Targeting At-Risk Learners in an Online Environment Presented by Nichole McCauley and Megan Henry. Speakers. Nichole McCauley K12, Inc. Academic Services Formerly the K-8 Principal for the Arizona Virtual Academy 5 years in online education Teacher, administrator, trainer. Megan Henry - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Targeting At-Risk Learners in an Online Environment
Presented by Nichole McCauley and Megan Henry
Speakers
• Nichole McCauley– K12, Inc.– Academic Services– Formerly the K-8
Principal for the Arizona Virtual Academy
– 5 years in online education
– Teacher, administrator, trainer
• Megan Henry– K12, Inc. – Head of School,
Arizona Virtual Academy
– 5 years in online education
– Teacher, administrator
Background
• AZVA, in its 8th year of operation, serves 4,515 students K-12, with 3,392 K-8 students and 1,123 High School
• Arizona Virtual Academy is a Title I school, with 56% of students who qualify for free/reduced lunch
• On average 55% of students are new to AZVA and virtual education.
• Need to quickly identify at-risk students and provide interventions• Some hybrid locations but primarily online instruction• Mandatory instructional sessions targeted towards areas of
improvement• In the online program, students work from home with a learning
coach guiding them as their assigned teacher delivers direct instruction, monitors attendance and progress and provides intervention
Identifying Students
• AZVA serves a growing number of academically at-risk students who come to AZVA performing significantly below grade level– 55% of students are at-risk in the area of math– 27% of students are at-risk in the area of reading– 30% of high school students in remedial classes– 40% of new seniors are 18 or over
• Students are identified as at-risk through a ranking system that considers:– AIMS/Stanford 10/DIBELS scores– Previous coursework/report card/transcript– Scantron Performance Series data– Group status (special education, FRL, etc.)
Targeting Identified Students-Title I
• Started with a small pilot, later mandated for all Title I students (most at-risk)
• Mandatory online instructional sessions in math, reading and writing depending on subject for which they qualify for services
• Supplemental program along with instructional sessions• Weekly Scantron assessments and/or DIBELS assessments to
monitor progress• Small group sessions (10 or less) or one-on-one
Assessments, Instruction, Conferences
• Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills (DIBELS) testing• Weekly Scantron Assessments• Test preparatory (Study Island) and remediation• Teachers conference with parents/learning coaches several times per
month
Gains
• READING: 25% increased at least one grade level• WRITING: 53% increased at least one grade level• MATH: 17% increased at least one grade level
Examples of Direct Instruction-MS Math
Direct Instruction-MS Math (Pre- Algebra)
Games-Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Games-Hollywood Squares
Direct Instruction-MS Reading
Direct Instruction-MS Reading
Direct Instruction-MS Reading
Let’s Watch
• High School Title I small group: S1 C2:PO 2. Real number operations
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/launch/play.jnlp?psid=2009-11-17.1347.M.68021B463F83FEF50C79127DF945E7.vcr
• Grade 4, Title I small group: S1 C1 PO1: Express whole numbers through 6 digits using and connecting multiple representations.
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2009-09-28.0914.M.4A6A54E4F33D57A59108B9913C5E50.vcr
Activity
• In groups of 4 discuss the ways you could reach struggling learners in an online environment
• Could you use any of the tools we presented?• How do you currently meet the needs of your school’s struggling
learners?• Share best practices
