Differentiation is daunting... MATH GRADE LEVEL 3 In a first grade - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Differentiation is daunting... MATH GRADE LEVEL 3 In a first grade classroom 2 with 24 students, the traditional approach assumes all students are 24 1 working at a first grade level. K PreK PreK K 1 2 3 READING GRADE LEVEL 1

Differentiation is daunting... MATH GRADE LEVEL 3 4 The classroom teacher 2 might attempt to differentiate by grouping students who are low, or 12 1 high, achieving relative to their peers. 8 K PreK PreK K 1 2 3 READING GRADE LEVEL 2

...unless you have eSpark! MATH GRADE LEVEL 1 3 8 1 By analyzing students’ 2 assessment data, eSpark provides teachers an 2 accurate portrait of the 6 1 differentiated learning levels in their classroom. 1 4 1 K PreK PreK K 1 2 3 READING GRADE LEVEL 3

eSpark captivates students with individualized apps, videos, and creative challenges. Math and ELA iPad-Based Grades PK-5

How does eSpark meet the needs of all learners? Take Your Current Data Create individual goals Curate content Learning design team Create goals based on Analyze data from third sources best of the students’ highest need party assessments. best instructional standards/skills. videos and iOS apps. 
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Assess learning needs 5 4 GRADE LEVEL 3 2 1 K K 1 2 3 4 READING LEVEL MATH LEVEL 6

Create academic goals 5.RI 5 4 GRADE LEVEL 3 3.RI 2 1.R 1 2.RF F K K.R L K 1 2 3 4 READING LEVEL MATH LEVEL 7

eSpark student experience Framing Instructiona Creative Quiz iOS Apps Quiz Video l Video Challenge ENHANCEMENT TRANSFORMATION Substitution Augmentation Redefinition Modification Technology acts as a Technology acts as a Technology allows for Technology allows for direct tool substitute direct tool substitute the creation of new significant redesign of with no functional with functional tasks, previously the task. change. improvement. inconceivable. AUTOMATING INFORMING 8

What does eSpark look like in the classroom? Three second grade peers 1.RL 2.RI 3.RF 9

LOCATION Wood County, WI POPULATION 1,255 PK-12 students; 55% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch IMPLEMENTATION 344 students in whole-class and School District of center instruction models with Nekoosa eSpark in grades K-3 10

Nekoosa students gained 12 percentile points 11

LOCATION Macomb County, MI 2nd Largest POPULATION District in MI 28,000+ students across PK-12; 30% eligible for FRPL, 11% English Learners RECOGNITION Member of Digital Promise’s League of Innovative Schools, 25 Utica Community UCS schools have earned MI Schools Exemplary Blue Ribbon status 12

1,522 students are on track for college that wouldn’t be otherwise 13 n= 20.7k students in K-6. 8.6k students eSparking in K, 1, 2

LOCATION San Jose, CA POPULATION 10,620 K-6 students; Title I district IMPLEMENTATION 450 students using 1:1 iPads and Franklin-McKinley eSpark in grades K-6 School District 14

Academic growth for GenEd and ELL Students GenEd K-6th grade students using K-6 ELL students achieved the eSpark grew 9 national percentile same amount of percentile growth points. as their general education peers. 15