1. University of Maryland
Oak Hill Academy
10/29/03
DC Advancing Achievement in Technology and Science (DC ACTS) Fellows Summer Leadership Institute
Developing Strategic Plans and Strategies to Increase Student Achievement in Science
University of Maryland
Educational Technology Policy, Research and Outreach Director: Davina Pruitt-Mentle
Hello and introduction (myself)

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10/29/03
General Comments
Due to content to be covered and the time frame given:
we will start sharply at 9:00 AM each day
breaks will be “on own”
time must be utilized efficiently
“HW” will be assigned and brought back each following session to share
9-9:15
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Introductions
9:15-9:45 collect
9:45-10:00 first interview
10-10:15 seconf interview
Use the card/sheet provided—find a buddy (pair up) –interview-and be able to record back by 10:15:

4. See Handout: Read Agenda Outline-what does this mean to you?
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Overview
Objectives, Goals, and Outcomes
See Handout: Read Agenda Outline-what does this mean to you?
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Goals
…To define strategic issues, to chart their direction by developing strategic vision and plans, to define how they will implement these plans and to specify how they will evaluate how well they are implementing these plans.
Participants will also explore systemic improvement strategies to curriculum planning, assessment, and instruction through utilizing data and data analysis via technology tools.
DC ACTS Fellows will identify and use data that are most effective in assisting improvement of student achievement and system efficacy in science.
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Objectives
Understand strategic plan building blocks to develop a comprehensive strategic management model for a science department/unit
external analysis,
internal assessment,
strategic direction,
strategic plans,
implementation, and
performance evaluation.
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Objectives
Locate, explore and analyze school (organizational/unit/ DCPS) and other available data (i.e., standardized test scores, parent satisfaction inventories and surveys, staff PD needs, supply inventories and expirations dates etc…)
Utilize "state" (DCPS /charter/private) and national content standards and benchmarks
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Objectives
Investigate and apply specific technology tools (e.g., Excel) for organizing the data available on a district, school, department/content area and classroom level
Explore processes that facilitate the use of data in guiding instruction
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Objectives
Explore common curriculum, assessment, and instruction practices that (a) promote and (b) may interfere with the cultivation of student understanding
Examine a continuum of methods for appropriately assessing the degree of student understanding
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Objectives
Investigate approaches to curriculum and instruction designed to engage student's in inquiry and promote student learning in science.
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11. Develop a Comprehensive Strategic Management Plan
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Develop a Comprehensive Strategic Management Plan
Applicable to Department and/or Classroom Level

12. Connections Overview What is the difference between:
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Connections Overview
What is the difference between:
Strategic Planning
Strategic Management Model
Long Range Planning
The Strategic Management Response in Education –parts in red
The Strategic Planning Process
read stategic planning section
See Handouts:
The Strategic Management Response in Education
The Strategic Planning Process
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Overview and Excel
How Do Schools Improve Student Performance?
Data: how to analyze/interpret system-wide down to classroom data
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14. Overview Oak Hill Academy - 2003 10/29/03
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15. What is a Strategic Management/Plan Model?
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What is a Strategic Management/Plan Model?
James Morrison and Ian Wilson’s Strategic Management Model (2004)
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Ready?

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Group Activity I
In pairs, look at the three teachers’ final grade and be ready to share your findings
See Handouts and electronic version of grades:
3_teachers_chem_graphing.xls
So What?
Difference between STDev and Variance /Average
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Group Activity II
In pairs, look at the class grades and be ready to share your findings. This is a Science Course at XYZ Junior High U.S.A. As a teacher looking over these grades what would be your interpretation of the results? What areas would you look at closer in future classes? The next time you teach this course what might you change? Any other trends you can find?
See Handout & electronic files:
science_grades_raw_data.xls
PPT slide
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19. Group Activity II: Feedback
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Group Activity II: Feedback
Analysis:
1) Race
Largest category is Asians - might not have enough in the other categories for true statistical significnace.
Hispanics did significantly worse than others
Large falloff in HW (although only 10% of final). Do they have other commitments? Better in Labs, but can still do better (about same as Asians in Labs)
Test and Finals are low - are there translation issues?
2) Gender
Females out performed males in all categories except Labs.
Are males better at hands-on?
Is my course giving too high a percentage to Quizzes, Tests, and Finals to the males disadvantage? (65% of the grade)
How else can I measure knowledge - could I do a practical in the lab.
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20. What Does All This Mean? What Should I Do? And How Do I Do It?
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What Does All This Mean? What Should I Do? And How Do I Do It?
What should we do with this teacher? What do we know?
How many years teaching?
What did they teach?
Do they know the standards?
Do they connect with standards and curriculum?
How to they measure student work if they have covered?
What PD is needed?
SD and Mean
Teaching or Students?
Teaching or Assessments?
How do these same students perform on the “high stakes” tests
If you were asked to mentor this teacher/teachers…what would be your next steps
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Lesson Plan Analysis
You ask to see an example of lesson plan or unit to learn more
See Handout: Typical Science Lesson Plan with Standards
See: for a variety of tools to help design lesson plans etc…
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22. Standards-Based Lesson Plan
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Standards-Based Lesson Plan
See Handouts:
Typical Science Lesson Plan with Standards Feedback
Standards-Based Lesson Plan
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23. Better Standards-Based Lesson Plan
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Better Standards-Based Lesson Plan
See Handouts:
Better Science Lesson Plan with Standards
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Process Overview
Through this institute we will be addressing all of these in a systematic fashion to prepare you to walk away with:
A Comprehensive Strategic Management Plan and
Walk away with hands on experience with activities that you can later repeat in your own school
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25. To Do This We Will Utilize
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To Do This We Will Utilize
The Comprehensive Strategic Management Model
External Analysis
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26. Utilizing: Backward Design Understanding by Design and the
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Utilizing:
Backward Design
Understanding by Design and the
Standards Achievement Planning Cycle (SAPC)
Here n
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27. Standards Achievement Planning Cycle (SAPC)
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Standards Achievement Planning Cycle (SAPC)
5 Step Process
Identifying Standards
Analyzing Standards
Describing Student Performance
Selecting learning Activities
Evaluating Students’ Work
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28. Combining: 5 Step Process Identifying Standards Analyzing Standards
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Combining:
5 Step Process
Identifying Standards
Analyzing Standards
Describing Student Performance
Selecting learning Activities
Evaluating Students’ Work
External Analysis
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29. External Analysis What type of data should you collect and why?
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External Analysis
What type of data should you collect and why?
Where should you go to get it?
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30. Oak Hill Academy
10/29/03
Homework
Complete the External Analysis worksheet related to your school
For tomorrow’s activities: Internal Analysis-Find a resource or resource location (i.e., ) that indicates student data
Reading:
Skim worksheets/notes given in class
Read for detail excerpts from From Standards to Success
A System of Solution: Every School, Every Student
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31. Oak Hill Academy
10/29/03
Questions?
Contact Information:
Davina Pruitt-Mentle
Director: Educational Technology Policy, Research and Outreach
University of Maryland
2127 TAWES
College Park, MD 20742
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