1. David Goldberg, CEO david@csmlearn.com (303) 862-7233 Core Skills Mastery CCS M

2. Core math & literacy Problem-solving & thinking skills Personal traits Independent learning (by reading) Persistence Carefulness Self-reliance Confidence Capable, confident, adaptable student What do you need to succeed in college?

3. Core Skills Mastery -- CSM Web-based course Adaptive learning / computer guided Online or classroom Course free for everyone Including teacher support & professional development Certificate available for students who complete CSM

4. CSM curriculum has two parts CSM Course Integrated math, literacy & problem-solving 10-80 hours Optional: Challenge Problems Advanced problem-solving & thinking skills Cultural capital and life skills 10’s of hours

5. Integration of math and literacy Depth of knowledge; fluency; intuitions Workforce contexts Everyday usefulness Units, including length, weight and volume, English/metric, conversions In-depth proof-reading Hierarchical structure of documents Detailed requirements (logical AND/OR) Inference, categories, default categories Complex tables and graphs Mental math & estimation Problem analysis through keywords Relevant parameters for problem- solving Sequencing of tasks (forward, backward, linear and tree) Rates, proportions and ratios Averages, and use in prediction Complex time schedules Basic financial calculations Information extraction from texts CSM curriculum

6. Curriculum orientation Not low-skill entry-level work Decision-making, supervisor level skills Not college-prep College graduation and success

7. Focus of CSM instruction Teaching students skills Teaching students how to learn skills on their own …through reading

8. CSM requires a high level of mastery In most educational technology, mastery is: a 1 in 5 chance of guessing it right a 60% passing grade On the job, the only acceptable grade is “A” Want students to learn about A-level work How you do it That you can do it How good it feels

9. Building persistence, self-reliance, confidence, etc. Trainees always learn on their own Maintain rhythm: hard effort Consistent and meaningful positive feedback Protect students from learned helplessness success

10. One course, many applications Secondary schools 8 th /9 th grade HS prep; 11 th /12 th grade math elective; college-prep classes Adult education GED; college transition Workforce education CTE foundational skills; core workforce academic skills College Dev ed; college success classes; co-requisite foundational skills classes; scholarship Businesses General skills upgrades; “right stuff”  ”right skills”

11. CSM-driven “Community Uplift” in Washington, DC Simultaneously address skills issues at all levels at once Schools, adult, workforce, college, business CSM Certificate communicates college and workforce success skills Colleges and businesses provide incentives Everyone provides certificate holders Self-sustaining growth Positive-feedback of supply and demand No heavy-handed coordination No additional resources Multiple partners, and looking for more

12. CSM Free course Free professional development and support Low-cost certificate Capable, confident, adaptable students … who can succeed at college Deep math and literacy Problem-solving and thinking Independent learning (through reading) Persistence, carefulness, self-efficacy, confidence

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