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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?
Core Skills Mastery -- CSM
Web-based courseAdaptive learning / computer guidedOnline or classroom
Course free for everyoneIncluding teacher support & professional development
Certificate available for students who complete CSM
CSM curriculum has two parts
CSM CourseIntegrated math, literacy & problem-solving10-80 hours
Optional: Challenge ProblemsAdvanced problem-solving & thinking skillsCultural capital and life skills10’s of hours
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
Curriculum orientation
Not low-skill entry-level work
Decision-making, supervisor level skills
Not college-prep
College graduation and success
Focus of CSM instruction
Teaching students skills
Teaching students how to learn skills on their own
…through reading
CSM requires a high level of mastery
In most educational technology, mastery is: a 1 in 5 chance of guessing it righta 60% passing grade
On the job, the only acceptable grade is “A”
Want students to learn about A-level workHow you do itThat you can do itHow good it feels
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
One course, many applications
Secondary schools8th/9th grade HS prep; 11th/12th grade math elective; college-prep classes
Adult educationGED; college transition
Workforce educationCTE foundational skills; core workforce academic skills
College Dev ed; college success classes; co-requisite foundational skills classes; scholarship
BusinessesGeneral skills upgrades; “right stuff””right skills”
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 incentivesEveryone provides certificate holders
Self-sustaining growthPositive-feedback of supply and demand No heavy-handed coordinationNo additional resources
Multiple partners, and looking for more
CSM
Free course
Free professional development and support
Low-cost certificate
Capable, confident, adaptable students … who can succeed at college
Deep math and literacyProblem-solving and thinkingIndependent learning (through reading)Persistence, carefulness, self-efficacy, confidence
