Harnessing the Power of your Feeder Pattern
Brian BarnesEducational ManagerThe College Board, Florida [email protected]
Essential Question
How can we best leverage our resources toprepare more students earlier for college and
career success?
I. Hockey and HoroscopesII. Equitable Access and Green HorticultureIII. Data on AP Participation and College CompletionIV. Not Just Vertical Teams…Vertical IntegrationV. Leading the WayVI. Great Resources
I. Hockey and HoroscopesII. Equitable Access and Green HorticultureIII. Data on AP Participation and College CompletionIV. Not Just Vertical Teams…Vertical IntegrationV. Leading the WayVI. Great Resources
Agenda—AP Summer Institute for Administrators 2013
The Florida Partnership
Hockey and Horoscopes
Protecting Our Natural Resources
High Yield Farming
Education = Freedom
Education = Freedom
Education = Freedom
Source: Center for Post-Secondary and Economic Success
Education = Freedom
Student Demographic AP Exam Grade of 3 or higher
African-American 28% higher
Hispanic 28% higher
White 33% higher
Low-Income 26% higher
Not Low-Income 34% higher
Source: Dougherty, Mellor & Jian, 2006
AP Participation and Likelihood of College Graduation
College Graduation Rate differences between “matched” AP and non-AP students*
*Matched students are those who have similar family backgrounds and standardized test scores
AP Time to Degree
Source: Hargrove, Godin & Dodd (2007)
Students who scored a 2 or higher on an AP Exam were more likely than
other students to earn a bachelor’s degree within 4
years.
The Challenge: Equitable Access to AP Courses
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Asian
42%58%
White
62%38%
Hispanic/Latino
70%30%
Black/African American
80%20%
Took Recommended AP Did Not Take Recommended AP
Definition-Vertical Teaming
Vertical Teaming is the practice of establishing a team of different grade-level teachers in an academic area to communicate, cooperate, design curricular change, and create support structures to encourage high achievement by all students.
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Four Keys to College Readiness
Four Keys to College Readiness
Key Cognitive StrategiesProblem Formulation, Research, Interpretation, Communication, Precision and Accuracy
Key Content KnowledgeKey terms and terminology, factual information, linking ideas, organizing concepts, Common Core State Standards (English/literacy and mathematics, NAS Science Framework, Standards for Success in other areas)Interdependent with Key Cognitive Strategies
Key Learning Skills and TechniquesTime Management, Study Skills, Retention of Factual Information, Goal Setting, Self-Awareness, Persistence, Collaborative Learning, Ownership of Learning
Key Transition Knowledge and SkillsAdmissions Requirements, College Types and Missions, Affording College, College Culture, Relations with Professors, Social/identity Issues in Transition
Key Cognitive Strategies
• Problem FormulationHypothesize and Strategize
– The student demonstrates clarity about the nature of the problem and identifies potential outcomes. The student develops strategies for exploring all components of the problem. The student may revisit and revise the problem statement as a result of thinking about potential methods to solve the problem.
• ResearchIdentify and Collect
– The student explores a full range of available resources and collection techniques or generates original data. The student makes judgments about the sources of information or quality of the data, and determines the usefulness of the information or data collected. The student may revisit and revise information collection methods as greater understanding of the problem is achieved throughout this process.
Key Content Knowledge
• “Big Ideas” of each content area• Common Core Standards identify college
ready content knowledge– English Language Arts/Literacy Standards were
designed down from the College and Career Ready Standards (Conley).
• The ability to write well is the single academic skill most closely associated with college success
Key Learning Skills and Techniques
• Study skills• Time management• Awareness of one’s performance
– Self-monitor– Consciously regulate, evaluate thinking
• Persistence• Study/work with groups of students
– Collaboration
Key Transition Knowledge and Skills
• College Knowledge– How to apply to college– How to manage financial aid issues– How to adjust to the college lifestyle– Access to information about the culture of college
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• Think about your assigned quadrant and brainstorm ideas for scaffolding key college and career readiness skills in your feeder pattern.
• List some great ideas on chart paper and be prepared to share.
Collaboration and Innovation
Taking Action
• Choose an area of challenge to work on and develop a strategy to improve.
• How will you use this information moving forward?
Building a College Ready Culture
College KnowledgeVisual reminders of college readiness and planning help students on
the path to post-secondary success.
High Expectations for All
Everyone in the school community believes and behaves as though every single student will graduate ready to be successful in college and
their future careers.
Rigorous Curriculum
All students are exposed to and participate in challenging coursework which focuses on Key Content Knowledge and Key Cognitive Strategies.
Student SupportsStudents are provided with needed social, academic, and counseling support to ensure their success with the most rigorous curriculum
they can handle.Engage All
StakeholdersParents and the community are on board. They hold high expectations for students inside and outside the school. They are taught needed College Knowledge.
Best Practices for Leadership • Tear Down the Walls.• Take the Willing First.• Begin with the End in Mind.• Manage Expectations.• Set SMART Goals.• Think about College and Career Readiness Broadly.• Make strategic use of resources available through the College Board.• You Must Lead the Charge.
• Use the data from the AP Online Score Report to guide curricular and instructional adjustments.
Leadership Dynamics
The Power of Habit
Worker Safety
Food for Thought
AP is not for the gifted. AP is for the prepared.
Have realistic expectations.It’s not all about the scores.
Great Resources
• http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/preap/publications/index.html• http://www.epiconline.org/ • http://www.edsource.org/today/2011/study-collaboration-with-middle-schools-key-to-
student-success-in-high-schools/3715 • http://www.acpta.org/verticalteams.htmTexas• http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/ap/VTinfo.htmOklahoma• http://www.bsu.edu/web/academy/aspire/vteams.htmIndiana• http://www.pvusd.net/Departments/EPC_College_Prep/Vertical_Teams/index.html• http://www.palomar.edu/gearup/gear/VT/vt1.htmCalifornia • http://depts.washington.edu/omad/wseop/docs/It's%20time%20to%20focus%20on%20the
%20forgotten%20Middle.pdf
“Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.”
-- Japanese Proverb