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EXPANDING
OPPORTUNITIES: A K-12
STRATEGIC APPROACH
Alison Coker, Advanced Learning Programs Consultant
Michelle Mikes, Supervisor, K-12 Mathematics
Stephanie Rainey, Assistant Principal & AP Coordinator
Allatoona High School
Cobb County Facts and Figures
• Total Number of Schools 114
• Enrollment 112,708• 2nd largest school system in Ga.
• 24th largest in United States
• Free or reduced lunch 44.8%
• Student DemographicsWhite 39.0%Black 31.5%Hispanic 20.3%Asian 5.2%Multi-Racial 3.6%American Indian <1%Pacific Islander <1%
Cobb County AP Statistics
• 2004: 2,501 students / 4,342 Exams
• 2009: 6,621 students /12,312 Exams
• 2015: 8,375 students /16,478 Exams
Cobb AP Scores remain above state and national levels
K-12 Multifaceted Approach to Success
Expectations
Tools
Knowledge
High
MiddleElementary
Vertical Strategies for Success PlanElementary School Middle School High School
Vertical
Experiences
Professional
learning
DBQs
Talent
Development
PL
Data Review
PSAT SOAR training
TD/ habits course
PL
Data Review
PSAT SOAR training
TD/ tools and quest
Courses AC ELA
AC Math
HS courses in ms
Academic Habits
AC in all academic areas
AP courses
Tools for success
Academic Success
Use above in advisement
Combo courses/ embedded credit
Communication &
Collaboration
Newsletters
Teacher leader
communication
Newsletters
Parent nights
6-12 department chair meetings
Newsletters
AP collab
365 folders
Twitter chats
Resources &
Key People
• Sarah K • Katherine W
• Teacher leaders (Rick, Tricia)
Alison Michelle Stephanie AP Coords
Road Blocks &
Roundabouts
• AC new idea/ create buy in
• Offer principal lunch and learns in summer
• Funding • HS certification needed for hs
courses- provide training, collab with KSU?
• Funding for APSI – State grants?• Stipends for summer collab? Find funding
Other Ideas
K-12 Examine Data Through a Vertical Lens
• IOWA: 3rd, 5th, 7th
• COGAT: 1st, 3rd, 7th
• PSAT 8/9 (all 8th grade students)
• Summary of Answers and Skills Training
• Utilizing Data for Instruction
• High School access to feeder school data
• PSAT (all 10th grade students)
• Summary of Answers and Skills Training
• Individual School and County Level Data
• AP Potential (now includes 8th grade students if PSAT 8/9 administered)
Vertical Experiences Begin in Elementary School
• Advanced Content
• ELA / Reading
• Math
• Teacher Resources
• Extension activities
• DBQs (4-12)
• RBQs or Research Based Questions
• Robotics
Talent Development
3D Printing
Research Projects
• Develop higher level thinking
skills
• Provide content area
enrichment
• Models-push in, pull out,
collaboration
Summer Enrichment Academy
Critical Thinking Skills
Hand on Equations: building algebraic
thinking
Cardboard
Challenge
Ga Tech’s INVENTURE Challenge
6-12 Expectations Middle School and High School Advanced Content Course Expectations
The Cobb County School District advocates high standards for advanced content courses in the areas of content, pedagogy, and student mastery. The following information is provided to inform teachers, administrators, and policy makers dedicated to providing rigorous advanced content instruction for all CCSD’s students.
Design Your Own Support Course: Middle School
Middle School
Academic Habits 6, 7, 8• Costa’s Habits of Mind
• Thematic
• Integration of Skills Approach
• Skills needed for success
• Note Taking
• Organizational Skills
• Literacy
• Application of Reading Strategies
• Flexible Scheduling Options
• Use your own talent
• Partner with a neighboring university
Design Your Own Support Course: High School
Quest for Success
• Habits of Mind
• Organizing for Learning
• Rigor: Moving UP
• AP Preparation
Tools for Academic
Success
• Support for AP Students
• Study Skills Review
• Interpersonal Skills - Life
Skills
• Leadership
• College and Career
• Tools for Academic
Success
Quest for SuccessUnit 1: Habits of Mind
• Habits of Mind
• Levels of Thinking
• Learning Styles
Unit 2: Organizing for Learning• Reading for Comprehension
• Successful Note Taking
• The Research Process
Unit 3: Moving On Up!• Courses and Rigor
• SAT vs. ACT
• Post-Secondary Options
• Project Your Courses
Unit 4: AP Preparation• AP Terminology
• Applying Quest For Success Strategies To Ensure Future Academic Success
Unit 1: Review of Study Skills
• Learning About Learning
• Note Taking and other Study Skills
• Forming Collaborative Study Groups
Unit 2: Building Community through effective communication
• The Essentials of Listening
• Presentation Skills & Public Speaking
• Life Skills
Unit 3: Leadership and Cooperative Problem Solving
• Cooperative Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Practicing Problem Solving
• Group Presentations / Project
• Academic Integrity
Unit 4: College and Career Readiness
• Resume and Interview Skills
• Faculty Interviews and Profile Presentations
• College Admissions Essay Writing
• Scholarships and Recommendations
Tools for Academic Success
Other Courses
• Waiver from state seat requirements
• Combination courses / embedded credit
• AP Art History
• AP World / Euro
• World Lit
• 3 Credits using 2 blocks of course time
• High School Courses in MS
• Physical Science
• Math
• Art
Twitter Chats
• Support for students
• Current AP class
• First semester block
• District ‘network’
• Teachers welcome
• Collaboration
• Provide new ideas
• Student perceptions
Creating a Culture of Challenging
Instruction
• Teacher Leader Academy
• PBL
• STEM
• Blackboard
• AP Stats and Calc teaching videos (available to all
math teachers)
• Collaboration time
• K-12 Math Institute for Teachers
Innovation Academies
Supporting Mathematics Students
• Math Teams
• Math Odyssey
• Math Counts
• Investigating adding a student AP Institute for math
• Working on videos for students (AP Stats)
Literacy
• DBQs required in Social Studies 6-
12
• May be used across content areas
• DBQ Project & Teacher developed
• Spreading to elementary
• English: LBQs
• Science: tie fiction / non fiction to
hands on science activities in ES
• Math Literacy for Enrichment at MS
LiteracyTA.com
• Reading, speaking, and
writing across all content
areas
• Fiction and non-fiction
• Lessons, tools, etc.
• Online and affordable
• ES: Advanced Content
teachers given license
• Middle and High School
licenses provided as
requested
Building an AP Community
• AP Teacher Team
• Student Leadership Team
• Student Support
• Summer Camp for AP Human Geography
• Celebrate Success
K-12 Communication: Advanced Learning Newsletters
Online Collaboration
• Skype
• 365 Folders
Easy to Implement
• MS and HS representatives meet
• Advanced Learning Newsletter
• Collaborate using Skype
• School Visits (teachers, students, graduates)
• Subject area department chairs meet 6-12
• HS invites MS parents to Advanced Learning Nights
• Advanced Learning nights for 7th -8th grade students
• Class Observations (rigor, vertical alignment, strategies)
• PSAT and ReadiStep SOAS Training
• Implement DBQs, LBQs
• Strategies used within feeder pattern (effective thinking strategies, literacy,etc.)
Professional Development• Setting the Cornerstones for Administrators
• AP Vertical Teams in ELA /Math/Sci/SS
• Using Data to Design Instruction (AP Teachers)
• Pre-AP Effective Thinking Strategies for All Students
• Pre-AP Strategies in Mathematics –Developing Algebraic Thinking
• Pre-AP Strategies in Science: Inquiry-Based Laboratories
• AP teacher sessions during Kick-off (pre-planning)
• AP Collaboration Days
• DBQ Training
• LBQ Training
• Literacy TA Training
Your Suggestions:
• What are you doing now?
• What can you do in the future?
What Are The Possibilities
For Your Students, School, and District?