PBTL at COSA June 2011
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Proficiency-
Based
Teaching and
Learning “A proficiency teacher
guarantees every student is
learning and progressing.”
COSA 2011
Steve Boynton Superintendent, Arlington SD
Rinda Montgomery Conwell Asst. Superintendent,
North Central ESD
What is the role of:
The school?
What is the role of:
The administrator?
What is the role of:
The teacher?
What is the role of:
The student?
What is the role of:
The parent?
What if the role of:
The school
was to..
What if the role of:
The administrator
was to..
What if the role of:
The teacher
was to..
What if the role of:
The student
was to..
What if the role of:
The parent
was to..
When you redefine learning,
you redefine teaching.
Which kids are you not
reaching?
What is proficiency?
Skill-based/skill measured
What is proficiency?
Individualized
What is proficiency?
Time is the variable.
What is proficiency?
Student driven
What is proficiency?
Teacher coached
What is proficiency?
Student centered
What is proficiency?
Kids know the WHY for
everything they do.
The Arlington Model
Academically grouped by
ability
The Arlington Model
Socially grouped by age for
music, physical education,
health, and technology
The Arlington Model
Progression is skill-driven
The Arlington Model
Mobile technology is the
main resource.
The Arlington Model
Completely individualized in
pace
The Arlington Model
The RTI process is built in.
The Arlington Model
Special Services is redefined.
The Arlington Model
Standards-based reporting
system
The Arlington Model
Student-led conferences
The Arlington Model
Professional development is
targeted and individualized
for teachers.
The Arlington Model
Progress monitoring software
The Arlington Model
Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy is
built in.
The Arlington Model
Flexible to student interests
The Arlington Model
Embedded technology skills
The Arlington Model
Archiving of culminating
activities
The Arlington Model
Rubrics become student
portfolio
The Arlington Model
Seamless transitions
throughout the year
Building the Model in a Year
August
Juggling
Socratic approach
What do we do? Does it make sense?
Challenge the use of grades
Challenge the notion of groups and group teaching
Laminated Lexile test score questions
Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy
Building the Model in a Year
September
Roll out data from previous year to
challenge the assertion that what was done
works.
EasyCBM
Talk about doing things differently
Building the Model in a Year
October
During grading time, as what each grade in
the grade book means in terms of
knowledge or skill.
Ask why the teachers grade all those
papers.
Ask why they write lesson plans.
Building the Model in a Year
November
First professional development training on
proficiency
Challenge teacher-centered activities
Monitor teacher reaction
Building the Model in a Year
December
Second professional development training
Rubric writing
Parsing/unwrapping standards
Ask for feedback
Monitor teacher reaction
Building the Model in a Year
January
Show a completed one-grade block to teachers
One grade
Language Arts/Social Studies block
Ten modules
Twelve activities per module
Standards addressed blended into worksheets
Field questions and concerns
Begin parsing/unwrapping standards as a group
Building the Model in a Year
February
Grade 5 Language Arts/Social Studies block
modules finished
Building the Model in a Year
March
Staff in-service
Parsing/unwrapping standards
Grouping standards
Creating themes of modules
Building the Model in a Year
April
One teacher worked 1.5 days with ESD
staff.
Standards for LA and SS already broken out
Themes already created
Worked on activities
Collected resources
Building the Model in a Year
May
Writing activities for LA & SS Grade 5
Parse standards for Math/Science Grade 6
Writing activities for Math/Science Grade 6
Building the Model in a Year
June
Email all high school staff
Next year all grades must be tied to
standards.
All final exams must be related to standards
and turned in to administrator.
No grades allowed for attendance, behavior,
or event participation.
Building the Model in a Year
Summer
Staff have ten working days
Finish modules
Two grade levels per teacher
Two block classes per grade level
40 Modules
480 Activities
Write rubrics for each standard skill/knowledge addressed
Find resources
Samples for each activity that requires a resource
Block Schedule Grades 1-2 Time Activity
15 Skills, Small Group
15 Full-Group Instruction
15 Modules, Small-Group Check In
5 “App Attack”
15 Mini Lesson
15 Modules, Individual Check Ins
5 “Rave Session”
20 Small-Group Instruction
Block Schedule Grades 3-4 Time Activity
15 Skills, Individual
15 Full-Group Instruction
15 Modules, Small-Group Check In
5 “App Attack”
15 Mini Lesson
15 Modules, Individual Check Ins
5 “Rave Session”
20 Small-Group Instruction
Block Schedule Grades 5-8 Time Activity
15 Skills, Individualized Levels
10 Mini Lesson: Based on student needs or
vocabulary lesson
15 Transition to Modules, Small-Group
Check Ins
15 Modules, Individual Check Ins
5 “Rave Session”
5 “App Attack”
10 Mini Lesson
30 Modules, Individual Check Ins
The State of Education, Part 1
What it is What it
should be Confirmation of
minimum
standards of
completion
(AYP/state report
card)
Systemwide Every student
guaranteed to learn;
targeted outcomes
Segmented/Separ
ate; Linear
Instruction
Instruction Integrated across
curriculum; Cyclical
Instruction
Expert in Learning;
Classroom is
Kingdom
Teachers Facilitator of
Learning; Classroom
as part of a larger
community
List of artificial
tasks; Task oriented
(time filler)
Student Work Expectation of
results; proficiency
oriented (evidence
of learning
The State of Education, Part 2
What it is What it
should be Limited
Application
Technology Integrated within
the system
“Doing” for the
sake of
grades/rewards
Student
Motivation
Learning for the
sake of lifelong
application
Collection of
points
Assessment Demonstration of
Proficiency
Dictated by the
adults; rules based
Community Guided by adults,
owned by students;
incentive based
Comparison
Traditional Standards Proficiency
View of
Learners
Some will excel, some
will do average work, a
portion will fail
All students can achieve at
high standards; failure is not
an option.
Learning
Program
Time based; learning is
a variable. It’s
effective for a portion
of students.
Learning based; time is a
variable. It’s effective for all
students.
Grades Based on various, and
sometimes subjective,
points rather than
proficiencies; may
reflect quantity over
quality (such as extra
credit work); may be
used in part to punish,
reward, or control
student behavior,
subject to inflation.
Grades are sometimes
locked in before a
course ends.
Indicate only what student
has learned (knows and
can do) by demonstration
of proficiency; quality of
work is based on
agreements about
evidence of proficiency.
End-of-course grades
reflect student proficiency
AT the end of course.
Comparison Traditional Standards Proficiency
Assessment Relies heavily on
summative assessment,
including standardized
testing.
Includes summative
assessment, but heavily favors
formative assessment as a
feedback mechanism to
continuously measure and
guide student learning, and to
drive and improve instruction
Nature &
Structure of
Schools
Often adult centered in
practice. Self-contained
education factories in a
management hierarchy
modeled on 20th Century
industry.
Student centered in practice.
Home base for flexible
learning experiences where
students can assume more
initiative, work in teams, and
learn in community settings,
online venues, and other
education institutions as well
as in their own school of
record.
Curriculum Disciplines are
independent of one
another and content is
independent of
standards for
postsecondary success.
Based on recognized
standards. Rigor and
relevance are driving criteria.
Disciplines are often
integrated. Content is keyed
to what students need for
postsecondary studies and
job success.
Comparison Traditional Standards Proficiency
Student
Credentialin
g
Students accumulate
graded units of
instruction to graduate
through “seat time,”
regardless of skill levels
acquired or grades
assigned, and a
standard diploma is
regarded as the end
point of the high school
experience. For students
capable of doing more
and advancing while still
in high school, the senior
year is often spent
coasting to the finish line.
Students are assessed to
ensure they have acquired
high standards of knowledge
and skills defined by minimum
state diploma requirements
matched to state standards.
Students with an interest in
advanced certification and
credits (AP, IB, college credits)
are supported in going
beyond minimum diploma
requirements.
Teachers Dispense knowledge
about subject matter;
lead class discussions,
make assignments,
motivate students, assign
grades.
Do many of the traditional
things, but also are content
experts, mentors, resources,
partners in school
management, partners with
community resource
providers, skilled assessment
practitioners, members of
teaching teams, members of
professional learning
communities.
Comparison Traditional Standards Proficiency
Students Receive or absorb
information passively,
recite when asked,
achieve on tests.
Often don’t know at
the beginning of the
course what
constitutes successful
learning.
Envision and help plan
their education path,
partner in their own
progress, learn by
observation and
application as well as by
reading and taking class
notes, and they develop
both individual and group
skills.
Student
Performan
ce Data
Infrequently
collected and
analyzed, if at all.
Frequently collected and
analyzed (currently and
longitudinally) by
teachers, professional
learning communities,
and curriculum and
instruction administrators
for program
improvement.
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Contact Information
Steve Boynton
Superintendent
Arlington School District [email protected]
Rinda Montgomery Conwell
Assistant Superintendent
North Central ESD [email protected]