Advanced Learning Academy Math in Common Design & Innovation Opt-In March 14, 2016 ADVANCED LEARNING ACADEMY

What does a 21 st Century Graduate look like? High Level Critical Thinkers Collaborators 21 st Century Graduate Creative Innovators Good Communicators

Purpose of School Provide SAUSD students and teachers with an opportunity to be innovators and collaborators around a unique instructional method, competency-based learning coupled with projects-based learning. Both students and teachers will be given the space and support to “fail fast, fail often”, learn daily, iterate continuously in the effort to provide our students with personalized, student- centered instruction that accelerates learning.

Key cognitive skills Unique Differences Problem-Based Activities Student Voice and Choice 21 st Century Learning Pilot to Scale

High Impact Teaching and Learning Teacher as a Facilitator Supporting empowered students who assume responsibility of their learning through playlists, reflection, goal setting and a range of other self-monitoring behaviors 1 Teacher as a Coach Build off of the strengths of each student to meet individual goals. During weekly one-on-one sessions, teachers will coach students through goal setting and offering of support and resources. 2 Teacher as a Leader Teachers are not only leaders in their classrooms but throughout the school and the school district. Teachers will collaborate together weekly to effectively support all students. 3

Advanced Learning Academy Key Learning Elements Habits of Success Flex Time Personalized Learning Experience 01 An individual learning path that fits their needs and interests to learn content knowledge 02 Apply skills to relevant and real-world situations. Think critically, solve problems, work in teams, and make presentations. 03 Weekly one-on-one mentoring to set goals and to ensure supports to be successful. 04 Time to work on individual learning path, work with collaboration teams and meet with teachers for support 05 A 21 st Century Learner must develop habits of success such as goal setting, organization, time management Individualized Path Project-based Learning One-on-one mentoring

7 Design for Flexible Learning Environment

Project based learning Students engage in learning through authentic, project-based learning experiences. Personalized Learning Pathway Students participate in small-group or full class instruction. Students use playlists and digital learning resources. Flex time & Individual Mentoring Students have daily flex time to meet their learning needs for acceleration and reviewing concepts. Students meet weekly with mentors to review their learning plan and set learning targets Students work towards their individual learning targets through a flexible model of instruction that includes: 35% 50% 15%

School Schedule TimeDescription 8:00-8:15Home Room Support: attendance, digital learning log, goal setting 8:15-9:30 (75 mins) 8:15-9:50 (95 mins) Block #1 9:30-9:45 9:50-10:05 Morning Recess 9:45-11:00 (75 mins) 10:05-11:20 (75 mins) Block #2 11:00-11:45 11:20-12:05 Lunches 11:45-1:00 (75 mins) 12:05-1:20 (75 mins) Block #3 1:00/1:20-2:18 (78 mins)Project-based Learning **Students will move flexibly to meet their needs Blocks: Math/Science ELA/Social Science Flex/Electives/PE

Established Curriculum Tools ELA: Smarty Ants Lexia 5 Accelerated Reader ELA Units of Study (current plus additional) Open Court and Holt (as needed) Math: Go Math! Math Units of Study (current plus additional) Discovery Tech Books (6 th Grade only) ST Math Khan Academy Science: Discovery Techbooks Units of Study (current plus additional) Discovery Streaming PLTW Units of Study Social Science: Units of Study (current plus additional) Scott Foresman (as needed) Discovery Techbooks (6 th Grade only) In addition: *Open Source Resources (all) *Reach (ELD) *MyOn (Online Library) *Rosetta Stone (Language) *FEV Tutor

Personalized Learning Programs

Accountability System Each student will be assessed using: Digital Learning Log Standards Based Report Card Formative Assessment to Measure Mastery of Learning Targets (Key Knowledge and Skills) SCALE Rubric (Public Presentations and Projects) Summative Assessment: Measures of Academic Progress (ELA, Math and Science) three times a year Looking Ahead: End of Year Defense

The Digital Learning Log will be a place where students can track and share their schedule.

The Digital Diary is an interactive notebook where students record evidence of, reflect on their learning, and share their learning with the teacher, fellow students and parents.

The Digital Learning Log will be used during homeroom to set daily goals.

The Digital Learning Log will be during homeroom to set weekly goals

The Digital Learning Log will be used for Student to Teacher and Student to Parent Communication