CATAPULT LEARNING’S STRIDE ACADEMY Trenton Catholic Academy Lower School Parent Night January 14, 2015

WELCOME! Please come in and pick up your child’s parent letter with information on how to access Stride Academy. We will be around to get you started. Until then, please review this presentation about Catapult Learning’s use of Stride Academy here at Trenton Catholic Academy.

Who is Catapult Learning? We partner with Trenton Catholic Academy to support your child. Catapult Learning has been helping schools close the achievement gap for more than three decades. Schools nationwide have turned to us for the very best in instructional services, professional development, and specialized services. Today, we partner with over 3,000 schools and provide services to over 300,000 students annually. - Breadth of coverage; where we are now. - we work with thousands of students, across hundreds districts across the country. And we’re bolstered by thousands of teachers and service professionals who make our programs work. 3

What is Catapult Learning’s Stride Academy? is an adaptive learning program that personalizes learning for every student, based on his or her needs. uses skill diagnosis to identify each student’s strengths and weaknesses in Math and Reading. assigns work to help remediate their skill gaps and gradually introduce them to more challenging content. - Breadth of coverage; where we are now. - we work with thousands of students, across hundreds districts across the country. And we’re bolstered by thousands of teachers and service professionals who make our programs work. 4

Catapult Learning’s Instructional Model Teachers provide systematic and explicit instruction in math and reading Direct Instruction Guided Practice Independent Practice & Application Initial Assessment Results drive personalized learning plan Each scripted lesson is carefully scaffolded and includes direct instruction in concept development through modeling, guided practice, and independent practice and application activities in the following format: Brief Review and Practice: Teacher introduces interactive activities designed to review basic skills and previously taught concepts. Math Vocabulary :Teacher introduces appropriate mathematical language for new lesson. Concept Development Teacher instructs and models using manipulative and pictorials. Guided Practice: Students demonstrate newly taught skill with guidance from teacher. Independent Practice: Individually or in groups, students demonstrate what they have learned with little or no assistance. Problem Solving: Students apply the newly learned skill to determine how to solve a problem. Lesson Summary and Daily Lesson Assessment: Students articulate what they have learned during the lesson and students take an assessment of what they learned that day to determine of any skills need to be retaught. Personalized practice that meets students where they are and takes them to where they need to be. Now available via the PC, iPad, or other tablets. New concepts introduced through scaffolded instruction and guided practice activities 5

Catapult Learning’s Instructional Model Teachers provide systematic and explicit instruction in math and reading Direct Instruction Guided Practice Independent Practice & Application Initial Assessment Results drive personalized learning plan Each scripted lesson is carefully scaffolded and includes direct instruction in concept development through modeling, guided practice, and independent practice and application activities in the following format: Brief Review and Practice: Teacher introduces interactive activities designed to review basic skills and previously taught concepts. Math Vocabulary :Teacher introduces appropriate mathematical language for new lesson. Concept Development Teacher instructs and models using manipulative and pictorials. Guided Practice: Students demonstrate newly taught skill with guidance from teacher. Independent Practice: Individually or in groups, students demonstrate what they have learned with little or no assistance. Problem Solving: Students apply the newly learned skill to determine how to solve a problem. Lesson Summary and Daily Lesson Assessment: Students articulate what they have learned during the lesson and students take an assessment of what they learned that day to determine of any skills need to be retaught. Personalized practice that meets students where they are and takes them to where they need to be. Now available via the PC, iPad, or other tablets. New concepts introduced through scaffolded instruction and guided practice activities 6

Adaptive Online Learning Software & Gaming Catapult Learning’s Stride Academy (K-12) Personalized – and Adaptive – Online Learning Engine Math and Reading Built for Common Core, aligned to NJ State Standards Device Agnostic (PCs, iPads, Other Tablets) Rewards Students with Online Tokens and Interactive Video Games Easy to Use Reporting for Teachers 24X7 Access to Learning Beyond the Classroom http://catapultstart.com/ 7

Adaptive Engine Prescribes Learning Paths System initially driven by assessment results or teacher driven selection Stride’s Adaptive Engine = A complex algorithm that analyzes student performance and dynamically assigns foundational skills practice to promote mastery. Prescribing individualized learning plans for every student is as simple as flipping a switch in the Curriculum settings of your Teacher Control Panel. (Need a good example of a Student Progress Report to show STRIDE progress, but I cannot locate one. Need PRT’s help.) 8

Voiceover and dictionary support Personalized, Interactive Skills Practice Online Questions Scaffolded with Instructional Supports Voiceover and dictionary support Targeted video lessons and study guides support the skill in question Educational rationales provide instant feedback Scientific calculator and scratchpad 9

Personalized, Interactive Skills Practice Online Questions Scaffolded with Instructional Supports STUDY GUIDE VIDEO LESSON 10

Game-Based Incentives Motivate Usage Students earn tokens by successfully answering questions. Teachers can also award tokens to reward positive behavior and achievement. Transform the way they learn with game-based incentives…. Explain coin-based economy 11

Game-Based Incentives Motivate Usage Tokens can be redeemed to play video games or upgrade avatars 12

Teacher provides direct instruction . . . KIPP EXPLORE AADEMY . . . .while other students are engaged in differentiated, independent practice . . .

How Does My Student Access Stride from Home? Go to Web Browser. Enter http://www.stridestart.com Enter the student’s KCC code. Choose the student’s name. Enter password if necessary. Choose Math or Reading Coins to get started. - Breadth of coverage; where we are now. - we work with thousands of students, across hundreds districts across the country. And we’re bolstered by thousands of teachers and service professionals who make our programs work. 14

1. http://www.stridestart.com 2. Enter KCC Code Put in demo code

3. Student chooses their name Student may need to enter password. Pick yourself or anyone else

Click on the word avatar and pick a new avatar!

Click here to answer questions. Presenter…make sure testing is off so that teachers can go right into the question mode!

Example of a math question Ask participants to click where the arrows say and have them explore what happens.

Have participants watch the bonus video. This is worth 4 coins if watched until the end. If they stop in the middle it will start over when they click again. Videos are between 3-4 minutes long and can only be watched once every day. The option disappears from the student’s screen once it is watched.

Coins earned by answering questions or watching videos.

These, along with the ones when you click the arrow, are the games that you can play. 1 minute of play costs 14 coins.

Star points = points earned in all games Badges can be earned for game play as well as academic achievement Questions answered an coins earned are cumulative throughout the year.

Thank you! Gina McGrath Lara EnglishHill, Ed.D. Curriculum Product Manager – Educational Technology, Catapult Learning Kristie Enoch Teacher, Catapult Learning Gina McGrath Supervisor, Catapult Learning 24