B.R.I.D.G.E. Building, Remedial, Instruction, and Developing, your Gift, in Education By Veronica Dean, M.Ed. Mt. Healthy Junior/Senior High School 8101 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45231 513-619-8355 vdean@mthcs.org  

The Agenda Background and Introduction Statistics (my numbers are your numbers) Next steps (A Christmas Carol) This is how we do it! Finished Product Trouble Shooting Questions

Background and Introduction According to US News, the high school graduation rate is up two straight years straight 78 percent. In another US News article, graduation rates may be slightly skewed due to the reporting of special education student graduation rates.*

Background and Introduction In another US News article, graduation rates may be slightly skewed due to the reporting of special education student graduation rates.*

Preaching to the choir Some graduating students attend four year programs and others attend two year programs and/or state or career technical schools. You know your students’ skills, academic level, and their abilities. You know your challenges when you walk into that classroom every day! 

Author James HiIlman The Soul’s Code, “We are all born geniuses. It is what takes place in life that stunts or stops the genius.”

Statistics Know your audience When my numbers become your numbers in 6 years – Or when your numbers were my numbers 6 years ago We may have to change how we reach the masses!

My Class Statistics 148 students 16% students with IEP, Individualized Education Plan (IQ is less than 70%) 47% students operating at a Limited scoring rate (Ohio Department of Education – student is scoring less than 30 percent on a standardize test) 1% English Limited Learner

More Statistics Mt. Healthy City Schools graduation rate was 89.2%* in 2009 – 2010. The percentage matriculating to a post-secondary education was 70%.

Next steps (A Christmas Carol) Career tech schools 2 year state colleges 4 year colleges and universities Graduate programs

This is how we do it; end in mind! What is the lesson’s objective?

Build a potpourri of audio, video, and photos. To create the following: Lesson introduction length is > 6 minutes. Lesson review length is > 5 minutes. I am absent and presenting at this conference length is 40 minutes and please take notes.

Know your audience Intervention – three (3) DVD’s or CD’s length is > 3 minutes each. Bubble – one (1) this is the middle of the road student, length is > 4 minutes Challenge -- one (1) length is 3 – 6 minutes  

Step by step we make a lesson! Finished Product Trust Me! Step by step we make a lesson!

Video/Photographs Instructions Open WINDOWS LIVE MOVIE MAKER Click Title – Insert Title and adjust text box Click Home Tab Click Add Video or Photos Insert picture(s) Click Add Music Insert audio

Audio Instructions Open AUDACITY Begin recording Save as .aup file Export as a wav file

Trouble Shooting Save audio as wmp or audacity or mp3 file or wav file. If it is voiceover Export as wav file. If it is music Export as mp3 file. Save video as Windows Live Movie Maker file. Save photographs as jpeg file.

Trouble Shooting Photographs may be taken from your Google free pictures online, use your cell phone or Big Lots inexpensive flip camera. When creating the project in Windows Live Movie Maker file and laying audio files on video or photographs – PLEASE REMEMBER to delete existing audio before inserting new audio.

How we disseminate the learning process is our gift to them. All students have a gift and are gifted. It is up to you and me to bring out the gift and giftedness in each of our students. The gift that each student brings to us is how the student learns. How we disseminate the learning process is our gift to them.  

Questions?

References http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/help/user_guide/graph/variables.asp Retrieved September 30, 2012.   http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2010-2011/DIST/044412.pdf www.mthcs.org Retrieved September 30, 2012. http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/high-school-notes/2012/06/13/graduation-rate-increase-propelled-by-latino-achievement Graduation Rate Increase Propelled by Latino Achievement by Kelsey Sheehy. Retrieved August 12, 2012. http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/high-school-notes/2011/12/14/better-high-school-graduation-rates-may-be-an-illusion Better High School Graduation Rates May Be An Illusion by Jason Koebler. Retrieved August 12, 2012.