Presenters:

Dr. Terry Grier, Superintendent, Houston ISD

Dr. Grenita Lathan, Superintendent, Peoria Public Schools

Shaily Barnawal, CEO, Elevate Learning, LLC

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Welcome to Our World

• Instructional software

• Digital textbooks

• Virtual schools

• Communications

• Accountability tests

• What are some

others?

Using technology in Our

Schools

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District

Schools

Students

Houston

Peoria Public Schools

Accountability

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Where is my Intervention Instructor based?

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Today’s classroom?

What is wrong

with this

picture??

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Or is this our classroom?

At risk, high

needs

students

Borderline, at

grade

students

Gifted,

advanced

students

Common

Core/STAAR

2-3 grade

levels behind

Personalized

Digitization

Intervention!

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Do traditional intervention

methods really work?

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Teacher Pull Out

Over worked teacher..

Lack of quality teachers???

Online Software

Click happy kids????

Local Tutors

Fidelity??

Effectiveness?

Where are they?

The future of intervention for

schools…

Create an

ONLINE

INTERVENTION

SCHOOL

Inside

An ACTUAL

SCHOOL

#getresults

Intervention

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1:24 is intervention history…

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Instruction – Intervention History

Instruction – Intervention FUTURE

So what do schools do??

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Algebra I Reading Any Content,

K-12

Select Student groups

Select Academic

Goal

State

Assessment

Score

Improvement

RTI Support

Supplemental

Instruction

Advanced

Instruction

Select

Interventi

on

Schedule

Time Days of week

What is Connected

Instruction??

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Same Instructor

Customized,

Aligned lessons Virtual

Classroom

From across the U.S.

Students in schools Grades 1 to 12

RELATIONSHIP BASED Student works with the SAME instructor for the entire duration of the program.

- Math and Reading Experts

- Trained

- Bilingual

- Future of instruction

Delivered Digitally with

Fidelity

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Understand academic goals

WE create Intervention Modules

TEST Students

CREATE ILPs FORM

tutoring Groups

Assign Instructors

School Set Up

Student Training

START INSTRUCTUC

TION

Formative Assessments

WE MONITOR,

AUDIT, REVIEW

RESULTS

SELECT STUDENTS

The average percentage score increased “two times”

Average scores* of students that participated in Elevate Learning program

“Two” fold increase in the scores of

students

*Source: Elevate Learning pre and Post-program tests based on IL state standards and early and late IL High School Benchmarks

Algebra I

Geometry

English I

Biology

Economics

Atlanta Public Schools High School Intervention

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Grade 3

Reading

Middle

School

Math

Social

Studies

Middle

School

English

Houston ISD Elementary, Middle School

Intervention

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100 + Scale

Points

Dr Roger Goddard

Research

Where and who are the

instructors?

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Based all over the United States

Highly trained in content and

pedagogy

Vibrant, fun, engaging & smart!

What works…

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During School Programs

After School Programs

2nd Math Class or Support class (Elevate tutor led differentiated instruction)

State Assessment Preparation, Test-prep (ACT, SAT)

Special Education Support

English as a Second Language (ESL) Support

Extended Day initiatives

Response to Intervention (RTI) Support

Choose the program that suits your school

Live Connected Instruction

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Let’s work with a

Connected instructor!

Schools…Districts…A part

of future of Edtech

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How are schools using it?

ESL Bilingual Special Education Supplemental instruction to Pass State Graduation requirements Supplemental Reading Instruction Supplemental Math Instruction

Houston

Peoria Public Schools

Where is Connected

Instruction going in 2015?

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