Establishing a Learning System

1. Establishing a Learning System How one teacher effectively established a high-performing learning system in high school math.

3. Bonny Buffington • 14 years special education teacher, pull-out • 3 years intervention specialist, inclusion • 12 years trained others in coteaching, inclusion strategies as a supervisor • 21 years high school math teacher • 23 years district administrator

4. GAME PLAN • Goal: Participants will understand what a learning system is will state some of its benefits. • Activities: Powerpoint • Measure: Pretest and ABA summary • Evaluation: Official evaluation sheet

5. The Baldrige Connection • PL100-107 of 1987 • Named for Malcolm Baldrige, secretary of commerce in Reagan Administration • Based on TQM, W. Edwards Deming • Set national criteria for excellence awards • 1999 added health and education fields

6. Classroom Learning System Baldrige Basics Classroom learning goals Stakeholders Performance Results Summative Assessments Process Results: Daily Plus/delta Training Materials Recognition Satisfaction Process and procedures Class data charts individual student data folder CORE VALUES Adapted from BiE IN Baldrige Model Classroom example Improving Student Achievement Strategic Process

7. Using Quality Tools • Histogram • Issue Bin • Plus/Deltas • Fishbone • Affinity Diagram

8. Setting up the framework • Talking about learning: you are all learners! • Demonstrating the learning curve • Explaining the difference between teaching system and learning system

9. Using a Learning System • Teacher clearly communicates objectives • Teacher provides training and tools needed • Students take responsibility for learning

10. Focus on Learning • Writing the mission statement • Setting the goals • Displaying clear learning objectives • Analogy of the car • Issue Bin and Homework policies • What about grades?

12. Histogram of Test Scores

13. Chapter 4 Expected Outcomes • Name: _____________________________ • I will be able to: • 4a. Write equations to model and solve problems • 4b. Use Hands on Equations kits to solve linear equations in one variable • 4c. Solve problems involving formulas • 4d. Evaluate expressions for given values of the variable when the variable is a positive or negative integer

14. My job: • Provide tools and training • Be the instructional expert • Make learning targets clear

15. Students accept responsibility • Set personal goals • Used portfolios • Maintained personal data graphs • Identified weaknesses with daily exit cards • Gave feedback on instructional activities with plus/deltas • Developed classroom procedures and rules • Handled classroom issues through Issue Bin

16. Tool box

17. Personal Goal Time

18. Portfolios

19. Personal Data Graphs

20. Using Plus-Deltas

21. Communicating about Math • Daily math journals • Walkabouts • Gallery hops and presentations • Exit cards • Math newsletter

22. 1. How did I communicate about math today?  2. How did I use technology today?  3. What goals did I set or work on? 4. How did I tie math to things outside the classroom?  5. What did I do or learn that I am proud of today? 6. List some pluses or deltas from specific math activities we did today. (What activities helped me reach my goals? What activities could be improved?) Math Journal

23. Newsletter

24. Walkabout

25. Gallery Hop

26. Instructional Strategies • Using the Strategy Ring • Input from plus/deltas • Quick check results • Flexible grouping • Project-based learning

27. The Bike Project For this project, you and your partner(s) will be planning a 200-500 mile bike trip somewhere in the United States. You may choose to travel a round trip beginning anywhere in the US or else 200-500 miles one way beginning and ending anywhere you please.

28. Probability Lab

29. Problem solving plan

30. Using technology

31. Hands-on Equations

32. Immediate feedback

33. Benefits of a Learning System • High performing system • Focus on results • Constantly measure progress, so we know where we are • Students take responsibility • Students are engaged

34. GAME PLAN • Goal: Participants will understand what a learning system is will state some of its benefits. • Activities: Powerpoint • Measure: Pretest and ABA summary • Evaluation: Official evaluation sheet

35. GAME plan: Measure • ABA activity – Describe a learning system • Tell how a learning system is different from a teaching system • Discuss the possible benefits of using a learning system • You may repeat yourself – you may use notes

36. QUESTIONS??? www.bonnybuffington.wikispaces.com

37. GAME plan: Evaluation • Session 56