Transcript CSM
Core Skills Mastery
David Goldberg, CEO [email protected]
(303) 862-7233
Education and work success
College and work skills
Problem-solving & thinking skills Core math and literacy skills Learning skills (by reading) Persistence Carefulness Confidence Self-reliance Motivation
CSM
Core Skills Mastery -- CSM
Web-based course Adaptive learning / computer guided Online or classroom Will work with students as low as 3 rd 6 th grade reading grade math / Free for colleges, schools, non-profits Including teacher support & professional development Certificate available for students who complete CSM
CSM CURRICULUM
CSM curriculum has two parts
Core Instruction Integrated math, literacy & problem-solving 10-60 hours
Optional
: Challenge Problems Advanced problem-solving & thinking skills 10’s of hours
Core – deep understanding
Solve the following problems in your head. Do not use a calculator, and only use paper if absolutely necessary.
10,000 200
Core – integrated & complex contexts
Women who are pregnant
Core – information extraction
Core – problem-solving charge per dog groomed ($/dog) dogs groomed (dogs) cost shampoo & scissors ($) revenue ($) expenses ($) rent & labor ($)
CSM Challenge Problems
Increasingly challenging real-world problems Solving novel problems / analyzing new contexts hints, no instruction
advanced college level
problem-solving & thinking skills
CSM Core Instruction reporter student Challenge Problem time lawyer
CSM curriculum characteristics
Core Instruction Integrated math, literacy & problem-solving 10-60 hours
Optional
: Challenge Problems Advanced problem-solving & thinking skills 10’s of hours All workforce contextualized Goals Decision-making, supervisor-level skills College completion skills
Focus of CSM instruction
Teaching students skills Teaching students how to learn skills on their own …through reading
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CSM Instruction
Meta-cognition thinking about learning
Teach concepts and context…
… as well as “just the facts” Making decisions what to read forces meta-cognition
CSM requires a high level of mastery
In most educational technology,
mastery
is: a 1 in 5 chance of guessing it right a 60% passing grade a checkmark on the day the student first learns it On the job, the only acceptable grade is “A” Want students to learn about A-level work How you do it That you can do it How good it feels
Accuracy, carefulness and mastery Must get all right in a single try
…2 times
Ensure durable mastery
Conventional: teach once, test many times CSM:
Learned initially Remembered
More instruction if needed More instruction if needed
Unit Pricing Money Area Conversions L-shaped Problem • Area of complex shapes • Unit pricing, area conversions, rounding • Perimeter Rounding to 10’s 100’s Perimeter Area of Rectangles One-step Conversions Round to Nearest Whole Decimal Numbers Fractions
L-Shape Problem Area Conversions One-step Conversions Rounding to 10’s 100’s Area of Rectangles Another Skill Round to Nearest Whole Yet One More Skill Decimal Numbers
Teachers and CSM
Teacher as strategic interventionist / mentor skill-specific / cognitive independent learning / learning strategies affect, behavior, habits of mind (persistence, carefulness, confidence, self-reliance, motivation, etc.)
CSM promotes intrinsic motivation
Learn skills largely on your own (autonomy) Maintain at edge of knowledge (mastery) All skills are work contextualized (purpose) Protect students from learned helplessness
Professional development before you start
CSM
embedded while you work with students check-in
Examples of college CSM use
Adult ed for college transition or GED Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology MAT2 – Henry Ford CC for apprenticeships Oregon Career Pathways Research: CCRC / Heldrich
STEPPING BACK
College and career readiness
SAT GED Common Core ACT COMPASS WorkKeys ACCUPLACER
Math and literacy standards Different test-prep for every standard
College and career readiness
CSM
Math and literacy for decision-making Problem-solving and thinking skills Independent learning Habits of mind (persistence, self-reliance, carefulness, etc.)
Capable, confident, adaptable student Capable, confident, adaptable supervisor-level decision-maker
Roseburg, OR / Umpqua CC
10 th grade preparation for dual-college (Alternative placement to ACCUPLACER/COMPASS) College-transition class for adult education At WDC for transition into various programs Development education class for college Credit-bearing academic success class Co-requisite class for post-secondary CTE programs Professional services for local businesses Businesses give interview to CSM certificate holders
This doesn’t transform the community
Community uplift
Community uplift occurs when everyone uses CSM Virtuous cycle of supply and demand Programs that use CSM instruction (supply) Programs that honor CSM certificate (demand) Best if: Every program uses CSM for its own purposes Without a heavy hand – self-organizing
CSM for collective impact
Secondary Adult/ Workforce Post secondary Business Creating the Supply Creating the Demand
As part of an advanced math elective, college-prep class, or other course As a CSM course (can be combined with GED or college transition classes) CSM Certificate earned as part of developmental education, a co requisite foundational skills course, or an academic success class CSM Certificate earned through internal training courses for new hires, for promotion, or for general skills upgrades As an alternative to placement exams for dual college enrollment or CTE programs As a relevant credential for job placement or workforce programs As an alternative to placement exams (e.g. bypassing the ACCUPLACER or COMPASS tests) As a requirement for apprenticeships As a graduation requirement As a requirement for scholarship programs Guaranteeing interviews to CSM Certificate holders who are otherwise nominally qualified As a requirement for promotion Making college tuition reimbursement contingent on CSM Certificate
Hasn’t this been tried before?
Previous attempts
Mainly math and literacy Little instruction; old pedagogy Target low-skill, entry-level Of little interest to academic institutions
CSM
Math, literacy, problem-solving, learning, habits of mind, etc.
Free, web-based with next generation technology Decision-making, supervisor level skills Workforce standard of interest to academic institutions, from secondary to college
Practically speaking, how do you do collective impact?
Your own program Other program in your institution Other community organizations Local business
Use CSM however it works for you
Use CSM for your own program Use CSM for community uplift through collective impact
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