Marty Roettgen

Agenda

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How do you measure Student Success

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Get Certified

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Set Expectations

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Student Control of Learning

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An Idea of How to Grade Fewer Assignments

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Certification Motivation

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Getting Students Certified

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Lab

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Questions

How Do You Measure Student Success?

 Final Exam Scores  % of Students that Certify  Enrollment increasing  Students learning how to learn  Self-motivated Students

“A classroom where students chase learning and not just grades.”

Get Certified

 Teacher’s need to get certified  You need the experience so you can help your students to succeed in certifying  Hang your certification on the wall for students to see  Try to earn a perfect score and display score report  Re-test each year  You MUST believe students are capable

Set Expectations – Day 1

 90% productive  Responsible for themselves, tablemates, row mates and rest of the class  Set a high but achievable goal for the number of students that will pass the certification  Have a celebration when they achieve the goal  Students pick what to have at the celebration and plan it  Let students know that they will work at their own pace, but a minimum pace is required

Set Expectations – Day 2 On

 Don’t be quick to answer their questions  Let students answer each others questions  Pace much faster when many people answer questions  Once you have a feel for capability – put the best students next to those that are struggling.

 Let the best student know that if by helping, they can’t get an assignment done to let you know. Tell them they will earn a 100 if needed  If student gets ahead and wants to try to certify – let them  The earlier someone certifies – the quicker the spark is lit

Set Expectations – Day 2 On

 If student finishes Lesson early have them go to the next  They review the PowerPoints, do the Step-by-Step and projects on their own.

 Minimum Pace:  Everyone takes the lesson test at the same time  Everyone listens to the lecture at the beginning of next lesson

Students in Control

 Everything is in Blackboard by Day  Minimum Pace including day of Lesson test in Blackboard  Students progress at their own pace from Blackboard  They decide when they want to certify  Minimum pace dictates when everyone has to take test and move to next lesson  If they get ahead and want to learn another application on their own and certify, they can.

Grade Fewer Assignments

 For each Lesson  Test from the test bank   Skills test with focus on key skills and certification skills  This forces accountability for learning 3 to 4 assignments that teach the skills for the lesson  Give a completion grade for Assignments  If Skill Test is less than an 85 (you pick the score)  Assignments are grade otherwise a 100  Skill Test grades can only be improved by score on the certification test

Certification Motivation

 Celebration for Reaching the Certification Goal  Warn students early that they do not want to be the student that keeps the class from a celebration  Count kept on the board  Celebrate each successful certification attempt  Print their certifications same day if possible  Certification is only way to improve Skills test grades

Getting Students Certified

 Print the Skills Tested list with space for notes  Have students check off skills they know  Have them study what they don’t know  Have students do practice tests  After test, print score report  Write on Skills Tested list questions they did not know using score report to help on the areas to focus on  Pair students who passed with those who didn’t to review prior to retesting

2013-2014 Fall Semester

Certification

Microsoft Office Specialist 2010 Master Office Excel® 2010 Office Excel® 2010 Expert Office Outlook® 2010 Office PowerPoint® 2010 Office Word 2010 Office Word 2010 Expert Office Access 2010

Grand Total 1st 3rd

5 30 14 6 15 8 5 30

113

7 27 12 13 9 5 6 25

104 4th Shared Grand Total

2 27 6 1 5 1 27 1

70

3

3

17 84 31 20 30 14 12 82

290 # of Students in Class 30

Number of Extra Certifications

29 28 3.33

93

Where Students Chase Learning and not Grades

 I give no credit for earning “extra” certifications, but at least a third of my students do.

 About 20% will earn Master level certifications and most have not taken Word / PPT.

 For those really motivated – get them trying to become a US semi-finalist.

 2012: US Champion / 3 rd in the World Excel  2013: 4 US Semi-Finalists, US Champion / 3 rd World Excel in the  2014: US Champion in Excel (Worlds end of month)

Lab

 Describe New Certification Test and retake policy  Review Skill Checklist  Prep for Excel 2013 Certification Test  Discuss Access 2013 Certification Test

Questions ? ? ?

Marty Roettgen [email protected]