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Northeast Tennessee College and Career Ready Consortium

9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

The Northeast Tennessee College and Career Ready Consortium is a network of 29 high schools and five colleges across 15 counties designed to ensure high school students graduate college or career ready. The intervention provides six key components: (1) management and communication through Consortium leadership, (2) college and career counseling with eight College and Career Counselors (CACCs) who spend at least one day per week in each assigned school working with students on college applications, FAFSA, ACT prep, and educational planning, (3) professional development for teachers through summer academies and College Board trainings, (4) expanded access to courses through distance learning and online technology including ACT Online Prep, (5) development and expansion of Advanced Placement and dual enrollment programs, and (6) infrastructure support including technology, online courses, tuition stipends, and textbooks. The intervention is delivered face-to-face in schools, through distance learning partnerships, and via online platforms. Implementation requires training for AP teachers, online teachers, and school staff before delivery begins.

2016

36 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Baltimore City Schools Middle School STEM Summer Program with VEX Robotics

6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

The Baltimore City Schools Middle School STEM Summer Program with VEX Robotics is a five-week summer program for rising sixth through eighth grade students that combines mathematics and science instruction with VEX robotics enrichment. The program consists of a half-day of instruction in mathematics and science and a half-day of enrichment activities. The robotics workshop teaches students the fundamentals of building robots and provides time for teams to build their own robots and participate in competitions. The program was implemented over three summers (2012-2014) at multiple school sites throughout Baltimore City. Teachers received professional development in mathematics and robotics prior to and during the program. The program specifically targeted students scoring Basic on the prior year's Maryland School Assessment in mathematics, though other students were also accepted.

2015

5 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

PowerTeaching

6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

PowerTeaching is a middle school math program developed by the Success for All Foundation that emphasizes cooperative learning strategies to improve math instruction for students in grades 6-8. The program can be implemented within any school's or district's existing curriculum as it focuses on instructional practices rather than specific math content. PowerTeaching requires schools to commit to three years of implementation and provide a part-time math facilitator. Teachers receive initial training before the school year and ongoing professional development through biweekly component team meetings led by the facilitator. The program places students in longstanding heterogeneous skill groups and teaches specific cooperative learning strategies including team recognition, equal opportunities for all students to contribute, and team interdependence through techniques like random reporter.

2017

Cost per student

N/A

YouthBuild

Ungraded

YouthBuild is a federally and privately funded program operated at over 250 organizations nationwide, serving over 10,000 young people each year. The program provides construction-related training and may also provide training in other in-demand industries, along with educational services, counseling, and leadership-development opportunities, to low-income, out-of-school young people ages 16 to 24. Most young people who make it through Mental Toughness Orientation enroll in YouthBuild, are offered the program's services, and participate for 6 to 12 months. New participants typically begin the program in a group with other enrollees, and that group alternates weekly or every few weeks between a focus on education and a focus on vocational training. The program includes educational services such as instruction in basic skills, remedial education, and alternative education leading to a high school diploma or GED; vocational training, typically construction training in which participants rehabilitate or build housing for low-income people; youth-development services, including leadership training and community service; and supportive services and transition services including counseling, case management, life-skills training, workforce preparation, follow-up services for one year, stipends for participation, and other forms of support.

2016

32 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Mathematics Design Collaborative (MDC)

9th Grade

Mathematics Design Collaborative (MDC) provides Classroom Challenges that are two- to three-day formative assessment lessons (FALs) for use in middle and high school math classrooms to support the transition to Common Core State Standards in mathematics. Each Challenge follows a structured format: students complete a pre-assessment with challenging problems involving previously learned concepts; teachers review student responses to assess approaches and misconceptions; students engage in whole-class and small-group collaborative activities to discuss alternative approaches and deepen understanding; students return to initial problems, revise responses, and reflect on learning gains. The Challenges incorporate key pedagogical changes including students taking more responsibility for their work, engaging in productive struggle with rich tasks, studying fewer tasks in greater depth, and teachers acting as facilitators who use questioning to support student thinking rather than providing answers and solutions. Teachers implementing MDC had one to two years of prior experience and typically implemented six Challenges during the study year, with most participating in professional development to prepare for implementation.

2015

2 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Schema-Based Instruction (SBI)

7th Grade

Schema-Based Instruction (SBI) is a mathematics intervention designed to improve seventh-grade students' proportional problem solving. The intervention emphasizes the underlying mathematical structure of problems, uses schematic diagrams to represent information in problem text, provides explicit problem solving and metacognitive strategy instruction, and focuses on the flexible use of multiple solution strategies. SBI consists of two replacement units (Ratio/Proportion and Percent), each comprising ten 50-minute lessons delivered five days a week across six weeks. Teachers receive 16 hours of professional development before implementation and are provided with a detailed teacher guide, teaching materials (visual diagrams and problem solving checklists), and student materials (workbook and homework book). The intervention uses a four-step problem solving strategy (DISC: Discover the problem type, Identify information in the problem to represent in a diagram, Solve the problem, Check the solution) and encourages students to use multiple solution methods such as equivalent fractions, unit rate, and cross multiplication.

2015

6 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Retired Mentors for New Teachers

1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Retired Mentors for New Teachers is a two-year mentoring program at the elementary school level developed by Aurora Public Schools in Colorado. The program uses master educators who recently retired from the district to provide tailored one-on-one mentoring to probationary teachers (teachers in their first three years with the district, regardless of prior teaching experience). The program requires mentees to meet weekly one-on-one with their mentor and monthly in school-level groups over the course of two years. Mentees in their first year also receive the district's business-as-usual support and are assigned a buddy mentor. Retired educators can use a mix of supports, including modeling the classroom setup, co-teaching, classroom observation and feedback, modeling lesson design and delivery, analysis and reflection on data, literature studies, and organizing mentee visits to observe model classrooms. To participate in the program, retired educators must have at least five years of teaching experience in the district and a record of excellence as reflected by student achievement, performance reviews, leadership, and reputation as an effective educator.

2017

72 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System (EWIMS)

9th Grade, 10th Grade

The Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System (EWIMS) is a systematic approach to identifying students at risk of not graduating from high school on time, assigning them to interventions, and monitoring their progress. EWIMS targets first- and second-year high school students (grades 9-10) and uses research-based early warning indicators to flag at-risk students: chronic absence (missing 10% or more of instructional time), course failure (failing one or more courses), low GPA (2.0 or lower), and behavioral problems (suspensions). The intervention provides schools with guidance to implement a seven-step process supported by an early warning data tool. Schools establish an EWIMS team (typically 5-7 members including principals, teachers, counselors) that meets monthly to review data, interpret student needs, assign students to locally-determined interventions, and monitor progress. Implementation requires training and ongoing technical assistance, including regional trainings, tool trainings, site visits, and online WebShares. Schools import student data into the tool at multiple points throughout the year (after 20-30 days, after each grading period) to flag students and track intervention assignments.

2017

36 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Around the Corner

Preschool, Kindergarten

Around the Corner (ATC) is a program for preschool and kindergarten students that combines and extends components of Curiosity Corner and KinderCorner curricula. The program uses embedded multimedia technology including computer activities and videos to show children how the world works for concepts not possible to illustrate with actual classroom objects. ATC targets language development, phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension through thematic, holistic instruction. Students view educational videos in class and receive Home Links (DVDs) to watch at home with family members, providing repeated exposure to language concepts and vocabulary. The intervention is implemented over two years (preschool and kindergarten) and includes interactive, video-based professional development for teachers. Teachers receive initial professional development (6-12 hours for pre-K, 1-4 hours for K), classroom observation and feedback visits, full sets of lesson materials, and technology equipment.

2016

72 Weeks

Cost per student

N/A

Playground Physics

6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Playground Physics is a technology-based application and accompanying curriculum designed for middle school students (grades 6-8) to support science engagement and learning of force, energy, and motion. The program includes professional development (approximately 9 hours total across two sessions), the Playground Physics iOS app installed on iPads, and a curriculum aligned with New York State Learning Standards, Common Core State Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards. The app allows students to record and review videos through three "lenses": motion, force (Newton's third law), and energy. The curriculum integrates informal and formal, inquiry-based learning strategies using small groups and includes three units (motion, force, energy) that can be implemented using either a curriculum sequence approach (series of guided lessons) or a science investigation approach (student-designed experiments). Teachers received a class set of iPads with the app installed and the Playground Physics activity guide. The program was designed to be implemented in formal school settings during the regular school day, with teachers typically supplementing Playground Physics with their regular curriculum.

2017

Cost per student

N/A

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