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Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) for fractions learning
Repeated reading is an academic practice that aims to increase oral reading fluency. It is intended to target students who have developed initial word reading skills but demonstrate inadequate reading fluency for their grade level. During repeated reading, a student sits in a quiet location with a teacher and reads a passage aloud at least three times. The teacher selects a passage of about 50 to 200 words in length. If the student misreads a word or hesitates for longer than 5 seconds, the teacher reads the word aloud, and the student repeats the word correctly. If the student requests help with a word, the teacher reads the word aloud or provides the definition. The student rereads the passage until he or she achieves a satisfactory fluency level.
University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP) is a curriculum that aims to support student development of deeper conceptual mathematical understanding. The curriculum presents students with challenging mathematics and aids in student acquisition of skills and concepts. It focuses on bringing the real world into the classroom by emphasizing reading, problem-solving, everyday applications, and the use of calculators, computers, and other technologies. Each UCSMP course includes a student textbook, teacher's edition, teacher resources, assessment resources, and technology resources. Lessons in the student book contain activities, full examples, and partially completed guided examples to model skills and problem-solving. Students are encouraged to assess their own understanding with an End-of-Chapter Self-Test correlated to objectives. Projects provided at the end of each chapter are designed as extended activities, giving students experience using real data.
READ 180 is a blended learning instructional model that integrates reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar instruction to improve reading achievement for adolescent readers. The program is composed of three parts: whole-group direct instruction, small-group rotations, and whole-group wrap-up. The instruction begins with 20 minutes of whole-group direct instruction, followed by rotations of smaller groups of students through three activities: small-group direct instruction, students' independent use of a computerized READ 180 Student Application, and modeled and independent reading. The instruction ends with a brief wrap-up discussion with the whole group.
STeLLA (Science Teachers Learning through Lesson Analysis) is a professional development program for teachers that aims to improve student science achievement by enhancing teachers' ability to explain science concepts, identify science concepts used in student learning activities, and engage students in thinking about science. The program consists of a 2-week summer institute, followed by eight monthly study group sessions during the school year, where teachers learn from postsecondary science faculty and STeLLA professional development leaders, analyze videorecorded lessons, and develop their own science lesson plans.
Arthur is an animated children's series intended for use with young children, particularly English language learners, to target English language development, specifically narrative skill development.
A computer-generated feedback program for mathematics problem solving
Wilson Reading System
NumberShire Level 1 (NS1) is a game-based, Tier 2 mathematics intervention designed to support first-grade students with or at risk for mathematics difficulties (MD) in developing proficiency with whole-number concepts and skills. NS1 targets three domains of whole numbers represented in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M): Counting and Cardinality, Number and Operations in Base Ten, and Operations and Algebraic Thinking. NS1 provides explicit instruction in rational counting, decomposition of numbers, sophisticated counting strategies, properties of operations, number combinations, multidigit addition and subtraction, and word problem solving. The intervention consists of 48 sessions, themed into 12 weeks of instruction, with each session designed to provide 15 minutes of instruction. NS1 utilizes a gaming platform, where students interact with virtual characters and receive effort- and performance-based rewards as they succeed in solving mathematics problems.
Expeditionary Learning (EL) is a curriculum that combines an interdisciplinary instructional approach with ongoing training and coaching for teachers and school leaders. EL uses an experiential approach in which students conduct research projects to share with outside audiences. Learning expeditions-case-studies of academic topics-often bring together teachers from different subjects to coordinate shared projects; this curriculum includes several elements that are closely aligned with the Common Core standards for English-language arts and literacy. EL provides a combination of curriculum resources, professional development institutes in the summer and during the school year, and on-site classroom observation and coaching for teachers and school leaders.
