App concept presentation at SLC Camp Denver, November 17, 2012

1. Personalizing Mastery
Runnin’ Rebels
Leslie Arnold Lisa Biesinger Jacques Commodore
Krista Donnelly Christina Fitch Devin Keays
Greg Manzi Justin White

2. What did we create and why is this important?
• Problem Statement
– Not every student can demonstrate mastery of standards in the same way.
– 30% of students require an alternative method of demonstrating mastery to a
standard. This applies to approximately 93,000 students in Clark County.
– Teachers lack the time and resources to create multiple reliable and valid
assessments to measure individual student mastery.
• Solution
– Provide alternative personalized opportunities for students to demonstrate
mastery beyond standardized assessments.
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3. Standard RL.4.1 – Identifying Details in Text
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Personalized
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Mastery
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Opportunities
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4. How did we validate the problem?
Research:
• Validated with our team of 8 educators and central office administrators from the
Clark County School District in Las Vegas, NV
• Consulted with the SLC business and technical team
• District RTI model and data for percentage of students in each tier of the model.
Key Findings:
• 18,000 teachers would benefit
• This would save 90,000 contract hours per week of planning time
• Benefit all 311,000 students
• Highest impact will be on the 93,000 students that need intervention and alternative
options.
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