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Increased Learning Time Leadership

& Design WorkshopDelaware’s Race to the Top Districts

Hosted by the National Center on Time & Learning



© 2011www.timeandlearning.org

National Center on Time & Learning




Setting the Bar High – What is Possible?

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2 hours

collaborative

planning –

Every day

No morethan 75

students

per

teacher

No more

school days

for teachers

20 days of

professional

development

3 classes

per day

for

teachers

Hundreds of hours of

guidance and

counseling per

student

No Additional Cost

20 more

school days

for

students

Classsize =

15




Goals & Point of View

Goals –

• Expand your thinking about what is possible when expanding learning time

• Learn about effective expanded learning time strategies that have producedresults around the nation

• Begin creating short term tweaks to maximize learning time, buildingtowards aggressive moves by this Fall, and groundbreaking developments

over the long term

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Point of View –

• No one has all the answers – we will create them together

• Reserve drawing firm conclusions and the tendency to say things like “Wecan’t do it because of the buses!”

• Seek creativity and flexibility – this is a new field; your school/district cancreate the next break-the-mold strategy




Change in Percent Proficient 2006 vs. 2010

Top Performing and Bottom Performing Middle Schools with Four Years of ELT

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15.8

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20

30

School A School B School C School D

ELA

28.2

34.2

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School A School B School C School D

Math

Higher performing schools

Lower performing schools

More Time Alone Does Not Guarantee Results

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Add significantly more learning time for all students by rethinking how the entire day andyear are structured to improve student achievement, increase student engagement, and provide

teachers with time for collaboration and professional development

Capitalize on increased learning time by using data to individualize instruction and

provide tiered support grouping students based on like-needs and frequently monitoring

progress to adjust groupings, content, and instructional strategies accordingly

Prioritize more time with quality teaching when allocating resources by first determining

how much additional student learning time is needed to raise achievement of all students then

thinking creatively and strategically about how to support it through a variety of staffing and

scheduling models

Guiding Principles for Effectively Expanding Learning Time

Make every minute count through the relentless use of data, a school-wide effort to

strengthen instruction, and an intense focus on a small number of key performance and

instructional goals

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• Establish a school schedule that significantly increases the numberof school hours for ALL students.

• Significant amount of time means at least 300 hours more perschool year.

• Rethinking the day and year from the ground up to improvestudent achievement and engagement – Not simply tacking ontime to the end of the day.

• A balanced approach – increase time for core academics, teachercollaboration and professional development, and high qualityenrichment programming.

Add significantly more learning time to the school

schedule for all students

More Time Used Well:Guiding Framework for Effectively Expanding Learning Time

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Write quietly:What would be possible for your students and school if you had

300 more hours of learning time?



• Create additional blocks of time for academic support that istailored to student needs. Tier support so students who need

additional interventions receive them.

• Use data to identify student needs and group students. Monitorstudent progress to adjust groupings, content, and instructionalstrategies accordingly.

• Targeted and tiered support can be provided during the school day,

vacations, and weekends.

Capitalize on increased learning time by using data to

individualize instruction and provide tiered support


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• How much additional student learning time is needed to raisethe achievement and engagement of all students?

• Allocate resources creatively and strategically (e.g. alternativestaffing and scheduling models, technology, and partnerships).

• Budgets, staffing, and negotiated agreements do not have to

place strict limits on the length of the school day or year.

Prioritize more time and talent when allocating resources


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• Focus – An intense focus on a small number of key performance andinstructional goals

• Strengthen – A school-wide effort to strengthen instruction and to

implement Bell to Bell teaching strategies

• Assess – Determine how your school currently uses time within a schoolday and year to identify where time can be used more effectively – see

Quality Time Assessment and Classroom Time Use Tools

• Get Them There – Attendance matters – Boulder Valley, City Year

• Value Time – Make high profile changes in school routines, rules, andnorms – see Making Every Minute Count Checklist

Make every minute count


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