David Goldberg, CEO david@csmlearn.com (303) 862-7233

1. M C C S Core Skills Mastery David Goldberg, CEO david@csmlearn.com (303) 862-7233

2. Education and work success College and work skills Problem-solving & thinking skills Core math and literacy skills CSM Persistence Carefulness Confidence Self-reliance Motivation Learning skills (by reading)

3. Core Skills Mastery -- CSM • Web-based course • Adaptive learning / computer guided • Online or classroom • Will work with students as low as 3rd grade math / 6th grade reading • Free for colleges, schools, non-profits • Including teacher support & professional development • Certificate available for students who complete CSM

4. CSM curriculum

5. CSM curriculum has two parts • Core Instruction • Integrated math, literacy & problem-solving • 10-60 hours • Optional: Challenge Problems • Advanced problem-solving & thinking skills • 10’s of hours

6. Core – deep understanding Solve the following problems in your head. Do not use a calculator, and only use paper if absolutely necessary. 10,000 200

7. Core – integrated & complex contexts

8. Women who are pregnant Core – information extraction

9. revenue ($) dogs groomed (dogs) cost shampoo & scissors ($) rent & labor ($) Core – problem-solving charge per dog groomed ($/dog) expenses ($)

10. CSM Challenge Problems • Increasingly challenging real-world problems • Solving novel problems / analyzing new contexts • hints, no instruction lawyer student reporter advanced college level problem-solving & thinking skills CSM Core Instruction Challenge Problem time

12. CSM curriculum characteristics • Core Instruction • Integrated math, literacy & problem-solving • 10-60 hours • Optional: Challenge Problems • Advanced problem-solving & thinking skills • 10’s of hours • All workforce contextualized • Goals • Decision-making, supervisor-level skills • College completion skills

13. Focus of CSM instruction Teaching students skills Teaching students how to learn skills on their own …through reading

14. CSM Instruction 8460

15. Meta-cognition  thinking about learning

16. Teach concepts and context…

17. … as well as “just the facts” Making decisions what to read forces meta-cognition

18. CSM requires a high level of mastery • In most educational technology, mastery is: • a 1 in 5 chance of guessing it right • a 60% passing grade • a checkmark on the day the student first learns it • On the job, the only acceptable grade is “A” • Want students to learn about A-level work • How you do it • That you can do it • How good it feels

19. Accuracy, carefulness and mastery Must get all right in a single try …2 times

20. More instruction if needed More instruction if needed Ensure durable mastery • Conventional: teach once, test many times • CSM: Learned initially Remembered

21. Unit Pricing Area Conversions Rounding to 10’s 100’s Perimeter Area of Rectangles Round to Nearest Whole One-step Conversions Money Decimal Numbers Fractions • Area of complex shapes • Unit pricing, area conversions, rounding • Perimeter L-shaped Problem

22. Area Conversions Area Conversions Area Conversions Yet One More Skill Another Skill L-Shape Problem L-Shape Problem L-Shape Problem L-Shape Problem Area Conversions Area Conversions Area Conversions Rounding to 10’s 100’s Rounding to 10’s 100’s Rounding to 10’s 100’s One-step Conversions One-step Conversions One-step Conversions Round to Nearest Whole Round to Nearest Whole Round to Nearest Whole Area of Rectangles Area of Rectangles Area of Rectangles Decimal Numbers Decimal Numbers Fractions Fractions

23. Teachers and CSM • Teacher as strategic interventionist / mentor • skill-specific / cognitive • independent learning / learning strategies • affect, behavior, habits of mind (persistence, carefulness, confidence, self-reliance, motivation, etc.)

25. CSM promotes intrinsic motivation • Learn skills largely on your own (autonomy) • Maintain at edge of knowledge (mastery) • All skills are work contextualized (purpose) • Protect students from learned helplessness

26. Professional development before you start embedded while you work with students CSM check-in

27. Examples of college CSM use • Adult ed for college transition or GED • Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology • MAT2 – Henry Ford CC for apprenticeships • Oregon Career Pathways • Research: CCRC / Heldrich

28. STEPPING BACK

29. College and career readiness ACT SAT Common Core GED WorkKeys ACCUPLACER COMPASS Math and literacy standards Different test-prep for every standard

30. College and career readiness CSM • Math and literacy for decision-making • Problem-solving and thinking skills • Independent learning • Habits of mind (persistence, self-reliance, carefulness, etc.) Capable, confident, adaptable student Capable, confident, adaptable supervisor-level decision-maker

31. Roseburg, OR / Umpqua CC • 10th grade preparation for dual-college (Alternative placement to ACCUPLACER/COMPASS) • College-transition class for adult education • At WDC for transition into various programs • Development education class for college • Credit-bearing academic success class • Co-requisite class for post-secondary CTE programs • Professional services for local businesses • Businesses give interview to CSM certificate holders This doesn’t transform the community

32. Community uplift • Community uplift occurs when everyone uses CSM • Virtuous cycle of supply and demand • Programs that use CSM instruction (supply) • Programs that honor CSM certificate (demand) • Best if: • Every program uses CSM for its own purposes • Without a heavy hand – self-organizing

33. CSM for collective impact

34. Hasn’t this been tried before?

35. Practically speaking, how do you do collective impact? Your own program Other program in your institution Other community organizations Local business

36. Use CSM however it works for you • Use CSM for your own program • Use CSM for community uplift through collective impact

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