MobyMax
Transcript: Vocabulary Katherine Curigliano Evidence Based Differentiated can be used for all students adaptive curriculum creates unique, individualized education plan Deductive Cognitive Skills teaches students to be better problem solvers, critical thinkers and creative with thousands of cognitive skill manipulatives has students think and discover than just being told Direct Instruction manipulatives complement the adaptive direct instruction practice mix of direct and discovery instruction is the basis of 2x learning Proven in Math and Language students increased an average of 1.5 grade levels vocabulary is the most innovative and effective system available for learning new words Continuous Progress Monitoring allows teacher to monitor students progress in real time analyze data for all standards in the common core by student, class, school and district Complete Integrated Common Core built from the ground up on Common Core standards Language Related Breakdown References MobyMax is a completely integrated K-8 curriculum and teaching system. In going through the website and reading the research and evidence used to create this system, in tandem with it being roughly 2 years old, I believe that MobyMax is in Ellis' second level of research. Due to lack of empirical critiques it is evident that the 500 schools who are currently using MobyMax are part of determining the efficacy of the program. It also falls into level II research because it is currently being used in schools and males no attempt to further develop the theory behind MobyMax, but rather implementing its instructional and curricular applications. Moving forward, I do not foresee the program having issues moving from level II to level III research. Once more data has been accumulated from schools across the nation, critiques are bound to come about. I personally feel that MobyMax is an excellent program. I choose it because it not only focuses on reading, writing, language, vocabulary and ELA skills, but also Math and Test Prep. It is also covered in the classroom by their teacher. There are no pull-outs, the program and teacher monitor and the tailor each students progress and activities to reflect common core standards and their ability level. Principles of Scientific Based Research in MobyMax students who spend 40 hours using MobyMax average 1 full grade level increase in both math and language pedagogy and curriculum system incorporates the most effective practices for increasing student outcomes as identified by Professor John Hattie’s exhaustive research of over 800 meta-analyses 60 Year History of 2x Learning 1954 B.F Skinner: “Teaching machine and Programmed learning” 1984 Benjamin Bloom: “The 2 Sigma Problems: The Search for Methods as Effective as One-to-One Tutoring” 2014 Moby Max: “2x Learning” Formative Assessment process is so effective that different teachers can use it in diverse ways and still produce great results with their students MobyMax continually monitors student progress from the moment a student begins the diagnostic placement test in a subject Accelerated Curriculum differentiating learning for each student, filling in any gaps in student learning first and then allowing the student to move through the curriculum at an individualized pace when a student fails to master material, they receive remedial instruction and conversely when a student is able to demonstrate rapid mastery, they are able to move forward more quickly Summary & References Simple Cognitive Skills MobyMax’s curriculum breaks complex skills into small achievable sub-skills, spiraling knowledge throughout a lesson to achieve eventual mastery of complex skills Fact Fluency National Math Panel’s “Foundation for Success: Final Report” (2008) advocated that students develop automatic recall of math facts in order to be prepared adequately for higher level math facts MobyMax has incorporated fact fluency directly into its curriculum and has also created a standalone fact master module that ensures students get the practice necessary to achieve automatic recall of all math facts Student Data Wayman (2005), Wayman, Cho and Johnston (2007), Wohlstetter, Datnow, and Park (2008) state using data to inform instructional decisions leads to improved student outcomes MobyMax allows all parties involved in a student’s education, including the student, to easily access student achievement data and it continuously monitors student progress with regard to mastery of the CCSS standards and displays the data in multiple, easy-to-interpret formats Reading Language Grammar Lessons that Work teach students key language skills necessary for success in writing transforms grammar into more than a list of rules learn how to employ grammar to make their writing more effective Continual Progress Monitoring continually updates each students progress during practice and review so that you know exactly which standard your students need to practice use language progress to show student growth
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