Case Study: Innovative and Motivational Ways to Educate

Students Successfully

Shelenna McKissickPost University

Tisdale was named by the former McKinley School principal

Teaches urban students ages 3-15 from grades Pre-K to 8th grade.

According to Niche (2015), 47% of the students ranked high on the state assessments.

Accommodates all student learning abilities.

Jettie S. Tisdale School

Hybrid learning and Intuitive technology are the two forms of technology that is used in the school (Johnson, 2014).

A combination of excellent teaching and high-quality digital learning allows students to grasp the fundamentals needed at a much intriguing, fun and faster pace (Impact, 2013).

The resources used within the classrooms include SMART boards and logical programs such as The Learning Odyssey, Lexia and Symphony Math programs.

Technologies

Scenarios are powerful techniques intended to create probable outcomes through planning and strategizing in order to create futuristic outcomes for the organization (Scenarios for education, 2009)

The following chart by Mietzner, D., & Reger, G (2005) explains the positive aspects and challenges of scenarios:

Scenarios

Advantages of Scenarios

Disadvantages of Scenarios

Can have more than one positive outcome

Time consuming

Communication improves

Not enough supportive data

Can identify problems in the plan.

Members are not suitable

Scanning is a formal innovative systematic method that explores the external environment as it focuses on particular interests in relation to the organization (Conway, 2009).

The following chart by Conway (2009) explains the positive aspects and challenges of scanning:

Scanning

Advantages of Scanning

Disadvantages of Scanning

Detects unexpected issues

Overloading researches with information

Identifies relevant information

Time consuming

Explores present certainties and future uncertainties

Requires comprehensive thinking in every area.

Educational Technology Trends• Instructional technology is designed to assist teachers in

teaching students through effective and highly motivating instructions.

• Instructional technology should not be used to integrate technology within the computer but to integrate the use of technology into the curriculum (Earle, 2002).

• Technology in the classroom creates a dynamic learning experience for all students including ELL, ESL, and disabled students for they receive additional support using this form of differentiated learning.

Economic/Budgetary and Public Policy Trends

• Funding systems discovered that 42 states fund schools based on dollar amount per student based on income within the district and not wealth (Griffith, 2012).

• Minority and low income students require the most support from federal funding (Griffith, 2012) .

• Supporters believe getting rid of ineffective teachers will improve schools ability to meet the academic standards (Levine.2012).

Demographic Trends • The challenge of gender equality in education is the lack of

support girls and boys ought to receive in relation to gender related issues (Karam, 2013).

• To help reduce the number of dropouts for minority students in low income areas schools should be pro-active in providing the necessary resources to support the continual changes and needs of students as the population continues to grow (Chong, 2010).

• State Assigned Student Identifier (SASID) is a state requirement that allows the state to track the movement of individuals and possible causes of the increased dropout rates.

Smaller classroom sizes to accommodate and assist students within inclusive classrooms.

Teachers will uphold creative methods of instruction with the support of innovative technology that allows students to build a personal interest.

Ensure students will receive comparable educational services. Specifically for students in low-income families.

Federal funding will be provided equally among students within the school.

Implement an evaluation system for teachers that prevent student test scores to be in connection with teacher evaluation.

The Vision of Jettie S. Tisdale School:

Provide monthly professional development for teachers and staff on how to effectively implement creativity and innovative techniques to actively engage students of every race, culture, linguistics, age and gender.

Hire more teachers and staff in help to provide supportive services and create a one to one learning environment for students of all ages and abilities.

Provide appropriate funding from the federal government making the state responsible for ensuring that every student receives the minimal educational funding and educational opportunities (CCM, 2015)

Use the “value-added” score (examine students test scores at the beginning of the year to the end of the year to see if there was a increase in scoring) to a minimal when evaluating a students progresses within the fiscal year in determining a teachers teaching ability.

Plan for Change

Continued technology use integrated with creativity in the classroom will create an authentic, positive and meaningful learning experience for everyone. This will promote innovative and motivational pedagogy for student academic achievement.

School funding will be budgeted equally and most suitably amongst students in order to provide the best resources and tools in relation to the students needs.

“Call to Action”

CCM. (2015, March 23). New Federal Data Shows Low-Income Students Shortchanged for

Education Funding; CCM Points To Overdependence on Property Taxes; $600 Million

Underfunding of ECS Grant. Retrieved from ccm-ct:

http://advocacy.ccm-ct.org/Resources.ashx?id=c37d3eee-6a4e-487b-8bb7-d46278614bf2

Chong, S. N., & Cheah, H. M. (2010). Demographic Trends: Impact on Schools. New Horizon in

Education, 1-15. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?

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Conway, M. (2009, April). Enviornmental Scanning. Retrieved from Thinking Futures:

http://thinkingfutures.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ES-Guide-April-09.pdf

Dreier, P. (2014). America's Classist Education System. Retrieved from Huffington Post :

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/americas-rigged-education_b_5621332.html

References

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Griffith, M. (2012, June). Understanding State School Funding The first step toward quality reforms.

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http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/01/02/86/10286.pdf

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Johnson, L., Adams Becker, S., Estrada, V., and Freeman, A. (2014). NMC Horizon Report: 2014 K-12

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