How one Alabama school district made big strides in math.
While the rest of the country’s schools were losing ground in math during the COVID pandemic, students in a small rural Alabama school district soared.in a comparison of math scores in 2019 and 2022.
Superintendent Mike Hayes said two keys for success have been giving teachers more regular time to dig into student data and increasing instructional time where math teachers can focus on specific skills. Dreyfus said targeted instruction for small groups of students has years of research and evidence to back it up as an effective way for teachers to teach and students to learn. Pinpointing what skills need shoring up – and using systematic and explicit instruction,“The short answer is that using data effectively and efficiently to plan and monitor instruction is always going to make instruction better for kids,” Dreyfus said.
That’s a lot of progress over the last five years; in 2017, when Hayes took over as superintendent, Piedmont students ranked 35th in math proficiency. “I think the data days give us an opportunity to really dig in to where the weaknesses are and adjust instruction,” said Cassie Holbrooks, who teaches fourth grade math. “We’re able to take those small groups and adjust all our instruction based on the data that we look at.”
After thoroughly examining student data, in addition to making plans for classroom lessons, teachers decide how to use targeted small group instruction - where a teacher works directly with a small number of students to target particular skills.
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