Effective Implementation and Lab Management

1
Effective Implementation and Lab Management
Mary Potter NovaNET Specialist Pearson Digital
Learning
2
It all begins with a plan.

• Proper
• Prior
• Planning
• Prevents
• Poor
• Performance

TIP Plan Your Work Work Your Plan
3
Who will lead the program?

• NovaNET Lab Staff
• Administrator
• Counselor

4
The Implementation Team

• Administration
• Counselor
• Lab Director
• Any teachers involved with the program
• Scheduling Clerk and Registrar

5
A good Lab Director

• Is student oriented.
• Believes that there is always a better way to do
  things.
• Is enthusiastic about helping students succeed.
• Works closely with the administration,
  counselors, and content area teachers

6
Conduct a Creative Thinking Session

• Ask In What Ways Can We?
• Determine our Target Population and set the goals
  of our program.
• Generate possible solutions with green light,
  non-judgmental thinking.
• Select the best solution.

TIP Stay in the solution, not theproblem.
Green light thinking isan energizing way to
solveproblems and buildteam spirit.
7
Program Description

• What is our Target Population?
• Where is the greatest need?
• Where can we be most effective?
• How many ports will we have?
• What are our hours of operation?
• Who are the personnel in the lab?

8
Sample Student Profile

• Seniors who would graduate on time if they could
  just get 1 or 2 more credits
• Pregnant /or parenting students
• Head of Household
• Dropouts between the ages of 16 18
• Students who need a flexible schedule.
• Students who want to get ahead

9
Sample Student Profile

• 8th graders not ready for 9th grade
• Overage 8th or 9th graders
• Drop-outs wanting to come back to school
• Adults needing GED, English, Citizenship, etc
• 9th graders needing that 6th credit
• Students needing to get credit at an alternative
  time to allow them to remain in an
  extracurricular activity

10
Set the Goals

• A goal is measurable.
• All students will complete a minimum of 1 credit
  per period enrolled each semester.

TIP Teamwork empowerspeople.
11
Sample Goals

• Students will earn at least 2 half-credits for
  each class period enrolled per semester.
• Students will raise their reading level by at
  least 2 grade levels during their tenure in the
  NovaNET program

12
Measuring the Goals

• The number of completed credits will be the
  measure of each students work.
• The BASI will be used to measure grade level
  gains.

13
How will students be admitted to the program?

• Student request?
• Counselor assignment?
• By application?
• Teacher recommendation?
• All of the above?
• None of the above?

TIP Theres an exception for every rule!
14
Who will make the final decision?

• The Lab Director?
• The students counselor?
• A committee?
• The principal?

TIP Too many cooks spoil the broth unless
they are all using the same recipe.
15
Setting the SchedulesAddress the Day Schedule
First

• How many ports are available each period?
• How many students are in the target population?
• Is there sufficient staff to provide for the lab
  to be staffed all periods including lunch?
• How often will the students come and how much
  time will they have on the system?

16
Before School and/or After School

• Before and after school programs address
• Credit recovery
• Individualized tutoring
• Remediation
• Completion of work missed due to absence
• Places responsibility directly on
• the student!

17
Any Time, Any Place, Any Pace

• High School Completion
• Distance Learning and Virtual Schooling
• Drop-out and At-risk Retrieval or Intervention
• English Language Learners
• Credit Recovery and Accrual
• Homebound
• Corrections
• Adult Education
• Test Preparation
• Remediation
• Special Needs
• Summer School

Turning around at-risk populations.Developing
self-confidence. Empowering Students.
18
Summer School

• Using NovaNET for summer school
• provides the opportunity for students to retake a
  failed course with the requirement of completing
  the entire course.
• Allows a single teacher to monitor progress of
  students working in multiple disciplines and at
  multiple levels.

19
What about the Curriculum?

• Determined by the Target Population and the Goals
  of the Program.
• And/or
• Placement determined by BASI results
• Basic Skills - NovaNET Now
• Credit Courses - State Alignments
• Test Preparation AIM, TAKS, ACT, SAT, GED
• Life Skills - School to Work

20
Rules

• Be prepared
• Be on time
• Work hard

Lunchtime in a typical NovaNET lab
21
Awarding Credit

• Credit is awarded by the school according to
  state and district guidelines.
• Have a syllabus for each course offered
• approved by a teacher certified in that field.
• that lists ALL work required for completion.
• that has a timeline for completion.

22
Record Keeping

• Master List
• Student name ID
• courses being studied
• counselors name
• period enrolled
• Student Information Sheets Contracts
• Credit/Grade reporting forms

TIP Its easier to keep up than to catch up.
23
Learning to use the Tools

• The Tool NovaNET
• The Toolmeisters your NovaNET Support Team
• Online consult Shift-F2, What term? consult
• Global Support 1-800-227-8224
• http//customerlink.pearsondigital.com
• Educational Consultants
• I thought learning to use the computer would be
  hard, but my EC made it easy! BT.Laurel, MS

TIP Refer often to the Implementation Plan
24
Make Full Use of NovaNET Training

• 2 days on-site at the beginning of your program
  includes working on the implementation plan
• 1 day follow-up to ask what you didnt know to
  ask the 1st 2 days
• 1 day at end of year to wind up the program for
  the year

25
(No Transcript)