Bridging the Gap

Bridging the Gap

By Southern Tech LPN Department

​Teaching Students to Learn in Any Environment

What best describes your role or area in education?

Poll

What best describes your role or area in education?

• PK-12 Teacher or Administrator

• Higher Ed Faculty or Administrator

• Technology Center Instructor or Administrator

• Curriculum/Instructional Coach, Instructional Designer

• Student Services, District or State Education Agency

Name one data point you use to measure student success?

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Name one data point you use to measure student success?

100% of Southern Tech LPN graduates were passing their licensure exam

​LPN Measure for Success = NCLEX EXAM

​2018:

• 60% of students didn't finish the program.
  

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37% Retention Rate (5 yr avg)

​2018:

​Traditional Delivery
5 days/week, 8hrs/day, 10 months

Poor retention, declining applicant pool

1966-2000

Switch to Hybrid Delivery
Part Time, Independent Study

Online "Self Paced" modules
Open entry, open exit

2000-2016

Hybrid Delivery, Full Time
1 Review Session Per Week
1 Exam Per Week

Lock Step

2016-Present

​Backstory

The Pivot to Hybrid, and What it Exposed

• Students needed the flexible schedule hybrid provided

• They lacked the academic skills required to be successful in hybrid environment.

Revert or Rebuild?

Student success requires

• Intentional Curriculum

• Academic Skills

Same Students. Different Outcome

	Before Redesign	After Redesign
Courses	10	6
Avg Grads	11	20
Retention Rate	37%	80%
NCLEX Pass Rate	100%	100%

Are you facing similar issues?

Poll

Are you facing similar obstacles?

• Students struggling to take responsibility for their learning

• Wayward Curriculum

• Student Success in decline

• Nope...can't relate

• Intentional Curriculum

• Scaffolded Academic Skills

• Redefine the Teacher's Role

• ​Narrowed objectives

• Alignment

  • objectives

  • Instruction

  • Assessment

• Removed the fluff

Intentional Curriculum

• Standalone course didn't work

• Skills needed to be integrated

• Weekly Assignments

  • Notes

  • Reflection

  • Calendar

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Scheduling
Prioritization

Didn't Study

​Re-reading
Watching videos

Never actively tested understanding at approriate DOK

Studied Passively

Reading into the question
Second guessing
Skimming

Test Taking Skill

​Remediation- 3 Buckets

• Keeping curriculum clean

• Guide critical thinking rather than lecture

• High quality feedback

​The Teacher's Role

• Data points improved

• Students taking ownership of their learning

• Instructors guiding critical thinking

  • and holding students accountable

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Results

• Rigorous Curriculum

• Scaffolded Academic Skills

• Teachers/Coaches

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Bridging the Gap

What is one thing you could implement to support student independence this year?

Open Ended

What is one thing you could implement to support student independence this year?

Questions

Thank you for coming to our presentation!

Have a great day!

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