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This PD post was inspired by an example created by two students compacting out of Mr. Kollar's 6th grade math unit.  They chose the topic "Content Curator" from this Curriculum Compactin Contract and created a math EOG review website to help them and their fellow 6th graders prepare for end of grade testing. They chose to make this site because they did not know of one like it and they wished for it themselves. 

Their product can be used as a model for any teacher who wants to use digital tools to more effectively serve their students. Here is the workflow of a student visitor using their site.

1. Visitors navigate to the homepage https://piedmontstudyhelp.weebly.com/
2. From there, visitor opens placement test by clicking those words in the menu navigation. Placement test instructions are designed to facilitate collection of  quality data by specifying that visitors should NOT guess, and by giving an “I’m not sure” answer option. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgCPO7zL0VezmZm2AsQBsGV_BbDLraJRNdUs0Qd1H05rorFQ/viewform
3. The google form of the placement test autocorrects and upon submission visitors get feedback. If you get something right it praises them. If it is wrong, it sends visitor to a teaching page.
4. Visitor reads a spare yet complete and visually enhanced tutorials like this one https://piedmontstudyhelp.weebly.com/multiplyingdecimals.html
5. Visitor then checks to be sure they learned via the “Show What You Know” link with a two question check and a space to ask questions if they are embarrassed to ask in class.

(Take the test and submit your answers then view results to see for yourself.)

This sleek 5 step online, self-paced, self-correcting review system is a great way to  use Google Drive and Weebly, Google Sites, a Google Classroom, Canvas,  or whatever website you wish.

What is compacting?

Curriculum Compacting is one way to help your gifted high fliers. It can even help underperforming students who may be underperforming due to boredom.


Who should compact?

Students in your class who  have already mastered the material as determined by you via: 

• standardized test scores such as MAP and EOG
• teacher created pre test  (or give the test before the unit begins)
• verbal interview or demonstration
• portfolio work
• other.

Some students who do not know the material at the time of introduction are still good candidates for compacting if they are fast learners on their own.  Those students may wish to compact out of the practice and reinforcement lesssons their classmates do.

Additionally, students who have mastered some of your content can compact out of the parts they already know once they prove mastery. 

How do I determine mastery?

The easiest way to do this is to begin with the end in mind. List the skills you want all students to know at the end of your unit and how each can be assessed. Offer to test those whose test scores or performance (very high or oddly low) indicate they may be a match for compacting. 

Where can I find help?

Ms Gurthie in the makerspace can help with compacting independent studies! 

Students can come to my office to work on an assignment you chose , but the latest research says that gifted student should be allowed to work on the project they wish. To that end I wrote this  Compacting Contract.  Feel free to contact me if you would like to try this.
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