NMSA 9th Grade Academy course teaching skills for success with research-based learning strategies¶

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Description¶

The 9th Grade Academy is a mandatory NMSA seminar, required since 2014, in which students learn skills for success including study habits, close reading skills, and public speaking meant to carry through high school. In the past two years its curriculum was enhanced to reflect the school's research commitment; teacher Kim Martinez introduced spaced practice, retrieval practice, and elaboration to prepare students for a test.

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Context¶

Requirements¶

• Explicit teaching of learning strategies and metacognition so freshmen become aware of and shape their own learning processes

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Target Learners¶

• ninth-grade high school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• study habits and self-regulated learning
• close reading and public speaking skills

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Related Elements¶

• Double-dose algebra policy in the Chicago Public Schools

Examples¶

• Support freshman success for students with disabilities through attendance-boosting measures and study-habit support tailored to learning and mild cognitive disabilities
• Use double-period support courses to expand instructional time for low-skilled 9th-grade math students

Key Sources¶

• The Art and Science of Learning: How New Mexico School for the Arts Uses Research. (2016). Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/4e829bdc-764f-4f2e-85de-abc138e21bdd