A Superintendent’s bold choice to use Pop music lyrics to increase literacy in his district - and what every education leader can learn
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Rhymes with Reason Founder & CEO
Austin Martin
Free Webinar 8/17
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Receive actionable steps for increasing literacy in your classroom and district.
What You'll Take Away
✔ How music can help students build reading skills and raise literacy scores
✔ How to effectively pilot new solutions to a large school district
✔ Short term and long term goals for a new program from the POV of a superintendent
✔ How to try a program like this in an individual school building
✔ How districts evaluate innovation
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200
schools
We partner with schools, districts, foundations, and youth-serving organizations nationwide to increase student engagement and literacy outcomes through music-based learning.
46,000 students
More than 46,000 students served in the last 3 years. Partnerships include the Green Bay Packers Foundation, New England Patriots Foundation, Harvard innovation Labs, and more.
Overview
In examining the early rollout of Rhymes with Reason, we'll discuss the literacy challenges districts face today, the importance of student engagement, what made this approach worth exploring, what early implementation has looked like, and what successful implementation looks like when a program expands to additional schools.The goal of this conversation is to explore why Superintendent Steven Dorsey chose to introduce a boldly fresh, music based approach to literacy in San Diego Unified's District E and what other education leaders can learn from that decision.
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PANELIST STEVE DORSEY
San Diego
School District E Superintendent
As the Area E Superintendent, Dr. Dorsey is responsible for overseeing all schools and administration within specific high school clusters.
Who Should Attend
- Superintendents & Assistant Superintendents
- District Curriculum & Instruction Leaders
- Literacy & MTSS Leaders
- Principals & Assistant Principals
- Instructional Coaches & Reading Specialists
- Student Services & Academic Success Leaders
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Conversation Themes
1.
The
Need
Literacy and student engagement today and the challenge facing middle schools
2.
The
Decision
Evaluating innovative instructional programs and Why District E decided to pilot Rhymes with Reason
3.
Early Implementation
Teacher and student experiences and the lessons learned from initial rollout
4.
Scaling
Innovation
What successful pilots have in common and what districts need to see before expanding a program
5.
Looking
Ahead
Vision for student success, advice for school leaders considering innovation
"Rhymes with Reason is the coolest vocabulary program on the market."
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1 hour webinar on 8/17 at 2 PM EST.
About Rhymes with Reason
Rhymes with Reason partners with schools, districts, foundations, and youth-serving organizations nationwide to increase student engagement and literacy outcomes through music-based learning.
If you're looking for practical ideas to increase student engagement—and want an inside look at how one district evaluated a new literacy partner—this conversation is for you.
