Oakland Schools

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This page provides an introduction to Agile Mind’s Academic Youth Development and Intensified Algebra I intervention programs. Here you will find resources and orientation videos.

Get to know more about AYD, Intensified Algebra I, and Agile Mind. Our About Agile Mind Document provides a brief summary of what we have to offer.

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About AYD

AYD connects students’ social and emotional learning (SEL) to challenges in school. More students succeed in school, career, and life when they learn skills that support their social and emotional development and then explicitly connect those skills to their academic learning.

This suite of programs translates the latest research on student mindset, motivation, learning, and persistence into practical classroom strategies and tools that can be enacted every day, in every classroom, to produce a lasting impact on every student.

Academic Youth Development programs help students develop the habits of mind
and actions associated with success in school and the workplace, and
have daily opportunities to apply new learning to challenging problems
in mathematics.

Integrating SEL with challenging mathematics

Academic Youth Development connects students’ learning with foundational mathematics content. Students apply new skills to real-world problem-solving in areas of mathematics that are essential to their grade-level achievement. They learn and refine proven strategies for mathematics success, and collaborate with peers to analyze and understand problem situations, develop conjectures, and describe their thinking.

AYD Outcomes

This document highlights outcomes for students and educators who participate in AYD, in terms of what they know and do related to key ideas and strategies in the program.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This one-page document shares common questions students have about Academic Youth Development.

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AYD Fact Sheet

This document describes the Academic Youth Development family of programs and the benefits for educators, students, and school systems.

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Transforming the Culture of Learning

In this video created by Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (TX), students and teachers describe the impact of Academic Youth Development on their mindsets and their classroom learning culture.

Changing Attitudes & Mindsets

In this brief video, a teacher and her students describe the impact of Academic Youth Development on students’ mindsets for learning.

Academic Youth Development Introduction and Walkthrough

This video shares an overview and demonstration of the program, including key ideas and strategies that support students’ learning.

Productive Struggle

In this brief video, a teacher and her students describe how AYD helps them apply strategies to persist through academic challenges.

Changing the Culture of Learning Mathematics

In this brief video, a teacher and her students share how AYD helps students change how they feel, think about, and respond to mathematics.

Intensified Algebra I

Struggling students need a powerful combination of additional time, a challenging curriculum, and cohesive, targeted supports and interventions. Agile Mind provides tools and teaching supports to help students stay on track, graduate on time, and gain passage to advanced learning.

Agile Mind’s Intensified Algebra I program is a blended program that integrates a comprehensive, engaging mathematics curriculum with interventions for struggling learners to motivate and develop students’ positive beliefs about their academic abilities. To learn more, visit the Intensified Algebra I program page.

Transform beliefs and behaviors

Social and emotional learning constructs are integrated within our Intensified curriculum. This groundbreaking program melds best practices in math instruction with advances in psychology and in research on struggling learners to shape students’ engagement, confidence, and commitment to challenging academic programs. Students are motivated. Teachers are energized. And parents see for their children a future where success is achievable.

Learn more about the social, emotional, and academic development principles behind our Intensified programs.

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Blended learning Approach

Our programs appear in a “blended” format, meaning that some essential materials are provided online and others in print. The online curriculum can be shared with an entire class by being projected. In this model, all that is needed is a computer, access to the Internet, and a projection device. In settings with access to shared computers or tablets, students can work online at the direction of their teacher.

In addition to the online materials, print resources are also available:

Student Activity Sheets are used by students in the classroom daily and for nightly homework. The sheets can be downloaded as pdfs from the online system or purchased as consumable workbooks.
Teachers receive a printed Advice for Instruction book with guidance for teaching each day with Agile Mind. The Advice for Instruction resources are also available online.

Videos

We encourage you to review the resources below, which provide a brief overview of our approach to teaching and learning and examples of classroom lessons.

Resources and Research Briefs

Alignment

Scope & Sequence

Sample Student Activity Book

Sample Advice for Instruction

Program Fact sheets

Research Briefs

Other Agile Mind Programs

Agile Accelerator

Agile Accelerator provides supplemental instructional and assessment resources for math and science that support a variety of learners across multiple grade levels. Interactive animations and simulations of key concepts and practice and assessment resources aligned to your standards equip educators to monitor progress and ensure all students are meeting expectations. To learn more, visit the Agile Accelerator program page.

For more information

Please contact:

Jodi Peters
Director of Midwest Partnerships
989-573-2002 | jpeters@agilemind.com

Nationally Respected Authors

Our math programs are developed in collaboration with the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin.

Thank you for your time and consideration as we work together to transform achievement in math and science — for all students!

Welcome, Oakland Schools Educators!

Are you ready to get started?

Download Quick Start Guide

About AYD

Integrating SEL with challenging mathematics

AYD Outcomes

Frequently Asked Questions

AYD Fact Sheet

Transforming the Culture of Learning

Changing Attitudes & Mindsets

Academic Youth Development Introduction and Walkthrough

Productive Struggle

Changing the Culture of Learning Mathematics

Intensified Algebra I

Transform beliefs and behaviors

Blended learning Approach

Videos

Resources and Research Briefs

Alignment

Scope & Sequence

Sample Student Activity Book

Sample Advice for Instruction

Program Fact sheets

Research Briefs

Research Briefs

Research Briefs

Other Agile Mind Programs

Agile Accelerator

For more information

Please contact:

Nationally Respected Authors

Programs

Learning Experience

Contact

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Welcome to Agile Mind!

Oakland Schools

Welcome, Oakland Schools Educators!

Are you ready to get started?

Download Quick Start Guide

About AYD

Integrating SEL with challenging mathematics

AYD Outcomes

Frequently Asked Questions

AYD Fact Sheet

Transforming the Culture of Learning

Changing Attitudes & Mindsets

Academic Youth Development Introduction and Walkthrough

Productive Struggle

Changing the Culture of Learning Mathematics

Intensified Algebra I

Transform beliefs and behaviors

Blended learning Approach

Videos

Resources and Research Briefs

Alignment

Scope & Sequence

Sample Student Activity Book

Sample Advice for Instruction

Program Fact sheets

Research Briefs

Research Briefs

Research Briefs

Other Agile Mind Programs

Agile Accelerator

For more information

Please contact:

Nationally Respected Authors

Programs

Learning Experience

Contact

Twitter

Andrew Paulsen, Ed.D.

Charlotte Dowd

Massie McAdoo

Abby Neumeyer

Laurie Mayhan

Holly Wale

Brett Felten

Kristin Armistead

Am Norgren

Michele De La Garza

Alisa Rafter

Peter Walsh

Deborah Zimmerman

Gregg McFarland

David Savage

Clarence (Andy) Felong

John Moore

Linda Chaput

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