How is Crazy Simple Education Different?
Better results, happier students, more efficient use of time, and smarter resource allocation are within your reach. Our company began by adopting best practices from the sports world - emphasizing each athlete's personal best and recognizing their contributions to the team - and integrating these principals into intrinsic motivational strategies for continuous learning. This approach, known as LtoJ, transforms challenges into joyful opportunities through the positive use of data. Our second initiative tackled five critical barriers that often lead elementary students to feel discouraged and say, 'I'm dumb. I hate school.' These barriers include difficulties in reading, a strong dislike for writing, challenges with subtraction and division, struggles with memorizing math facts, and an aversion to even hearing the word 'fractions'. The solutions we've developed are both innovative and straight forward.
where it began
In 2003, Lyle Lee Jenkins created the 'LtoJ Process' which is built on the fundamental principal of continuous improvement. Many wonder where the name LtoJ came from, despite popular opinion it does not stand for Lee Jenkins. In the graphs above, you will see the Histogram for Quiz #1 is an 'L' curve, the mid year Histogram for Quiz #15 moves to a bell curve, and the final Histogram for Quiz #28 has transitioned to a 'J' curve. This is a classic depiction of students using the LtoJ Process that shows continued improvement throughout the year.
Our Numbers Speak for Themselves
7,775
Students
in Research
217,700
Assessments
Tracked
5.9x
Average Impact
Upon Learning
How it Works
Learning Outcomes Defined
A list of key learning concepts students are expected to know by the end of the year is to be provided at the beginning of the year. This allows students to share in the accountability of their learning. When children have access to the content they are expected to know curiosity forms. It is crucial that the list of ideas or concepts provided to children is written in student friendly language they can understand, this builds excitement rather than confusion and frustration.
Engaged Learning
We have tested and developed resources that keep children engaged in their learning. Offering structured but fluid learning environments support children's natural desire to absorb information. Providing an opportunity for students to learn in a way that makes sense to them is a powerful tool in education. Many of our tools are designed to be used all through a child's education, even as concepts grow more advanced and complex.
Shop our ProductsData for Joy
It is not uncommon for students to get discouraged in a classroom or home setting when they are not experiencing the same successes as others around them. The mental impact of that negative emotion can dramatically effect a child's education experience. With the LtoJ®️ Process we take the data and not only use it for joy, but present it in a way that resonates with students and provides a visual summary of their personal progress. The resulting graph encourages students to strive for continuous improvement and is something they can be proud to show off!
Celebrate Collective Success
Some may feel okay, maybe even proud to have their grades displayed for everyone to see, but children who are struggling can easily get distraught about their personal performance. When you celebrate collective success every child is contributing to the whole class or family achieving an All Time Best. Gone are the days of being "sick" on quiz day, students soon learn to depend on each other and encourage each to get better and better. Having a couple students record the collective quiz results on a Class or Family Run Chart and then celebrating the successes will work wonders with the morale in your learning environment.
Download GraphsResults
At the end of the day administrators, educators and parents alike want to see results. Part of the LtoJ®️ Process is calculating a quarterly "effect size". Using student quiz scores our team is able to calculate your efficacy. Of the classrooms that have implemented the LtoJ®️ Process there is an average impact of 5.9x the learning. Each individual involved in the education process has something to be proud of, and there is concrete visual evidence showing increased learning. Everyone wins!
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John Hattie has documented several influences that, by themselves, double or triple learning. The LtoJ®process is built upon 9 of Hattie's most powerful, researched influences. All 9 are woven together into one unique process for any subject and any grade level, Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 12.
The 9 Visible Learning Influences in LtoJ®️:
Spaced v. Massed Assessment:
Most standard assessments are in the form of chapter tests - content massed together into one chapter on a single topic. The LtoJ®process spreads the assessment out over the full year, at a minimum, and often over several years.
Collective Teacher Efficacy:
Once teachers experience the joy of LtoJ®and then learn the "effect size" for all of their efforts, they never go back. They now know they can create the same great results year after year no matter who the new students are.
Assessment Capable Students:
The students assessed in these 311 classrooms know concepts they are expected to learn, what they have learned thus far, and how the whole class is doing.
Formative Evaluation:
The assessments are not graded, but are graphed for individuals, classes, grade levels, departments, and whole schools.
Acceleration:
Students know from week one of the school year the requirements for acceleration and work diligently to achieve the privilege to have more challenging tasks.
Classroom Management:
Teachers report intense effort by students to accomplish more than ever before. This intrinsic motivation is displayed as great classroom management.
Feedback:
The LtoJ® process is feedback from students to teachers. It continually answers the question, "Are we on track to meet end-of-the-year standards?"
Teacher Clarity:
Students learn the first week of school, in great detail, what they will learn for the year. They know precisely what has been taught and what is yet to be taught.
Teacher/Student Relationships:
Teachers report how the LtoJ® process improves relationships because the classroom becomes a team with the teacher as the coach.
