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Webster City Middle School. “Where Academic Excellence and Character Count”. THANKS!. Custodial Staff Keith Thomason Chuck Stein Lynn Reinsch. Secretarial Staff Barb Mary Ellen. And Of Course, YOU !. Creating the Safe Environment for All With Norms/Ground Rules. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Webster City Middle School
“Where Academic
Excellence
and Character Count”
THANKS!Custodial Staff
Keith Thomason
Chuck Stein
Lynn Reinsch
Secretarial Staff
Barb
Mary Ellen
And Of Course, YOU!
Creating the Safe Environment for All With Norms/Ground Rules
Seek opportunities to get involved
Praise, no putdowns
Active Listening
Community Feeling – make everyone feel a part
Empathy -- put yourself in place of the
other person.
DOOR PRIZES
1) Check your chair!
2) It’s a team effort … what does it say?
Let’s See What Kids Can Do!
TEAMTogether
Everyone
Achieves
More!
SOCIAL
EMOTIONAL
ACADEMIC
PHYSICAL
Thinking About The Kids We Work With Each Day …
SOCIAL EMOTIONALACADEMIC PHYSICAL
Thinking About The Kids We Work With Each Day …
--2--What are some things
that you do/could do to take advantage of these characteristics to create more effective learning
situations?
--1--What do you see students doing
that reflect these characteristics?
With Decisions Being Made As A Teacher/Team, Continue to Ask…
How will this decision assist
our unique students as
learners?
So, Why Are We Here? What Is Our Purpose?
We must be committed to doing whatever it takes to
provide higher levels of learning for
all students!
District Priorities….
Focused, Viable,
Consistent Curriculum
Consistency in Assessment and Grading
Equity For All Students
Use of Research and Best Practice
Variety of Instructional Strategies That Reach
All Learners
We’ll Continue Our Focus To Provide Higher Levels Of Learning For All At WCMS!
Enhance student social, emotional, and behavior development. (Relationships with Character Counts/Positive Behavior Supports)
Improve curriculum, instruction, and assessment through the Rigor and Relevance framework
Improve all student performance in all areas with specific focus in communication (reading comprehension*) and mathematics*.
(*Student Achievement Goals for
No Child Left Behind)
HOW … Continued Journey With Professional Learning Communities
Thinking About The Three Big Ideas Of A PLC …
A. Focus on Learning
B. Collaborative Culture
C. Focus on Results
Professional Learning Communities – A, B, and C
Conversation Process …
1.Find two other people…another grade level, another subject, etc. – just two individuals you do not regularly work with. (Paraeducators – join two other paras.)
2.Find a spot for your group & read the page silently to yourself. After the three of you have read the information, ask one person to be an A, a B, and a C.
A will facilitate the conversation around the “A” section/question: Learning.
B will facilitate the conversation around the “B” section/question: –
Collaborative Culture.
C will facilitate the conversation around the “C” section/question: – Focus on Results.
HOW … Continued Journey With Professional Learning Communities
Hearing Perspectives From Conference Attendees (Present and Past)
Where Are We?
You Know You Belong In A PLC If . . .
You believe the fundamental purpose of our school is to ensure all students learn at high levels and are a committed learner to make this a reality!
You think collaborative teamwork is a great way to continuously improve our school!
You are hungry for evidence that students are learning and are ready to respond when feedback
tells you otherwise.
LOGISTICS … Staff Handbook Highlights With “Smarter
Than a Fifth Grader”
Important People For Us … Our Guest Teachers!
Schedule For First Few Days ...
Other (Word of the Week, Voice Levels, Supplies for Kids, Special Ed. Schedules, Visits To Other Classrooms, Etc.)
Team Work Today and Through The Week …
Common Expectations for Students Logistics and Other Items To Begin Year Rigorous and Relevant Learning for Kids
Roles/Responsibilities of Team Members Team Norms (Approximately 6-8 ground
rules/norms that your team agrees upon)
Serve and support all of you who have direct contact with students each day
Continue the focus on high expectations for learning and positive behavior of all students
Continue to learn and work together with your teams to …
Develop and/or refine interventions based on formative assessments
Develop and/or refine intervention schedules for students
Be healthier, be a great family member and leader, take risks/make mistakes/bounce back, and have fun!
Our Personal Goals For the Year
Create learners, earners, and citizens … and
believe that you can make difference in someone else’s life everyday!
So, Our Challenge to You . . .