Teachers will use the Components of June 2018 Teachers and Teachers will implement ‘Nine EST-L and review benchmark Balanced Literacy’ effectively and with assessments and compare intent, across all curricular areas, in order to results between maximize each student’s skill development benchmark periods. in literacy. (three per year) Teachers will utilize effective Formative June Teachers and Teachers will implement 2018 EST-L and review benchmark Assessment as a teaching and learning assessments and compare process and to provide descriptive results between feedback throughout the entire learning benchmark periods. cycle. (three per year) Literacy - Writing 2016-2019 Goal: Teachers use student-friendly moving targets to facilitate self-awareness and self-assessment in writing, allowing for effective intervention. Strategies/Actions Time Responsibility Indicators of success Implementing a writer’s workshop in all September Teachers, EST-L, Through student/teacher classrooms which will include the stages 2016 students conferencing students will be of writing (process), writing genres and able to explain strengths student resources for writing. and goals for writing. To develop student friendly rubrics based December Teachers and Benchmark data is tracked, on the moving targets for writing. 2016 EST-L analyzed and action plan for improvement is implemented. Using formative/summative data 2015 - Teachers, EST-R, Benchmark data is tracked, discussed in PLC’s, to create flex ongoing EST-L analyzed and action plan for groupings (pre and post assessments) to improvement is implemented. zone in on specific writing outcomes.
Teachers will use the ‘Nine Components of Balanced Literacy’ effectively and with intent, across all curricular areas, in order to maximize each student’s skill development in literacy. June 2018 Teachers and EST-L Teachers will implement and review benchmark assessments and compare results between benchmark periods. (three per year) Teachers will utilize effective Formative Assessment as a teaching and learning process and to provide descriptive feedback throughout the entire learning cycle. June 2018 Teachers and EST-L Teachers will implement and review benchmark assessments and compare results between benchmark periods. (three per year) Literacy - Writing 2016-2019 Goal: Teachers use student-friendly moving targets to facilitate self-awareness and self-assessment in writing, allowing for effective intervention. Strategies/Actions Time Responsibility Indicators of success Implementing a writer’s workshop in all classrooms which will include the stages of writing (process), writing genres and student resources for writing. September 2016 Teachers, EST-L, students Through student/teacher conferencing students will be able to explain strengths and goals for writing. To develop student friendly rubrics based on the moving targets for writing. December 2016 Teachers and EST-L Benchmark data is tracked, analyzed and action plan for improvement is implemented. Using formative/summative data discussed in PLC’s, to create flex groupings (pre and post assessments) to zone in on specific writing outcomes. 2015 - ongoing Teachers, EST-R, EST-L Benchmark data is tracked, analyzed and action plan for improvement is implemented.
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