math instructional practice. Math intervention groups targeting October 2016 Teachers Data outlining the specific curricular outcomes through a percentage of students’ variety of formats (Build, Daily Five improvement from Math, flex groupings). BAA (not reaching acceptable standard) to SA levels. Calculated after period of time each flex group accounts for student movement. Address various learning styles October 2016 Teachers Overall increase in through the use of manipulatives, percentage of students hands-on activities, real-world at the AA and SA experiences; kinesthetic learning with range, measured at classrooms and Phys. Ed. & Music each benchmark period. classes. Teachers will utilize effective June Teachers and Teachers will 2018 EST-N implement and review Formative Assessment as a teaching benchmark assessments and learning process and to provide and compare results on-going descriptive feedback between benchmark throughout the entire learning cycle. periods. Science 2016-2019 Goal: to expose students to more hands on inquiry based learning to encourage the scientific process. Strategies/Actions Time Responsibility Indicators of success Teachers will teach science skills by February Teachers Students demonstrate means of the scientific method and the 2018 science skills through use of questioning’. project based learning ‘scientific activities. Outside groups invited into the school January 2017 Teachers and Students incorporate same to present, demonstrate and teach administration techniques and/or ideas science concepts (i.e. Science East, learned from outside Worlds UNBound; Elmhurst groups/agencies. Outdoors, Stonehammer GeoPark) during instructional time.
math instructional practice. Math intervention groups targeting specific curricular outcomes through a variety of formats (Build, Daily Five Math, flex groupings). October 2016 Teachers Data outlining the percentage of students’ improvement from BAA (not reaching acceptable standard) to SA levels. Calculated after period of time each flex group accounts for student movement. Address various learning styles through the use of manipulatives, hands-on activities, real-world experiences; kinesthetic learning with classrooms and Phys. Ed. & Music classes. October 2016 Teachers Overall increase in percentage of students at the AA and SA range, measured at each benchmark period. Teachers will utilize effective Formative Assessment as a teaching and learning process and to provide on-going descriptive feedback throughout the entire learning cycle. June 2018 Teachers and EST-N Teachers will implement and review benchmark assessments and compare results between benchmark periods. Science 2016-2019 Goal: to expose students to more hands on inquiry based learning to encourage the scientific process. Strategies/Actions Time Responsibility Indicators of success Teachers will teach science skills by means of the scientific method and the use of ‘scientific questioning’. February 2018 Teachers Students demonstrate science skills through project based learning activities. Outside groups invited into the school to present, demonstrate and teach science concepts (i.e. Science East, Worlds UNBound; Elmhurst Outdoors, Stonehammer GeoPark) during instructional time. January 2017 Teachers and administration Students incorporate same techniques and/or ideas learned from outside groups/agencies.
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