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Instructional Rounds . Woodlin Elementary School March 20, 2013 Sarah Sirgo, Principal & Troy Clarke, Assistant Principal . Welcome Today’s Agenda . Woodlin Elementary together we explore, learn, and succeed!. Vision Statement . Our Pledge.
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Instructional Rounds Woodlin Elementary School March 20, 2013 Sarah Sirgo, Principal & Troy Clarke, Assistant Principal
Woodlin Elementarytogether we explore, learn, and succeed! Vision Statement Our Pledge We Pledge to do the best we can do, We'll respect ourselves and others too. We'll put forth our best effort everyday, We'll explore, learn, and succeed the Woodlin way! • We believe in a safe, nurturing environment which promotes high achievement and success for students through an integrated and culturally inclusive approach to learning. Students, parents, school staff, and community work together to create an atmosphere of mutual respect where each child can fully develop his or her potential.
Parent Outreach & Involvement • Dining with Dads, Muffins with Moms, Reading with Relatives: Bringing families and supporting adults in to the classroom experience • Weekly email communication to all families on learning targets • After School Academic clubs • Taught by staff to targeted students in small groups to facilitate relationships • Town Meeting • Celebration of core values and developing positive culture and climate Key features of theWoodlin journey
Key Instructional Foci Student Learning Need Problem of Practice Collecting evidence of student learning and using that information to identify interventions and support structures that are matched to student learning needs and align with UCARE proficiency • Opportunities to work with and master all UCARE strands through differentiated instruction
School Improvement Plan STEM • Inquiry based approaches to designing instruction • Developing scientific thinking, reasoning, and integration with other subjects: STEM Day Mathematics • Higher Order Questioning • Varied Assessment Opportunities • Observation • paper/pencil • Performance • UCARE • Understanding • Computing • Applying • Reasoning • Engaging
Professional Development and staff foci • Curriculum 2.0 • Collaborative planning (Grades K-5) • Higher Order Thinking Questions (in Math) • Flexible media schedule for technology integration • UCARE • Rangefinding: Examining Student Work in Math • Math Block Models for Differentiation • Grouping Practices for Math • Inquiry Groups • Building Positive Relationships with Hard to Reach Families • Criteria for Success vs. Proficiency • Make-and-Take: Student • Math in the Heterogeneous Classroom
GALLUP: Student Hope & Engagement
GALLUP: Student Wellbeing