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#WAVE We Are Vista Everyday

#WAVE We Are Vista Everyday. VUSD Innovation. VUSD Demographics. 5 th Largest district in San Diego County with approximately 23,000 students District Program Improvement 28% English learners 24% A-G Completion. VUSD Innovation Cohorts. Goals . Make math the focus

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#WAVE We Are Vista Everyday

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  1. #WAVE We Are Vista Everyday VUSD Innovation

  2. VUSD Demographics • 5th Largest district in San Diego County with approximately 23,000 students • District Program Improvement • 28% English learners • 24% A-G Completion

  3. VUSD Innovation Cohorts

  4. Goals • Make math the focus • Increase Content Knowledge for Teaching • Increase use of technology as a learning tool • Provide a learning environment based on Inquiry • Develop a growth mindset • Connect research to practice • Spread the word

  5. Make math the focus • Transparent data • Math is part of every district principal meeting • Site and district math nights, STEM nights • Direct site support

  6. VUSD Innovation Cohorts (K-12) • Design (20 summer hours) • Research to practice • Model the learning environment you expect • Integrate technology as a learning tool • Implementation (40 hours) • Met two hours/month for face to face collaboration • Met two hours/month for online collaboration • Leadership (Four half day Saturdays, 20 hours) • Change facilitators • Find your leadership path • Leadership (Four half day Saturdays, 20 hours)

  7. Cohort 1 2012-2013 • K-5 • 1 lower and upper teacher per site • 6-8 • 1 grade level lead per site • 9-12 • 2 teachers per site 8 - 12 K - 7 All 8 N=40 N=12 N=20

  8. Connect research to practice • What is the research? • Mindset • Equity • Teacher learning • Bring the people closest to the research to the district 2 Days of Coaching 3 Full Days of PD 4 Days of Site Math Walks Professor Jo Boaler, Stanford

  9. VUSD Innovation Cohort (Grade 8) • Meet one full day per month (60 hours) • Math Practices • Content Standards • Growth Mindset • Assessment • Grading Math 8 Washington Middle School

  10. VUSD Plan • VUSD Innovation Cohorts 2012-2013 • Leadership Cohort 2013-2014 • summer • monthly • Networks • Certificated Buy Back days • Instructional Rounds • Professional Learning Communities

  11. 2013-2014 • Summer PD Mindset and Common Core • Sumer MOOC, How Students Learn Math • 17 Content Resource Teachers • Cohort 2 Mathematics and Science K-5 • Cohort 2 Secondary Math • All Grade 6, 9 release days • All Grade 7, 9 release days • All Grade 8, 6 release days • 4 per site Grades 9 – 12, 9 release days

  12. Connect research to practice High School 9 Full Days PD Grant CSUSM 4 Teams for Lesson Studios Coaching Dr. Brian Lawler, CSUSM

  13. Today • K-8 • Inquiry & Number Talks • 6-8 • Heterogeneously Grouped • Math 180 Support • Math electives for advancement: Robotics, Applied Math, Aviation, Computer Science • 9-12 • Integrated Program • Developing Pathways • STEM

  14. Content Support Resource Teachers • Change facilitators • 6-12 ELD/Math Coaches Innovation Cohorts • Literacy Coaches CSRT • Moodle My Big Campus • Outlook Google • Transition to Common Core • Leverage collective intelligence • K-12 collaboration across content areas • Instructional technology supports

  15. VUSD Student Perspective

  16. Contact Cathy Williams, Director K-12 Mathematics cathywilliams@vistausd.org Visit youcubed.org

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