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Our Vision: Enriching Learning for All

Our Vision: Enriching Learning for All. West Hempstead School District Board of Education Presentation May 7, 2013. Success of Each Student. Opening Doors for All Students. Setting High Expectations. Vision grounded in research and best practice:. Common Core State Standards

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Our Vision: Enriching Learning for All

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  1. Our Vision:Enriching Learning for All West Hempstead School District Board of Education Presentation May 7, 2013

  2. Success of Each Student

  3. Opening Doors for All Students

  4. Setting High Expectations

  5. Vision grounded in research and best practice: • Common Core State Standards • 21st Century Learning Skills • Joseph Renzulli’s Schoolwide Enrichment Model • Carol Dweck’s Mindsets Theory • Karin Chenoweth’s It’s Being Done • Webb’s Depth of Knowledge

  6. Elementary Level Transforming the library into a 21st Century Enrichment/Research Center through

  7. STELLAR What is STELLAR?

  8. Success in Technology Enrichment Library Literacy Artistry & Research

  9. Objectives of the STELLAR Program • to work collaboratively with peers to extend the curriculum • to provide challenging enrichment opportunities for all students • to expose all students to a rich technological foundation • to familiarize students with the resources available to them in their library/media center • to continue to provide a unified approach to developing research skills through the Independent Investigation Method (IIM)

  10. STELLAR The success component will encourage students to: • succeed in a supportive, stimulating environment • explore their unique gifts and talents

  11. STELLAR The technologycomponent will enable students to: • access, generate, process and apply information using appropriate technology • develop independence and confidence in computer use • find and evaluate information

  12. STELLAR The enrichment component will: • develop critical thinking skills through challenging activities and questioning techniques • recognize and empower the utilization of multiple intelligences • encourage self selection, creativity, exploration and the freedom to continuously expand

  13. STELLAR The library component will enable students to: • understand various ways to access information in the library through a variety of resources including books, periodicals, internet and online data bases. • comprehend and transfer knowledge regarding library organization

  14. STELLAR The literacy component will: • promote a passion for reading and a love for learning • recognize the correlation of literature within all other academic areas and avenues of life • encompass a variety of approaches in exploring and responding to different texts

  15. STELLAR The artistry component will: • expose students to the use of graphics and digital photography in projects • build an appreciation of visual literacy

  16. STELLAR The research component will continue to support the Independent Investigation Method (IIM) of research introduced in the elementary libraries over the past two years.

  17. AdditionalSTELLAR activities: • Videoconferencing • Internet safety • Grade level projects • Co-teaching with classroom teacher • Integration of 21st century skills • Great Books

  18. Secondary Level Opening doors of opportunity to the most rigorous levels of instruction for all students…

  19. Challenging academic opportunities

  20. 2013-2014 The Social Studies Department will lead the way by offering an honors level curriculum to all students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades.

  21. Advanced Placement • The greatest increase in AP enrollment has been in the Social Studies department. • Initial data shows that students enrolled in AP classes score at a level of mastery on the Regents exams. • Honors classes will provide a foundation for all students to succeed in AP classes.

  22. Additional AP Offerings2013-2014 • AP Physics • AP Psychology (offered through the BOCES Virtual AP Grant)

  23. Exploring the Expansion of Honors2013-2014 Conversations to transition to an honors curriculum in 7th and 8th grades will begin in: • Science • English Language Arts

  24. College and Career Readiness

  25. The Goal for Each Student

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