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Teachers Working Together: Responding to Mass Educational Change

Teachers Working Together: Responding to Mass Educational Change. Barlow-Vincent Elementary School. Barlow-Vincent Demographics. Grades K-8 with enrollment of 715 students 13% of students with disabilities 35% free and reduced lunch rate Met 13 out of 15 indicators on local report card

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Teachers Working Together: Responding to Mass Educational Change

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  1. Teachers Working Together: Responding to Mass Educational Change Barlow-Vincent Elementary School

  2. Barlow-Vincent Demographics • Grades K-8 with enrollment of 715 students • 13% of students with disabilities • 35% free and reduced lunch rate • Met 13 out of 15 indicators on local report card • Did not make AYP with SWD last year • Green value-added for three consecutive years • Fewer than 30 districts in state spend less per pupil than Warren Local Schools (reduced 1/3 of staff in 8 years)

  3. You must look down field . . .Stay Focused!

  4. Best Practices at Barlow-Vincent • Focus on curriculum and instructional strategies • Collaboration – teachers as learners • Strong leadership amongst staff

  5. Key #1: Focus on Instructional Strategies • High-Yield Strategies • Setting objectives/providing feedback • Identifying similarities and differences • Non-linguistic representations • Share through TBT and building leadership highlights • Formative instructional practices • Laid foundation with online courses • Book study on grading practices • Differentiated support based on teacher need • Share through TBT and building leadership highlights • Grading practices committee

  6. Key #1: Focus on Curriculum • Unpacking the common core and revised standards using Marzano technique • Examining lessons and student work to determine the level of rigor

  7. Monitoring the Work . . .

  8. Key #2: Collaboration “I don’t close my door anymore. It’s not about competition.” • Data, data, data – every kid needs a plan • Walk-to-intervention model • Inclusion model • Using teacher-based teams to collaborate not “gab” borate!

  9. Key #2: Strong Teacher Leadership • Accountability for results (monitoring the plan) • Fostering teamwork • Self-improvement is non-negotiable – using our evaluations and walkthroughs

  10. Key #3: Strong Leadership from Administrators • Support and insist -Monitor the plan -Hold accountable -Celebrate and recognize -Walk the walk

  11. The “Art” is in how you put them together Stephanie Starcherwl_sstarcher@warrenlocal.org Anne Boleywl_aboley@warrenlocal.org Sandy Vincent wl_svincent@warrenlocal.org

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