The Culture of WHISPER

1. Early Childhood Development: Authentic Learning & Leadership The Culture of WHISPER WHISPER Wisdom Honor Internal Control Spirit Persistence Excellence Relationships

2. The Culture of WHISPER Early Childhood Development: Authentic Learning & Leadership

3. The Culture of WHISPER • Visible Thinking (Harvard’s Project Zero) • Learning is consequence of thinking • Thinking involves content & process • Thinking is a social endeavor • Making thinking visible fosters thinking • Culture sets tone & shapes learning • A “culture of thinking” for adults is required Early Childhood Development: Authentic Learning & Leadership

4. The Culture of WHISPER Early Childhood Development: Authentic Learning & Leadership

5. The Culture of WHISPER • Authentic Learning • Marzano’s Content Vocabulary • Rice Cultural Literacy Project • Phonological Awareness without Print • Phonics in Context of Reading & Writing • Number Sense • Project-Based Learning Early Childhood Development: Authentic Learning & Leadership

6. The Culture of WHISPER Early Childhood Development: Authentic Learning & Leadership

7. The Culture of WHISPER • Class of 2023: August 2009 Literacy • 95% BELOW Prekindergarten Level • Could not recognize or write name • Did not know letters, even in own name • Oral communication in 1-2 words 86% Economically Disadvantaged 43% Homeless 8% LEP Early Childhood Development: Authentic Learning & Leadership

8. The Culture of WHISPER • Class of 2023: May 2011 Literacy • 43% grew 2.3-3.3 years • 51% grew 3.3-4.0 years • 7% grew 5.0-6.0 years • 100% progressed at least 2 grade levels Early Childhood Development: Authentic Learning & Leadership

9. The Culture of WHISPER Early Childhood Development: Authentic Learning & Leadership

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