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WELCOME. Park Side Elementary Innovative Learning Center. Are we prepared to meet the demands of the future?. MDE… Reduce the achievement gap by 50 percent by 2017. 2013 World’s Best Workforce Legislation Improving Kindergarten Readiness Achieving universal literacy by third grade
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WELCOME Park Side Elementary Innovative Learning Center
Are we prepared to meet the demands of the future? • MDE… • Reduce the achievement gap by 50 percent by 2017. • 2013 World’s Best Workforce Legislation • Improving Kindergarten Readiness • Achieving universal literacy by third grade • 100 percent HS graduation rate • Achievement Gap Reduction • Wholesale college- and career-readiness
Societies Demands Aside… As educators, we have a moral obligation to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the lives of students.
Societies Demands Aside… As educators, we have a moral obligation to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the lives of _________students. MOST or ALL? “HOW IS SCHOOL?”
GENIUS “Giving birth to the joy of learning.” CuriosityPlayfulnessImagination Creativity WonderWisdomInventiveness VitalitySensitivity Flexibility HumorJoy Do we believe every child has the ability to be a GENIUS?
The real question is… what are we going to do? • Continue as usual? • Make some small “first order” changes? • Change the system?
Albert Einstein Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
CHANGE THE SYSTEM PS Innovative Learning Center • Design Team • HallieGreenfield, Amanda Grinager, Jennifer Hansen, Erica Hess, Cheryl Hoff, Sarah Huesby, Darci Love, Elizabeth Maxwell, Ben Schamber, MindiSchnaser, Jill Schwarz, Christa Sherman, Sue Strautz, Alyssa Vandeputte, Sabrina Ulrich, Jeremy Williams, Dr. KlintWillert
Park Side Innovative Learning Center • Mission: Where learning is personalized, engaging, and integrates all content areas to impact the community. • Vision: The Park Side Innovative Learning Center creates a personalized learning experience where children are engaged, supported, and challenged.
Park Side Innovative Learning Center Marshall Public Schools • Develops the potential of each learner for success in a changing world. • How do we meet the needs of EACH LEARNER? • How do we prepare students for a world that is very different than what the current model of education prepares us for?
Orchard Lake Elementary Impact Academy Lakeville, MN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rd1bjcDocc
Park Side Innovative Learning Center • Engagement • Passion for learning • Developmentally Appropriate • Social/Emotional • Skill Acquisition • Creativity • Skills For Success In A Changing World • Collaboration • Problem Solving • Creativity • Perseverance
Park Side Innovative Learning Center • Key Elements • Personalized Learning • Service Learning • Integrated Studies • 21st Century Skills • Structured Play
Park Side Innovative Learning Center • What does it look like? • K-2 --- One section of each grade level • Math and Reading (Target Teaching) • Science and Social (Anchor Teaching) • Integrated Learning • Focus On 21st Century Skills
ADAMS 50 (Colorado)March 2014 State School Board Report • 3 consecutive years of improved scores in math, reading, and writing • Improved graduation rate • Decrease in dropout and college remediation rates • Leadership and teacher stability • Department Restructuring with renewed focus on ELA student and Post Workforce Readiness • Progressive Math Initiative • Partnerships with education and community groups
RISC (Reinventing Schools Coalition) • Significant, sustained increases in student achievement • Increases in the number of students applying to, attending, and remaining in college • Decreases in staff turnover • Significantly higher percentages of students passing high-stakes state assessments
2010 Report Marzano Research LaboratoryCompared 7 RISC district and 8 Non-RISC districts • Over the 4-year period, the percentage of students who scored at the proficient or advanced level grew an average of 17.51% in RISC districts compared to 3.25% in non-RISC districts. • The odds of a student in a RISC School scoring proficient or above on state tests are 2.3 times greater for reading, 2.5 times greater for writing, and 2.4 times greater for mathematics than the odds of a student scoring proficient or above on state tests at a Non-RISC School.