We want our teachers to:
● Create interesting, relevant and thoughtful learning activities on a daily basis.
● Understand and appreciate all students
● Create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments
● Hold high expectations for academic achievement
● Model Life-Long Learning by working effectively in teacher learning communities to share problems of practice and strategies.
● Apply knowledge about human learning and change
● Align learning strategies appropriate to intended goals
● Utilize multiple forms of student achievement data to inform instructional decision-making
● Effectively and creatively utilize technology to support instructional goals
Therefore, they must experience;
● High Quality Professional Learning Opportunities that deepen content knowledge
● Exposure to research-based instructional strategies such as the AVID and Rigor & Relevance Frameworks to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards
● Integrating various types of classroom assessments appropriately
● Strategies that provide them with the knowledge and skills to involve families and other stakeholders appropriately
● Interaction with colleagues across island, state and national boundaries so they can gain a global perspective on best practices in education
And be supported by:
● Well-designed teacher learning communities guided by critical friends and collegial coaching models.
● Skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement.
● Easy access to the resources necessary to experience professional learning opportunities so that they can more readily integrate 21st Century Learning Strategies
● Time for collaborative planning and reflection
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER OUTCOMES
We want our administrators to be:
Therefore, they must experience;
And be supported in:
COMMUNITY OUTCOMES
We want the community to be:
Therefore, they must experience;
And be supported in:
We will know we are successful when:
1. Students are all involved in Smaller Learning Communities
