Transcript Newfane Middle Schoo l

Newfane Elementary School
OPEN HOUSE, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
Newfane Elementary School
S T A F F I N T R O D U C TI O N S
Newfane Central School District
Vision Statement
Excellence
Equity
Environment
Common Core
WHAT ARE THE COMMON CORE LEARNING
STANDARDS (CCLS) AND HOW DO THEY
AFFECT OUR STUDENTS EDUCATION.
TEACHING IS THE CORE
Common Core
KEY IDEAS
• CCLS name skills and knowledge needed for students to
graduate career and college ready.
• Students are more engaged in their learning – with
teachers instructing AND facilitating learning
• Students and teachers are asking more questions and
at higher levels
• Focus is reflected back to the text – we are having text
based conversations
• Focus is on a growth mindset and on building
resiliency
Common Core
6 SHIFTS IN ELA
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Read as much non-fiction as fiction
Learn about the world by reading
Read more challenging material
Talk about the reading using “evidence”
Write about texts using “evidence”
Know more vocabulary words
Common Core
6 SHIFTS IN MATHEMATICS
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Build skills across grade levels
Learn more about less
Use math facts easily
Think fast AND solve problems
Really know it, really do it
Use math in the real world
Common Core
HOW CAN PARENTS HELP???
WHAT ABOUT THE NEW TESTS???
AVID Elementary
AVID
Advancement Via Individual Determination
AVID Mission Statement
To close the achievement gap by preparing all
students for college readiness and success in
a global society.
What is AVID Elementary
Embedded “best practices” throughout day
Organization and responsibility
Philosophy on learning
For ALL students
Methodologies and strategies of AVID
embedded in a multi-subject
Components of AVID
Student Success Skills
Organization Skills
WICOR Lessons
(Writing to Learn, Inquiry,
Collaboration, Organization, Reading to
Learn)
Partnerships
AVID in the Classrooms
AVID in the Classrooms
Questions????
THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT
I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL
QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.