Transcript The Information Revolution

TEACHING AND
LEARNING
Looking Ahead
OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS
 Completed
5-year curriculum cycle
 Completed
a Facilities Study which will
address school infrastructure over the next
four years.
 Completed/updated
Plan
3-Year District Strategic
 Adopted
a Mentoring Program for new
 Adopted
a criteria-based Hiring Policy
teachers
OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS
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Set up Curriculum Committee to review/update curriculum
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Implemented several school safety initiatives
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Created a Substance Abuse/Bullying Task Force
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Completed Safety and Emergency Operations Plans for
each school
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Implemented special needs programs at each level:
elementary, middle, and high
 Completed
Plan
for adoption a 3-Year Technology
ROBERT MARZANO, A NATIONAL LEADING
EDUCATOR, DEFINES THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
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Technology is electronic, digital, or multimedia
tools used to achieve a goal more efficiently or
effectively.
Educational Technology is the use of technology
tools in the classroom to improve learning.
Educational Technology and effective
instructional strategies, when used together, result
in greater student achievement than when either is
used alone.
WHY FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY?
Technology
is vital to
transforming teaching and
learning.
Technology
has the power to
increase students’ engagement,
enhance instructional strategies,
and increase achievement.
COMPLACENCY WILL
ULTIMATELY LEAD TO
FAILURE.
All of us need to cultivate our strengths;
combine our knowledge and expertise to
provide every student with successful
learning opportunities.
THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION
We need to be prepared to meet the challenge of
“Mobile Learning”.
NATIONWIDE HARRIS POLL OF 2,250 STUDENTS FOUND:
Use of Smartphones
• 45% - grades 4 -5
• 58% - grades 6-8
• 75% - grades 9-12
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81% of students said they agree that using mobile
devices in the classroom helps them personalize their
learning.
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79% of students said mobile devices help them perform
better in class.
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89% of students said that using mobile devices makes
learning fun.
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An average of elementary, middle, and high school
students, 65%, would like to use mobile devices in the
classroom.
THE PATH TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
AND STUDENT SUCCESS:
 Collaboration
between home,
school and community
 Correlation
between a positive
school climate, instructional
effectiveness and visionary
leadership imbedded in teacher
investment
 Coping
with change
OUR THREE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN,
TECHNOLOGY PLAN, CURRICULUM AND
ASSOCIATED POLICIES ENABLE BOTH
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO MEET THE
CHALLENGE OF TOMORROW.
Our challenge is to continue to engage in a thoughtful
and reflective process which allows all of us to question,
refine, examine, and, if necessary, revisit what we do,
why we do it, and is there a better way to do it.
TECHNOLOGY PLAN
Goals Summary:
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Support Teaching and Learning by improving access to a variety
of technology tools and resources for all students and staff members.
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Provide professional development necessary to support
technology use and integration.
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Improve and diversify communication using a variety of tools to
strengthen the home/school connection and create greater community
engagement.
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Establish and refine data systems to provide information to guide
instruction and assess student performance.
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Pursue innovative and technology solutions that increase
efficiency of operations and the utilization of resources.
THREE POLICIES SUPPORT
OUR TECHNOLOGY PLAN
Bring
Your Own Device Policy
(BYOD)
Mobile
Device Home Use Policy
Computer
and Network
Acceptable Use Policy
Our Vision…
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR
THEIR FUTURE
December 3, 2014
CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, ASSESSMENT
& PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CURRICULUM
Each curriculum shall be developed to meet or
exceed state content standards that have been
adopted by the Board of Regents. In the absence of
state‐adopted standards in a content area, each
LEA shall align its curriculum to national content
standards specific to that content area.
CURRICULUM
Transparency…
Our curriculum documents are updated regularly,
made available online to parents, teachers, and
community members.
BSD website
CURRICULUM
Is now and will always be
an ongoing process.
INSTRUCTION
Mathematics
Six in ten Americans (63%) report that they’ve had
difficulty doing some type of math, including
estimating distances or weight (35%), figuring out
how much savings they need for retirement (34%),
and calculating tax (24%). Change the Equation
BSD Teachers…Students have difficulty
remembering the math that they learn from year to
year.
INSTRUCTION
One Method…
Algorithm
Concept
5.NBT.6 Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to fourdigit dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value,
the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication
and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations,
rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
ASSESSMENT
NECAP
PARCC
PARCC
ASSESSMENT
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
We cannot transform
the classroom without
attending to the level of
readiness of the
classroom teacher.
Personalized
Needs-based
Technology Support
for all teachers
CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, ASSESSMENT
& PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Pallotta’s three C’s for school improvement…
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Collaboration between home, school
and community
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Correlation between a positive school
climate, instructional effectiveness and
visionary leadership embedded in
teacher investment.
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Coping with change
CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION &
ASSESSMENT
MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS
As we raise the standards and expectations for students we have to work to
ensure that we do not lose students in the process.
Classroom
Support
Academic &
PBIS
IEPs and 504
Plans
Student
Support
RTI
Academic,
SocialEmotional
& Behavioral
Targeted
Support
Math &
Reading
Intervention
Services
SCHOOL SAFETY
SCHOOL SAFETY
Mitigation Plans have been developed to manage,
reduce, and eliminate risk. These include:
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Close collaboration with BPD and Fire Departments
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Every school has a Crisis Response Team
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Ongoing fire inspections
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Building assessment tours by Police, Fire Dept.,
Administration, School Committee
Up-to-date Camera System
SCHOOL SAFETY
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Access control system - all doors locked at all times
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Locked entry vestibules
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Visitor screening process
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Alarm system
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Intruder locks on all classroom doors
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Wireless panic buttons
SCHOOL SAFETY
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Annual School Safety and Emergency Operations
Plan
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Full-time Resource Officer
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Police Department walkthroughs
SCHOOL SAFETY
SCHOOL SAFETY
CREATING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE
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Building Positive Connections within the school
PBIS
 Individual and Group Social-Emotional Support
 Connections Survey at Secondary level
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Building Community Support
School Resource Officer
 Site Checks
 Substance Abuse/Anti-Bullying Task Force
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Success depends on assistance from all within the school community
 Speakers Program
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Bullying Monitoring – Juvenile Officer
 Drills and review of each school’s emergency response plans
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TEACHING AND LEARNING
LOOKING AHEAD
Building
for
their
Future
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