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A Work in ProgressFebruary 13, 2007
Whole Faculty Study Groups:
FCS Vision
Franklin County Schools’ faculty, staff, and parents are responsible for teaching
all children knowledge, skills, and values necessary to be productive citizens.
FCS Beliefs Effort is as important as intellectual
ability. (Schlechty)
Every student will learn more than they learn now if they are provided engaging schoolwork. (Schlechty)
If you believe you can and if you work hard enough, you get smart. (Howard)
FCS Framework for Learning
Phil Schlechty’s book: Working on the Work challenges school leaders to examine student work rather than teachers and students themselves. (What?)
Carlene Murphy’s research and implementation of Whole Faculty Study Groups serves as the platform to examine student work. (How?)
Working on Work (WOW)
The teacher’s primary task is to provide engaging work for students that students choose to engage in.
- Phil Schlechty
WFSGs“The goal of WFSGs is to focus the entire school faculty on creating, implementing, and integrating effective teaching and learning practices into school programs that will result in an increase in student learning and a decrease in negative student behavior.”
--Carlene Murphy
Change is Hard!
Michael Fullan reports that “change consists of great rapidity and nonlinearity on the one hand and equally great potential for creative breakthroughs on the other. The paradox is that transformation would not be possible without accompanying messiness”
What We Experienced At First
Resistance (Passive and Active) Resentment Sabotage Chaos Lack of understanding (focus on
things other than student work)
What’s Gotten Better More focus Several schools/groups have experienced
the “Eureka” phenomenon. There have been examples of documented
improvement in student achievement. Leadership is taking an active role in
WFSGs and there are plans to expand. Schools report significant learning in IC
meetings.
Elementary Initiatives
Guided Reading
Math Investigations
Empowering Writers Writing Conventions and Word Study
Reading First (Three Schools)
Middle School Initiatives
Reading Apprenticeship
Compacting Math Curriculum
Algebra Project
Empowering Writers
High School Initiatives
Freshman Academy
Every Freshman takes a locally developed seminar course
Emphasis on: Vocabulary, Summarizing and Cornell Note taking
Distance Learning Bell-to-Bell Instruction Course Recovery (NovaNet©)
College Board Project
EVAAS Provide projection reports to assist high
school course registration
Provide projection reports to identify middle school Algebra 1 students
Provide projection reports for elementary schools to help teachers plan instructional differentiation
FCS Utilizes Technology to:
Increase Student Achievement Increase Course Offerings Increase Relevance and Rigor Improve Communication Between
Parents and Teachers Provide Teachers with Engaging
Teaching Tools
Technology (Hardware/Software)
Video Conferencing Rooms and Carts Archiving Gateway
3 Laptop Carts with 16 Computers PhoneMaster© for the Web Blackboard © QTL©Training Interactive Classrooms
Communication
PhoneMaster for Web Provides quick, efficient contact by phone and e-mail to
parents about attendance, academics, athletics and other upcoming events
Blackboard
Establishes a powerful e-learning community for FCS Informs parents, posts assignments, and course materials
through online presence of high school classrooms Enables collaboration among schools, teachers and
community Integrates ExamView and Blackboard with Turning Point
Response Cards
Components installed by are:
Mounted LCD ProjectorMicrophone for the teacherLightSpeed Sound system InterWrite SchoolPadTurningPoint response cardsLumen Document Camera
Interactive Classrooms
Integration of QTL™ Training and Whole-Faculty Study Groups®.
QTL™ training guides small, collaborative teams of educators through five days of staff development in a classroom environment.
QTL™ staff facilitates the acquisition of research driven pedagogical skills.
QTL™ staff support teachers during the implementation of their newly acquired skills.
These skills address student needs as identified by their Whole Faculty Study Groups®
The study groups then continue a “plan-act-reflect cycle” throughout the school year
The process creates a culture of continuous improvement
We might not be where we want to be but----