Maine ASCD Pathways to Proficiency 2014

GROWING PROFICIENCY STEP BY STEP

Mary Bellavance ([email protected])

Deb Harriman ([email protected])

Lori Lodge ([email protected])

Angela Madigan ([email protected])

Kevin Perkins ([email protected])

RSU #57, Waterboro, Maine

Maine ASCD Conference Pathways to Proficiency ~ April 14, 2014

OUR CORE BELIEFS

 All students can learn.

 Students learn in different ways, in different settings and at different rates for different futures.

OUR DATA STORY

 “Relatively well” for many years

  Relatively well = Not good enough

LOOKING AHEAD

  Students were not immersed in the 4C’s essential for the 21st

Century.

Today’s students are moving beyond the basics and embracing the 4C’s — “super skills” for the 21st century!

CommunicationSharing thoughts, questions,

ideas, and solutions

CollaborationWorking together to reach a

goal — putting talent, expertise, and smarts to work

Critical ThinkingLooking at problems in

a new way, linking learning across subjects & disciplines Creativity

Trying new approaches to get things done equals

innovation & invention

For more 4C resources from

the Partnership for 21st Century Skills,

including the animated film ABOVE & BEYOND

by Peter H. Reynolds & FableVision, journey to

www.p21.org/4Cs

A NEW DIRECTION

Core Beliefs + Data + Looking Ahead =

Commitment to Transformational Organizational Change

o Embraced a path toward performance-based education.

Our Professional Learning Journey Toward a Proficiency-Based Model of Education

RSU #57 ~ Waterboro, Maine

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Symposium Training

Conversations w/Stakeholders

Development of Shared Vision

Staff Pre-Assessment of PBE Components

RISC Training (Beacon Training)

Symposium Training

RISC Beacon Training

RISC Advanced Beacon Training

Staff Assessment

Cohort Work w/Learning Progressions

Development of Strategic Plan (community forums)

Joined Maine Cohort for Customized Learning

PBE Guide Training

RISC Classroom Design & Delivery Training

RISC Instructional Design & Delivery Training

Student Leadership Training

Cohort Work w/Learning Progressions

Educate (software) Training (ThreeShapes)

Staff Feedback Loop

Student Leadership Training

RSU #57 Classroom Design & Delivery Training

RSU #57 Instructional Delivery & Design Training

Complex Reasoning Training (Debra Pickering)

Cohort Work w/Learning Progressions

Educate (software) Training (ThreeShapes)

Becoming a Reflective Teacher Training (Bea McGarvey)

Staff Feedback Loop

Collaborative Unit Planning

Technology Integration Day

Parent Advisory Group (Lori Lodge)

Complex Reasoning Training (Debra Pickering)

Cohort Work w/Learning Progressions

Educate (software) Training (ThreeShapes)

Becoming a Reflective Teacher Training (Bea McGarvey)

Staff Feedback Loop

To be continued...

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Using these critical thinking skills with this knowledge

to practice getting better at being a reflective, & self directed learner, & a collaborative worker

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SOCIAL STUDIES: 1. World History: Religion, Diversity & Identity, 2. Culture: Awareness and Understanding

ELA:1. Reading: Informational: Text Structures and Text Features2. Language: Acquisition: Vocabulary3. Writing: Research: Accessing Information4. Writing: Types and Purpose: Informative/Explanatory5. Writing: Writing Process: Production & Distribution

HABITS OF MIND:1. Setting and monitoring goals2. Persevering3. Meeting quality standards4. Listening with understanding and empathy

COMPLEX REASONING:1. Comprehending Knowledge (integrating)2. Analyzing Knowledge (perspective analysis)3. Using Knowledge (investigation)

Cultural Studies:An Interdisciplinary Research Project

Note: This unit is designed to engage students in a cultural study where they explore customs and beliefs around the world as they integrate technology through an in depth research project. RSU$#57,$Waterboro$Elementary$School,$2014