interdisciplinary plan for new 6-12 building ohio teams
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Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary plan for new 6-12 plan for new 6-12
buildingbuildingOhio TEAMS
Princeton City Princeton City SchoolsSchools
Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OhioOhio
WHO WE ARE
BY 2015,
WE ARE EXPECTED TO
BE ONE OF THE FIRST
30-30-30 SCHOOLS IN THE STATE.
OHIO STATE AVERAGE 12%
The Princeton Community is…·
Transitioning to a new 6-12 building · Becoming more Cultural Diverse (will be Ohio’s first 30%-30%-30% school district)· Developing technology …1:1 MacBook Pros for all students and Teachers Continuing to face budget cuts (1 million dollars cut each year for the next three years)
Rationale for Change
Shift in Academic Framework
Shift in Goals
Our Vision
VIDEO
Program Options Project Lead the Way Engineering By Design NewTech STEM STEAM, STEM+A, etc.
Princeton Teachers
·Have an average of 14.5 years experience·Teaching 6 bells a day·Still recovering from a RIF in 2011, cutting
100+ teachers in the district·Limited on Time, especially for collaboration Teaching larger class sizes
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ENGLISHENGLISH SOCIAL STUDIESSOCIAL STUDIES MATH SCIENCE MATH SCIENCE
VISUAL ARTVISUAL ART MUSICMUSIC
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOREIGN LANGUAGE
(SPANISH, FRENCH, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE)(SPANISH, FRENCH, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTHPHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH
SPECIAL EDUCATIONSPECIAL EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL BACCULAREATE DIMPLOMMAINTERNATIONAL BACCULAREATE DIMPLOMMA
ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSESADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES
Current Planning- STAFF
Common Core and Revised State Standards Common Core Literacy Standards Professional Development -Technology for the
Classroom Response to Intervention “Master Teacher” training PBL (Problem and Project Based Learning) PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) Lesson Planning Boot Camp/Peer Coaching
First stage discussion of STEAM (TEAMS)
Current Planning- Community
-Over 200 community partners and businesses who support the work in our middle and high schools
Current Planning- STUDENTS
-Reading and Math Connections classes -Implementation of Naviance (student planning tool for college and career readiness)-First year of implementation of the Plan, Explore, Practice ACT program for 8th-11th grade students
Future Plans- STAFF
Strategies for teachers to participate in effective interdisciplinary collaboration and begin co-teaching with interdisciplinary colleagues
Ways to monitor/assess student’s understanding for interdisciplinary topics Tips to manage larger class sizes Strategies to support differentiation through PBL SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol)/Literacy training for all teachers Cultural Awareness programs/activities Strategies for Teaching Interdisciplinary topics Staff and student preparation for “Next Generation of Assessments” Staff morale building exercises Ways to support technology in the hands of students 1:1 Technology (Mac) Training for Teachers and Students Implementation of TEAMS Coordinator as well as build the team of TEAMS teachers Ideas on how to effectively use the physical classroom space Building Community Partners as Resources
Future Plans- STUDENTS
1:1 Technology (Mac) Training for Teachers and StudentsWays to support technology in the hands of students
Future Plans -COMMUNITY
Building Community Partners as Resources