West Springs School Council October 11, 2018 Welcome to West - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

West Springs School Council October 11, 2018

Welcome to West Springs 2

Learning Commons 3

Our data … Sources of data Learning data: Report Cards Samples of Student Work Conversations or interviews with students Student Learning Assessments Provincial Achievement Tests Perception data: Student surveys (previously TTFM) Accountability Pillar – students, parents, teachers 4

SDP: Writing Target: Decrease the number of students achieving a one or two in writing by two percentage points 5

SDP: Mathematics, computation Target: Decrease the number of students achieving a one or two in computation by two percentage points 6

Mathematics con’t Strategies to support learning moving forward … - Math lead, coaching and co-teaching - Math PD, internal and external - Focus on the essential understandings of the discipline: breaking down meaning, what is most important for students to know, understand, do? - What tasks best target those goals? 7

Math data Staff exploring possibilities related to the outcome of our work: - Developing increased understanding of expectations ie. computational fluency=conceptual understanding, efficiency, accuracy and flexibility - Strengthening assessment of student achievement, utilizing common tools eg. math running records, MIPI - High impact strategies for mathematics in particular spaced vs. mass practice 8

Teaching Basic Facts Effectively “Do not subject any student to fact drills unless the student has developed efficient strategies for the facts being practiced…. Practice prior to development of efficient methods is simply a waste of precious instruction time” ~ Van de Walle, 2001 9

Phases of Mastery 10

Analyzing student assessment 11

Spaced vs. Massed Practice Effect size = 0.71 “Spaced practice (frequency of learning opportunities) is having multiple exposures to an idea over several days to attain learning, and spacing the practice of skills over a long period of time.” 12

Read with us 13

Family groups 14

Three Pillars of Care 15

Program enhancements  Family groups (more often, less time)  Alien Inline skating (Nov)  Scholastic book fair (Nov 19-23)  Frisbee Rob presentation (Nov 16) Field trips:  Grade 2 Heritage Park 16

Student-involved conferences Nov 22* 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm Nov 23 8:00 am - 12:00 pm *Kindergarten Nov 22 daytime (Bosse/Lorenzo) Purpose of Assessment: is for teachers, students and families to have an accurate understanding of what a student knows and can do in relation to Alberta Programs of Study and/or appropriate Individual Program Plans in order to determine appropriate next steps in learning Questions to ask your child(s) teacher(s):  How is my child doing in class?  What do you see as my child’s strengths?  Where can my child improve?  What can we do at home to support my child’s learning 17

Thank you! Fundraising: • Admazing campaign • Balzaac Meats • Grocery cards • Casino! On Thanksgiving! Terry Fox Run – parents volunteering and participating, running with students and staff To the shoveling fairies who helped out during our recent snowstorms 18

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