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D. F. Walker School Improvement Plan

This presentation outlines the projects and initiatives implemented at D.F. Walker Elementary School to enhance school improvement and student success. It includes information about 21st-century tools, communication with parents, collaboration with educators, using technology with students, performance-based learning, assessment methods, targeting student needs, Hornet Buddies mentorship program, and collaboration with WOS and NC PBS Model School.

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D. F. Walker School Improvement Plan

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  1. D. F. WalkerSchool Improvement Plan Presentation to the Edenton-Chowan School Board October 12, 2009

  2. IMPACT Funding, 2009-11 Infrastructure Hardware Software Professional Development

  3. 2009-10 Projects • Project #1: 21st Century goals, content, and skills • Project #2: Formative Assessment • Project #3: Hornet Buddies • Project #4: 2nd/3rd Grade Transition

  4. 21st Century ToolsCommunicating with Parents • FaceBook • http://www.facebook.com/DFWalkerElementary • Twitter • http://twitter.com/WalkerHornets

  5. 21st Century ToolsCommunicating with Parents • DFW Web-page • http://ecps.dfw.schoolfusion.us

  6. 21st Century ToolsCommunicating with Parents • DFW onfizz • http://dfw.onfizz.org

  7. 21st Century ToolsEducators to Educators • Hornet Café Wiki • Hornet Skype Group • Email • Google Docs

  8. Using 21st Century Tools with students and by students • Online Collaborative Projects • And to Think I Saw it on … • Gingerbread Project • VoiceThread • Tessellation Nation • Historical Fiction: A Blast from the Past • Walker Hornet Wiki • Google Docs • Monthly surveys • Brain Booster • Where in the World is Jumper? • Online Bookmarking • Porta Portal (school site) • Skype • Virtual visits with New York Times best-selling author/illustrator Linda Lowery and Richard Keep • Students and educators in various states • E-mail • Gaggle.net • OnFIZZ

  9. Performance-Based Learning • INTEL trained staff • units developed: cross-curricular; technology integrated • http://westnixon50states.21classes.com • http://gwardenreadingresponse.21classes.com

  10. Assessment • Book Study during learning teams • Formative • Summative • Data Notebooks • Data Analysis • Meeting individual student needs which led to revamping Target….

  11. TARGET • 45 minute period where students are homogeneously grouped • Serve AIG, Corrective Reading, Number Worlds • Will serve 252 non-EC students in Corrective Reading this year • Will serve 25 non-EC students in Number Worlds this year • Those 3rd and 4th grade students in CR B2 will move into Number Worlds next year.

  12. HORNET Buddies • Identify At-Risk Students • EVAAS data • EOG data • Teacher recommendation • Provide a support mentor • Staff members • Community members • Provide resources, as needed

  13. Collaboration with WOS • Entire School • Stake It! • Joint Faculty meeting in November • 2nd and 3rd grade teachers • First meeting scheduled for Oct. 29, 2009

  14. NC PBS Model School • Safety patrol-WBBB

  15. Questions/Comments

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