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FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL
CONNECTING
Project 720 &
Classrooms for the Future
FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL
Beaver County 1700 Students K-12 600 Students 9-12
45 Faculty Members “A Work In Progress”
FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL
1 of 7 Districts in Pennsylvania
to receive:
Project 720 Grant Classrooms for the Future Grant
College & Career Counseling Grant
FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL
PROJECT 720
Pennsylvania’s High School
Reform Initiative
FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL
PROJECT 720
Pennsylvania’s High School
REFORM Initiative
FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL
PROCESS
Partnered with Dr. Willard Daggett’s International Center
for Leadership in Education
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Two Day Site Visit Met with Administration, Faculty,
Parents and Students Surveyed Our:
- Instructional Practices
- Culture and Climate
FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL
GOOD
Traditional Teacher Centered
Students Are Spectators Lecture, Worksheets, Tests
FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL GREAT
Student Centered Authentic Assessments
Technology & Literacy Focus Innovative Teaching Methods Preparing Students for Life in
the 21st Century
FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL PROCESS
Created a Project 720 Steering Committee composed of
teachers, parents, students and administration
FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL PROCESS
Identified Strengths & Weaknesses
Visited Successful Schools In California, Texas, Virginia and Western Pennsylvania
To See Their Best Practices At Work
Created a Priority List of Items Needed to REFORM Our High School
FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL Priority List
1. Unity of Purpose
2. Accountable Literacy Plan
3. Improve Rigor & Relevance of Instruction
4. Culture of High Expectations for All
5. Improve 9th Grade Success
6. Adopt a New Daily Schedule
7. Improve Core Learning (Test Scores)
8. Improve Relationships at All Levels
9. Focus on Student Goals – Life After High School
10. Improve Academic Intervention
#1 – UNITY OF PURPOSEMISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Freedom Area High Schoolis to facilitate a collaborative learning
environment for all students that will improve achievement in oral and written
communication, core content and technology literacy, and also provide necessary interventions for students
to ensure success in career and citizenship preparation.
#2 – ACCOUNTABLE LITERACY PLAN
Literacy Is King!
Hired Part Time Literacy Coach Serves Faculty As In-House Support Reading & Writing Strategies Common Rubrics – Reading & Writing Presentation & Demonstration Rubrics Assist with Diagnostic Approach
#3 - IMPROVE RIGOR & RELEVANCE OF INSTRUCTION
Get
To
“D”
www.daggett.com/rigor.html
#4 – CULTURE OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL
Adopted 8 Learning &Instructional Outcomes
1. Collaboration 5. Critical Thinking2. Civility 6. Written Communication3. Career Prep 7. Oral Communication4. Core Content 8. Technology Literacy
Literacy-Courtesy of “New Tech High School” – Napa, California
#4 – CULTURE OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL
Differentiated Professional Development
1. Rigor/Relevance Framework
2. 8 Learning Outcomes
3. Cooperative Learning
4. TECHNOLOGY
5. PROJECT BASED LEARNING
6. MODIFIED BLOCK SCHEDULE
#5 – IMPROVE 9TH GRADE SUCCESS
Alternative Placement
Credit Recovery
Contracts with Student
Scheduled Mandatory Tutoring(Tutoring Center, After School)
SAP Referral/Mentoring – Parent/Teacher Conference
Teacher Assigned ISS/Lunch, Academic Mentoring
Teacher Call Parents, Academic Detention/Tutoring, Study Groups
Common Planning Periods, Regular 9th Grade Team Meetings, Progress ReportsReport Cards, Planners/Agendas, Classroll.com Messaging System,
Literacy Coach, Tech Coordinator, Career Connections Counselor
Pyramid of
Academic
Intervention
#6 – ADOPT A NEW DAILY SCHEDULECHANGING TO AN “A Day/B Day”
MODIFIED BLOCK FOR 2007-08
Allows for: Student Centered Instruction
Content Deepening Improved Comprehension
Infusion of Technology Use of Project Based/Cooperative Learning
Common Planning & Teaming (Departments, 9th Grade)
“Working Smarter, Not Harder”
#6 – ADOPT A NEW DAILY SCHEDULEMODIFIED BLOCK SCHEDULE
Framework:
1. Warm-Up/Literacy
2. Establish Set/Tone
3. Active Learning
4. Guided/Independent Practice
5. Student Led Closure & Reflection
CLASSROOMS FOR THE FUTURE
“The Smart Classroom”
Laptop Cart for Each Core Classroom 25-30 Laptops Per Cart
Interactive Whiteboard, Projector, Webcam, Digital Camera, Printer, Scanner
Extensive Educational Software Package Wireless Network Access
CLASSROOMS FOR THE FUTURE
Program Support “In-House”
Educational Technology Coach Keystone Integrators
District Technology Director Student Help Desk
CLASSROOMS FOR THE FUTURE
Outside Professional Development PDE supported Professional Development
& Learning Opportunities Futurekids Webinars
Video Conferencing Site Visits
Current Technology Applications
Tools Microsoft Office Suite Advanced Publishing &
Graphics Video & Music Technologies Classroll.com CISCO Lab SIRS Researcher/Proquest United Video Streaming Power Library Windows Moviemaker
Content
Accelerated Reader Cognitive Tutor Geometer’s SketchPad Choices Keys2Work Vernier Science Software
Package GIS Environment & Ecology
Software And Many, Many More!
Future Technology Applications
Tools Inspiration Software Interactive Whiteboards TIGED NetTrekker Webquests 4Sight Testing Adobe Software Suite Satellite Learning
Content
Dual Enrollment Electives Thru Online
Vendors Buck Institute for
Education Edutopia Successful Practices
Network Study Island PDE EdHub Math Applets
CLASSROOMS FOR THE FUTURE
Technology…can transform the classroom experience from old school….
CLASSROOMS FOR THE FUTURE
Match the computer part on the right to its function on the left
PART FUNCTION
Hard drive Temporary memory
Video Card Draws heat from CPU
RAM Attach to Monitor
Power supply Permanent file storage
Heat Sink Supplies voltage to devices
CLASSROOMS FOR THE FUTURE
To Technology driven 21st Century Learning Experiences…
Use your digital camera to photograph the computer components, then upload them to your laptop, import them into Moviemaker Software and create a movie that identifies the component and explains its function for successful computer operation.
CLASSROOMS FOR THE FUTURE
Paul and Nikkos make a movie . . . .
CLASSROOMS FOR THE FUTURE
It’s not just about cool equipment and
flashy software It’s about Transforming the Classroom Train Teachers Provide the Tools Engage Students
FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL
CHALLENGES!!
FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOLContacts
Dr. Ron Sofo Dr. Robert Staub
Superintendent High School Principal
724-775-5464 724-775-7400
[email protected]@freedom.k12.pa.us
Dan Lentz Tom Hickey
High School Assistant PrincipalEd Technology Coach
724-775-7400 724-775-7400
[email protected]@freedom.k12.pa.us