freedom area high school connecting project 720 & classrooms for the future

FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL

CONNECTING

Project 720 &

Classrooms for the Future

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Beaver County 1700 Students K-12 600 Students 9-12

45 Faculty Members “A Work In Progress”

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1 of 7 Districts in Pennsylvania

to receive:

Project 720 Grant Classrooms for the Future Grant

College & Career Counseling Grant

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PROJECT 720

Pennsylvania’s High School

Reform Initiative

FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOL

PROJECT 720

Pennsylvania’s High School

REFORM Initiative

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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

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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

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Created a Project 720 Steering Committee composed of

teachers, parents, students and administration

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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

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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

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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

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CHALLENGES!!

FREEDOM AREA HIGH SCHOOLContacts

Dr. Ron Sofo Dr. Robert Staub

Superintendent High School Principal

724-775-5464 724-775-7400

rsofo@freedom.k12.pa.usrstaub@freedom.k12.pa.us

Dan Lentz Tom Hickey

High School Assistant PrincipalEd Technology Coach

724-775-7400 724-775-7400

dlentz@freedom.k12.pa.usthickey@freedom.k12.pa.us