Recommendations for EMS... EDT 650 project

2. Take Action Professional Establish Goals Implement Focus on Adjust to Change
Development • The EMS Leadership Learning Assessment • Change is something
• Develop and • The first teacher day Team needs to examine Communities • Develop a well defined we all need to adjust to.
understanding of “why should be a time of Key 2.0 Survey set of answers to the Some things will change
constructed response • Establish Professional immediately, some
teachers are doing what collaboration and Key 3 constructed
questions to support Learning Communities change will happen over
they are doing from one getting to know new response questions.
with a primary focus on
grade to the next.” staff members. development of well This will help establish time. It is essential for
defined goals for the improvement of everyone involved at
• All staff members will instruction. excellence in programs
excellence in programs EMS to learn to thrive in
• ALL staff will be fully take the across the school and
across the school. consistency in a changing
trained regarding the Communication Style
environment.
KEYS reform to survey and discuss • Establish Learning assessment of these
promote shared interest results. • Establish grade level Communities to programs.
among the staff and departmental promote collaboration.
members. • All in-service activities
committees that • Developing common • Help support teachers
collaborate together types of assessments to in the process of
throughout the school
• Now that we know what year should promote
goal creation with the • Foster an effective be used school-wide change. Provide
needs to be done, support of the EMS mentoring program and make sure all positive and specific
shared understanding
LET’S DO IT! Leadership Team. through the use of faculty are trained in praise and feedback for
about teaching and
learning. Learning Communities. implementing, scoring, successes.
• Promote and monitor and interpreting
• Develop and
faculty and staff interest
• Professional understanding of “why • Promote culturally assessments.
in maintaining
Development teachers are doing what responsive teaching • • Provide PD opportunity
momentum for the through Learning • Determine how for teachers to learn
opportunities should they are doing from one
reform throughout the Communities how to recognize the
school year. focus on learner- grade to the next.” standardized
centered design across assessment data is to signs of change and
all grade levels. • Monitor Learning be used school-wide in how to measure
• Monitor all grade level change.
Communities and meaningful ways.
and departmental goals
to ensure for continuity
request feedback to • Assess progress of the
among goals between determine Keys 2.0 reform through
grades, departments effectiveness. discussion, exit
and EMS as a whole slips, and an end of