Teaching and Learning UpdateJanuary 14, 2020Carrie Trnjanin, Academic Specialist

Jennifer Hauswirth, Technology Integration SpecialistLeslie Maher, Personalized Learning Facilitator

Disa Fabeck, Research and Assessment CoordinatorEmily Gartner, Professional Development Coordinator

Tara Thukral, Director of Teaching and Learning

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Governance

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Office of Teaching and LearningWorld’s Best Workforce

PreK-12 CurriculumProfessional Development

Assessments, Data and SurveysGifted and Talented

Technology IntegrationPersonalized Learning

College and Career ReadinessAVID K-12

Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IVEquity

Family EngagementSummer Programs

Perkins Grant21st Century Community Learning Grant

Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Grant 5

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Wendy Bornetun, Clerical

Disa Fabeck, Research, Assessment, Gifted

Programs

Emily Gartner, Staff Development

Leslie Maher, Personalized Learning Facilitator

Jennifer Hauswirth, Technology Integration

Specialist

Carrie Trnjanin, Academic Specialist

Tara Thukral, Director of Teaching and Learning

The Team

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Our Roles: Learner & Leader

Our Goals: Academics & Equity

Leadership Teams

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● Equity & Family Engagement

● PreK-5 Literacy Leadership

● PreK-5 Math Leadership

● K-12 Science Leadership

● PreK-12 Relicensure

● PreK-12 Social Emotional Learning

● K-12 AVID Vertical Meetings

● Teaching and Learning Leadership

● Lead & Learn (admin)

● PreK-12 Technology Leadership

● Pioneers 1.0 and Pioneers 2.0

● World’s Best Workforce

Leadership Teams

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● CHPS Curriculum Cycle

● MDE Standards

○ Science

○ PE

○ Arts

○ ELA

● Resources

● Instructional Support

● District Focus on PLCs

● Budgets and Grants

Curriculum and Instruction

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Universal Screening for Grades 2 & 5

Gifted and Talented

Total credit cost earned by CHPS AP

students in 2018-19

Professional Development for K-12 staff on gifted

education

$203,895 (UMN credits)

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Assessment & Data

Fall, winter, and spring screening

Targeted intervention○ PRESS, DreamBox, Khan

Academy

PLC collaborative teams utilizing student data

PSAT given to all 8, 9, and 10th graders

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Professional Development

● District In-Service Days○ 11/5: Academics & PLCs○ 12/23: Wellness○ 1/20: Equity

● Leadership Teams● Support for School-Based PD

● Ongoing Professional Learning Opportunities

Professional Development and New Teacher Support

New Teacher Support

● Scaling the Heights● Mentorship Program● Quarterly Meetings● Regular Check-Ins ● School-Based Efforts

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● AVID Districtwide ○ Quarterly elementary grade team

check-in meetings ○ Secondary Site Team meetings

● AVID Elective in grades 7-12○ Tutors○ AVID Coordinators

● AVID Vertical Meetings● Ongoing AVID learning opportunities for

staff

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)

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Equity and Family Engagement Leadership Team● Family Voices and Experiences in Columbia Heights

Family Engagement● Resources and Guiding Documents

Professional Development● Dr. Muhammad Khalifa

● Jitendrapal Kundan

● Cornelius Minor

● Innocent Classroom

● Ongoing professional learning: AVID, Culturally Relevant

Teaching, Implicit Bias, Microaggressions, Restorative Practices,

Strategies for Family Engagement

Equity/Family Engagement

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College Going Culture

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Current AP Enrollment

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AP Enrollment Trend

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● Participating in professional learning

● Leading conversations and book studies with district

leadership

● Focus: Making personalized

learning concrete

Personalized Learning

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Support Instruction + Build Capacity○ Coaching: Blended Learning Pioneers 1.0 and

2.0

○ Support use of 1:1 devices: now grades 3-12

○ Building Capacity

Learning Platforms○ Focus: Alignment and Instructional

Implementation of LMS products

○ Seesaw Year 2

Technology Integration

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Questions?

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