Target 1 – Student-Centered Learning FWSU students will engage in personalized learning involving collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creative learning opportunities. Strategy - Highlight, create and model innovative learning opportunities that promote collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creativity for students and staff. GEMS 4th grade held its first weekly STEM Day, which offers a blended … Continue reading Friday STEM Learning Days Engage Students in Engineering
Recognizing the Language of Behavior
“The process of learning requires not only hearing and applying, but also forgetting and then remembering again.” This quote by John Gray can be easily linked to Target 1-Student centered Learning and Target 4- Engaged Community Partners of the FWSU Action Plan: As a part of FWSU’s opening inservice events, paraprofessionals were provided with a half day learning … Continue reading Recognizing the Language of Behavior
Building Community in Morning Meetings
Elementary classrooms in FWSU start the day with Morning Meeting. This daily routine from Responsive Classroom (RC) is an opportunity where students explore and practice social skills and model how social, emotional, and intellectual learning come together in school. Morning Meeting is designed to give every child a sense of belonging and helps a child … Continue reading Building Community in Morning Meetings
Fletcher Elementary Launches Readers’ Workshop
FWSU Action Plan - Target #1: Student Centered Learning FWSU students will engage in personalize learning involving collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creative learning opportunities Readers Workshop is a research-proven method of reading instruction that uses direct instruction and practice to promote a love of reading in students. It also personalizes the learning experience of each student and allows for differentiation to occur naturally. Students read books … Continue reading Fletcher Elementary Launches Readers’ Workshop
The Value of World Language Learning
❝If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.❞ ‒Nelson Mandela At FWSU we are fortunate to be able to offer world languages to many of our students. Learning a new language is not … Continue reading The Value of World Language Learning
Inflated Learning at BFA
Last Friday, our students at BFA had an exciting and up-close learning experience with a hot air balloon! Students enjoyed the opportunity to explore math and science concepts beyond the classroom walls. View local news coverage of this exciting event here!
Learning Joy from Our Youngest Students
One of this year's main emphases highlighted by Superintendent Ned Kirsch during FWSU Inservice, is recapturing the joy in learning. Prekindergarten classrooms are often one of the most joyful places in a school. Franklin West Supervisory Union is proud of its quality early education programs as part of our public school program. Fletcher, Fairfax, and Georgia each offer two … Continue reading Learning Joy from Our Youngest Students
FWSU Launches New Teacher Evaluation Committee
Teacher evaluation at FWSU has been based on the Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching for the past 8 years. It is a system used extensively throughout Vermont and the United States. The model evaluates teacher effectiveness in and out of the classroom. It has been a very good system. Two years ago the FWSU Board of Directors asked for a comprehensive review of our teacher evaluation … Continue reading FWSU Launches New Teacher Evaluation Committee
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