PBIS Creates Positive School Culture in Fletcher

Target -Leadership in a Student-Centered Learning Environment. FWSU will foster development of teacher & student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning. Action Steps - (1) Ensure students and staff take an active role shaping their learning using rich, authentic questions, problems they identify, and diverse resources (2) Provide multiple avenues for … Continue reading PBIS Creates Positive School Culture in Fletcher

BFA High School Students Present Research at World’s Largest Scientific Conference

Target 2 – Leadership in a Student Centered Learning Environment. FWSU will foster development of teacher & student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning. Action Step- Ensure students and staff take an active role shaping their learning using rich, authentic questions, problems they identify, and diverse resources. Indicator of Success - Student … Continue reading BFA High School Students Present Research at World’s Largest Scientific Conference

Students Embrace “Growth Mindset”

Student’s in Paula Thompson’s classroom at BFA Middle School have been learning and discussing how beliefs about themselves can influence day-to-day outcomes. They have been learning about “Growth Mindset.” World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea–the power of our mindset. Her work … Continue reading Students Embrace “Growth Mindset”

GEMS “Coolest Lunch” for Good Cause

Target 4 – Engaged Community Partners. FWSU staff and students will collaborate, innovate, create and conceptualize ideas and learning with local, regional, state, and global partners to make a difference in their community, state, and world. Action Step - Plan and manage instruction around problems relevant to students and their community and develop solutions for authentic … Continue reading GEMS “Coolest Lunch” for Good Cause

Math Menu Satisfies Fletcher Students’ Hunger for Learning

Target - Flexible Learning Environments. FWSU will maximize learning environments by redefining the school day, promoting learning experiences that extend beyond the school classroom, and fostering creativity, innovation, and differentiated learning opportunities for all. Action Steps - (1) Increase access to resources for all students using digital tools making learning more accessible for diverse learners. … Continue reading Math Menu Satisfies Fletcher Students’ Hunger for Learning

BFA Second Graders Augment Learning

Target 2 – Leadership in a Student Centered Learning Environment. FWSU will foster the development of teacher and student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning. Action Step -  Redefine high performance in a student-centered, collaborative, technologically rich learning environment Indicator of Success - Creativity and risk-taking will be evident and celebrated as learners … Continue reading BFA Second Graders Augment Learning