GEMS Walks in Meals for Marathon Food Drive

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 – Develop partnerships with global partners to carry out a project related to units of study. Indicator of Success – Collaborative … Continue reading GEMS Walks in Meals for Marathon Food Drive

FWSU Evaluation Committee Begins Year 3 of Work

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 -Redefine high performance in a student-centered, collaborative, technologically rich learning environment. Indicator of Success -Teachers embrace role of coach, facilitator and co-learner in a student-centered … Continue reading FWSU Evaluation Committee Begins Year 3 of Work

Innovations STEM from Fletcher Everest Project

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 Steps - (1) Plan and manage instruction around problems relevant to students and their community and develop solutions for authentic … Continue reading Innovations STEM from Fletcher Everest Project

BFA First Grade Family Literacy Night a Success!

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 2 — Engage community partners in a focused collaborative inquiry process. Indicator of Success — Learning … Continue reading BFA First Grade Family Literacy Night a Success!

BFA High School Students Explore Careers on Manufacturing Day

Target 3 – Flexible Learning Environments. FWSU will maximize flexible 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 Step – Provide students w/ access to content, resources, and methods for learning beyond the school day and beyond … Continue reading BFA High School Students Explore Careers on Manufacturing Day

BFA Fairfax Elementary/Middle School Harnesses Power of Social Media

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 – Redefine high performance in a student-centered, collaborative, technologically rich learning environment Indicator of Success – Creativity and risk-taking will be evident and celebrated … Continue reading BFA Fairfax Elementary/Middle School Harnesses Power of Social Media

BFA Students Explore Local Food Systems

Target 3. Flexible Learning Environments. FWSU will maximize flexible 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 Step 1 – Provide students with access to content, resources, and methods for learning beyond the school day and … Continue reading BFA Students Explore Local Food Systems

A Follow-Up: GEMS Students Engage in Research, CCSS-Style

Target 1 – Student-Centered Learning.  FWSU students will engage in personalized learning involving collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creative learning opportunities. Action Step – Highlight, create and model innovative learning opportunities that promote collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creativity for students and staff. Indicator of Success – Students and staff will apply existing knowledge to create … Continue reading A Follow-Up: GEMS Students Engage in Research, CCSS-Style