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#WAVE We Are Vista Everyday. VUSD Innovation. VUSD Demographics. 5 th Largest district in San Diego County with approximately 23,000 students District Program Improvement 28% English learners 24% A-G Completion. VUSD Innovation Cohorts. Goals . Make math the focus - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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#WAVEWe Are Vista Everyday
VUSD Innovation
VUSD Demographics
• 5th Largest district in San Diego County with approximately 23,000 students
• District Program Improvement• 28% English learners• 24% A-G Completion
VUSD Innovation Cohorts
Goals
• Make math the focus• Increase Content Knowledge for Teaching• Increase use of technology as a learning
tool• Provide a learning environment based on
Inquiry• Develop a growth mindset• Connect research to practice• Spread the word
Make math the focus
• Transparent data• Math is part of every district principal
meeting• Site and district math nights, STEM nights• Direct site support
➔ Design (20 summer hours)◆ Research to practice◆ Model the learning environment you expect◆ Integrate technology as a learning tool
➔ Implementation (40 hours)◆ Met two hours/month for face to face collaboration◆ Met two hours/month for online collaboration
➔ Leadership (Four half day Saturdays, 20 hours)◆ Change facilitators◆ Find your leadership path◆ Leadership (Four half day Saturdays, 20 hours)
VUSD Innovation Cohorts (K-12)
Cohort 1 2012-2013K-5• 1 lower and upper teacher per site6-8• 1 grade level lead per site9-12• 2 teachers per site
K - 7 8 - 12 All 8
N=40 N=12 N=20
Connect research to practice• What is the research?
• Mindset• Equity• Teacher learning
• Bring the people closest to the research to the district
Professor Jo Boaler, Stanford
3 Full Days of PD
4 Days of Site Math Walks
2 Days of Coaching
VUSD Innovation Cohort (Grade 8)
➔Meet one full day per month (60 hours)◆ Math Practices◆ Content Standards◆ Growth Mindset◆ Assessment◆ Grading
Math 8 Washington Middle School
VUSD Plan➔ VUSD Innovation Cohorts 2012-2013➔ Leadership Cohort 2013-2014
◆ summer ◆ monthly◆ Networks
➔ Certificated Buy Back days➔ Instructional Rounds➔ Professional Learning Communities
2013-2014
• Summer PD Mindset and Common Core• Sumer MOOC, How Students Learn Math• 17 Content Resource Teachers• Cohort 2 Mathematics and Science K-5• Cohort 2 Secondary Math
• All Grade 6, 9 release days• All Grade 7, 9 release days• All Grade 8, 6 release days• 4 per site Grades 9 – 12, 9 release days
Connect research to practiceHigh School
Dr. Brian Lawler, CSUSM
Grant CSUSM 4 Teams for Lesson Studios
9 Full Days PD
Coaching
TodayK-8Inquiry & Number Talks
6-8• Heterogeneously Grouped• Math 180 Support• Math electives for advancement: Robotics,
Applied Math, Aviation, Computer Science9-12• Integrated Program• Developing Pathways• STEM
Content Support Resource Teachers➔ Change facilitators
◆ 6-12 ELD/Math Coaches Innovation Cohorts◆ Literacy Coaches CSRT◆ Moodle My Big Campus◆ Outlook Google
➔ Transition to Common Core◆ Leverage collective intelligence◆ K-12 collaboration across content areas ◆ Instructional technology supports
VUSD Student Perspective