Teachers Teaching Teachers.....
by Dr. Gina Symsek | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
The teachers that are participating in the FAST Cohort shared some assessment and instructional strategies with teachers at Burton Elementary School during their teacher meeting. Two of the strategies they presented were the ‘popsicle stick questioning’ method and the ‘snowball fight’ information gathering . . . read more
Teachers are on the FAST track...............
A team of teachers accompanied Dr. Symsek (Director of Curriculum and Instruction) to the first three days of a seven day staff development training on assessment. The FAST (Formative Assessment Support Team) training is designed to provide . . . read more
Swagelok Facility Tour
Recently the students in Mr. Lester’s AP® Calculus, Mrs. Maske’s AP® Chemistry, and Miss Honkala’s Physics classes had the opportunity to tour the Swagelok facility in Highland Heights as part of National Engineer’s Week. Swagelok . . . read more
Training in Technology for Use in the Classroom
We provided on-site training and a work session for teachers that are utilizing a technology system (Classroom Performance System, CPS) in their classrooms. The CPS system also referred to as ‘clickers’ provide teachers with . . . read more
Accommodations for All Students
On December 14th, Mr. Mike Maglionico from the Geauga County Education Service Center presented at the junior/senior high school and Burton Elementary School on the topic of providing accommodations to all students in the classroom. The . . . read more
Instructional Happenings Around the District
Teachers and students across the grades (K-12) are working hard and actively participating in instructional lessons in the various content areas. As we approach the mid-year point of this school year, the teachers are delving deeper . . . read more
Teacher and Related Service Personnel Get Training on Writing Individual Education Programs (IEP) and Evaluation (MFE) Reports
In our ongoing efforts to remain updated and compliant with the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) and federal regulations regarding special education (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, IDEA), we had a visiting presenter to . . . read more
Language Arts Course of Study Work Session
Teachers in the Language Arts/English Department at our junior/senior high school met to continue their work on the development of courses of study for this department. In addition to the main course of study for this department, they . . . read more
Teachers Work On Course Of Study
A team of teachers met to work on the development of a course of study for our Language Arts/English courses grades K-12. The teachers worked on developing courses of study to align with academic content standards and for the purpose of . . . read more
The Ohio Improvement Process (OIP)
The Ohio Improvement Process is an approach to setting district goals that is based on measurable data (e.g., test scores). This process in a state initiative and the purpose of it is to assist school districts in determining goals that . . . read more
TITLE I SERVICES AT BURTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
We will continue to provide students with Title I services at the elementary school grade levels. Title I services are designed to provide students with interventions and specialized instruction in the areas of reading and related . . . read more
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLCs)
As a district we are implementing Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). The goal of PLCs is to provide teachers with common time to set goals and assess progress on those goals to ensure that we are planning and implementing . . . read more
