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http://www.howard-winn.k12.ia.us/crestwood-junior-high Special Events for the Week of October 20 - October 26, 2014
Monday: Iowa BIG Idea School Visit - Leave at 9:45 am
Tuesday: Admin Meeting - 1:00 pm
Observation - 2:30 pm
Listening Post - Lime Springs - 6:00 pm
Wednesday: Teacher Professional Development - 3 Hour Early Out
Periods 5-8, Homebase Schedule
Thursday:
Friday: University of Iowa Visit to Howard-Winneshiek
Counseling/At-Risk Weekly Meeting - 1:00 p.m.
Saturday:
Sunday:
Youth Frontiers - The Character Challenge
The Concept is Simple:
Learning is best measured by mastery rather than time spent in the classroom.
Competency education ensures
students gain the academic and lifelong
learning skills they need to be successful in an ever-changing world. Schools
can personalize the
learning experience,
offering a variety of
ways for students to learn and demonstrate learning.
Students have more voice and choice, taking ownership
of their learning. Students get the instructional support
they need to succeed, even if it takes them multiple attempts
over a little more time to achieve mastery.
Academic rigor is sustained by measuring achievement against a common set of standards.
In competency education, students work at their academic level, understanding what they are learning and what they need
to do
next.
Teachers provide timely assessments and extra support until students can
demonstrate that they have mastered
the concept. Students
get the help they need, when they need it, so they can advance to a higher level of
studies as soon as they are ready. This system
ensures that our most under-served students
are no longer left behind, and that all of our students can take their education as
far as they are able.
How Do We Set the Tone of the Classroom?
State CBE Collaborative Update
The following is the agenda from the State CBE Collaborative from October 14:
- Update on Writing Competencies
- Peer Review of Action Planning
- Personal Purpose and Vision
- What Did We Learn from Our Partners? What is Our Plan?
- Genius Hour at the Collaborative
Iowa BIG Idea School Visit
Becky Bohr, Deb Day, Crystal Hegg, Kirsten Johnson, Brenda Knobloch, Rhonda Vobr, and Kris Ward will be visiting the Iowa BIG Idea School on October 20.
What is Iowa BIG?
We are a public school
partnership of several districts in Iowa’s “Creative Corridor.” The Cedar
Rapids Gazette Companies and Cedar Rapids Community School District
created and piloted the program in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, we are proud to
announce that College Community School District
has partnered with Iowa BIG. We exist to connect the problems and initiatives
that our local businesses, organizations, and government agencies want done
with the learning and experience students need. Our students learn rigorous
content through projects they elect to work on with organizations that need
them done.
What are BIG Projects Like?
They’re, well, big. We differ from most schools in that we
employ personnel–our Director of Strategic Partnerships–whose job it is to
travel the community drumming up projects, placements, and opportunities for
BIG’s students. This person then pitches these projects to our students, who
vote to decide on what projects BIG should take on. We demand that our students
work on something they care about for an audience who has interest in getting
the project done.
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