Communicating the Vision at Westlake

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For Westlake High School… Teaching Skills Critical for the 21 st Century Creativity and Innovation Professional Learning Communities

Teaching Skills Critical for the 21 st Century

Creativity and Innovation

Professional Learning Communities

For Westlake High School… Consistency within Teams and Departments TAKS – Exemplary for ALL Groups Student and Teacher Recognition Programs

Consistency within Teams and Departments

TAKS – Exemplary for ALL Groups

Student and Teacher Recognition Programs

Establish Good Communication with Students and Parents Well-formulated syllabus Clear Classroom expectations Website with Lesson Plans/Testing Dates Skyward Grades

Well-formulated syllabus

Clear Classroom expectations

Website with Lesson Plans/Testing Dates

Skyward Grades

Setting the Expectations of an “A”

Parents and email….. Don’t fear formality. Shun emotions. Mind your punctuation and grammar. Curb the cc’s and reply alls. Respect your contact’s privacy. Think before your forward. Make a graceful exit. Public Record Call me

Don’t fear formality.

Shun emotions.

Mind your punctuation and grammar.

Curb the cc’s and reply alls.

Respect your contact’s privacy. Think before your forward.

Make a graceful exit.

Public Record

Call me

The Best Email Call me. (“All great things begin with a conversation between two people.” Margaret Wheatley, Turning to One Another

Call me.

(“All great things begin with a conversation between two people.” Margaret Wheatley, Turning to One Another

With our community…. Expectations: Exemplary Campus Highly Involved parents Approximately 95% go to colleges Over 90% go to 4 year colleges Ranked # 72 in Newsweek

Expectations:

Exemplary Campus

Highly Involved parents

Approximately 95% go to colleges

Over 90% go to 4 year colleges

Ranked # 72 in Newsweek

With each other….. Email (Individually and as a group) Teachers learning from teachers Professional Learning Communities The three “Rs” Respect, Respect Respect

Email (Individually and as a group)

Teachers learning from teachers

Professional Learning Communities

The three “Rs”

Respect,

Respect

Respect

With the office…. Your needs Movies Grades Lesson Plans (Dept. Heads) Issues Fund-raising, activity funds, etc.

Your needs

Movies

Grades

Lesson Plans (Dept. Heads)

Issues

Fund-raising, activity funds, etc.

With principals…..Discipline Be concise Just the facts Specific words, time, events

Be concise

Just the facts

Specific words, time, events

Communicate the vision…. Westlake High School engages its educational community in the intellectual , social , and creative development of successful and responsible 21st century citizens.

Westlake High School engages its educational

community in the intellectual , social , and creative

development of successful and responsible 21st

century citizens.

Rigor High Expectations Honor Code Expect and accept only the best Individualize

High Expectations

Honor Code

Expect and accept only the best

Individualize

Relevance Spend time in planning. Make your lessons relevant. Help students see connections. Encourage collaboration. Investigate alternative assessments. Work toward authentic student engagement.

Spend time in planning.

Make your lessons relevant.

Help students see connections.

Encourage collaboration.

Investigate alternative assessments.

Work toward authentic student engagement.

Relationships Build relationships with students, parents, the community, and the staff. Kids won’t care what you know until they know you care.

Build relationships with students, parents, the community, and the staff.

Kids won’t care what you know until they know you care.

INSPIRE