Wild+School+Grounds

In the summer of 2011, over 50 elementary school staff members met for 4 days of professional development. The goals of this workshop were to have participants...
 * learn the value of their school yard habitats and use them on a regular basis as an outdoor classroom/learning laboratory to study living things.
 * develop a global action plan so that other members of their school community can support inquiry based learning.
 * develop a collaborative network to share ideas, questions and support one another in finding solutions.
 * continue to learn together after the face-to-face workshop is over.

As we prepare our students for the 21st Century, their future employers say that these skills are critical for success in the 21st Century We believe that the Wild School Grounds Workshop has given you some tools to enhance lessons to support these 21st Century Learning Skills.
 * ability to problem solve
 * creativity
 * thinking analytically
 * collaborting
 * communicating in a variety of ways, including the use of multimedia
 * being ethical, accountable and willing to take action

The goals of this workshop were closely linked with the new CCPS Framework for Teaching, which provides us with direction in our development as teachers/educators who demonstrate proficient levels of performance in order to improve student achievement.
 * teacher displays solid knowledge of the curriculum as well as important concepts, skills, and prerequisite relationships among topics in the discipline.
 * teacher plans and practices reflect familiarity with a wide range of effective pedagogical approaches and learning styles.
 * teacher's knowledge of how students learn is accurate and current. Teacher applies ths knowledge to the class as a whole and to groups of students.
 * teacher seeks out opportunites for professional development to enhance content knowedge and pedagogical skill.
 * teacher activley participates in a culture of professional learning.
 * relationships with colleagues are characterized by mutual support and cooperation.
 * teacher welcomes feedback from colleagues and supervisors.

We are very excited about the accomplishments of these school teams and would like to celebrate their accomplishments and encourage them to continue their journey toward 21st century learning by using this WIKI. We would like to invite staff members from these schools to continue to coach and support one another through the use of this WIKI. Please encourage your colleagues at your schools to continue to add information to the wiki and add comments and feedback to your peers. If professional development is going to be school-based, job embedded, just-in-time, and based upon need, a WIKI is a wonderful solution to share and learn together. Please visit and share often! We thank you for your contributions in advance!

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