Mindset-OTD




 * Strategies**

__**//Program Evaluation(//**__**//Accept and learn from failures/Fail Fast, learn from your mistakes and move on)//**
 * 1) Leverage Technology to Reduce Costs
 * 2) Partnership with Private Firms
 * 3) Pursue Grants
 * 4) Assess/evaluate current resource
 * //Action Step://** **//Use Zero-based budgeting to complete program evaluation on an annual basis.//**
 * **//Determine what is being evaluated--suggested at the end of all courses offered.//** **//Evaluate the effectiveness of high school courses on an annual basis.//**
 * **//Student achievement, use of technology by staff and students, teacher instruction and skills, class size, student engagement, effectiveness of materials used in instruction.(textbooks)//**
 * **//Utilize technology to gather the information and collate the results//**
 * //survey monkey//**
 * //gather reports from a data warehouse//**
 * //measuring use of online textbooks//**.

The fiscal goal of annual evaluation of programs, specifically high school courses, is to determine if the money put into a course (cost of instructor, cost of technology and materials) has produced the desired student achievement results.

__**//Leverage Technology to Reduce Cost://**__
 * //Action Step: Eliminate the use of textbooks and workbooks and swlitch to the use of textbooks on line, worksheets on wikis and other computer resources.//**
 * **//Identify what current materials are available on line for all courses.//**
 * **//Secure materials in technological format//**
 * **//Train teachers to utilize materials on line//**
 * **//Build capacity in all students to utilize on line texts and materials.//**
 * **//Create procedures /guidelines that create appropriate limits on the use of technology including age, maturity in this manner.//**

The fiscal goal of this action step is to decrease costs by securing computer licenses and decreasing cost of replacing books, workbooks and other paper products. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTES FROM OTHER SESSIONS: Boosting confidence Feedback __**Process**__--trying, failing, learning from mistakes, moving on. Structure learning for all students around process, including trial and error, to increase individual students' personal strengths and skills. End goals that can be accomplished -- with learning goals leading to the end goal. Time Money People--Students and Teachers--individual conferences, small group work and large group of diverse students.

Recognize and reward positive behaviors Develop a character trait system in which students start with a certain amount of points. From there a student can either lose or gain points. All students can learn Provide visual demostrations, literacy, or lecture styled learning, where students are able to choose which learning style they would like to learn from.
 * Reward students with certain amount of character points to go on trips
 * Shedd Aquarium ( when there is a free day)

Reward, applaud, commend for utilizing a process rather than completing first and fastest Provide incentives of all varieties for accomplishing certain bench marks
 * Incentives should come from donations from area businesses (gift cards, free tickets, discounts on food etc.)

Speak in terms of "you can" not "you didn't or can't" Highlight short and long term learning target statements that students will accomplish at the conclusion of the session. These statements should begin with "I can..."

Model the use of feedback for growth Observe classroom lessons of district teachers four tmes a year and give contructive critizism on improvement. Provide atleast two observers.

Create a culture in which teachers are shared across the district. Identify individual teacher talents across the district Make the larger district aware of teacher talents.
 * 1) Promote/Leverage Teacher Talents

2. Partner/Collaborate with Private Industry

3. Pursue available grants Recycling Program 4. Access/evaluate current resources
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