The technology of a core curriculum
We have worked together to create a school of excellence, where
all teachers are stars and all children are successful. We developed
this ambitious goal through a systematic three part staff development
plan based on the technology of a core curriculum.
First, we focused on how we teach, in order
to evoke positive attitudes and perceptions about learning.
We set goals for our personal and professional growth, examined
the research about effective ways to ask questions and to respond
to students' questions and answers. We studied how to encourage
our students to stay on task, and how to motivate ourselves
and each other.
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Second, we focused on
what we teach, planning curriculum to exceed National and State
Benchmarks.
Third, we focused on self-directed learning.
We are studying brain-based education, which includes critical
and higher level thinking skills, and we are discovering the
most effective ways to motivate our students to become active
learners. At IDS, our goal is to capitalize on our past and
look to the future to achieve our full potential both as learners
and as a school.
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