WLWV Learning Communities Leading for Believing : Behavioral and Social Success for All

Grounding Our Purpose How do we create learning communities for the greatest thinkers and most thoughtful people…for the world?

Grounding Our Purpose “By all students we mean just that—each and every student, including students academically behind, students still developing the English language to make sense of their academic subjects, and students who have adapted some form of behavior to cope but not to learn.” -Fink & Markholt, 2011 Leading for Instructional Improvement

Learning Communities THE VISIBLE AND THE INVISIBLE WORKING TOGETHER…David White’s poem Beliefs…..Behaviors…. We are a constructivist district, much language & research in this area comes from a behaviorist frame Learning from language, choosing language for our capacity building

District Vision & Values Growth Mindset Moral & Performance Character Culturally Responsive Teaching What do these mean in terms of behavior & social growth? Learning Communities Behavioral & Social Success for All

Focus Areas My area is most connected to behavior & social development. Claims & Evidence Learning Communities Behavioral & Social Success for All

Finding Common Ground with PBIS Learning Communities Behavioral & Social Success for All

Going Deeper With Skip Greenwood

Building Community: Best Practices All Children Some Children Few Children

Choice Words Revisited In pairs, take one card & consider the following questions: What comes to mind when you see this label? In what ways would this label impact a student’s sense of self as a learner? How might shifting language around students impact actions of adults in the school?

Looking With New Eyes Find the Behavior Support plan for one child at your school In epep What was successful for the student and staff in terms of this plan? In light of the conversation today, what elements would you like to see revisited?

Beginning To Close Our Day CEL Core Beliefs Powerful