1. ACADEMIC WELLNESS & THE COMMON CORE
FUNDED BY: USDE TITLE II, PART A, TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
U. OF OREGON/PORT ORFORD-LANGLOIS/MYRTLE POINT

2. Checking the vital signs of learning (AVAILABLE AND OPTIONAL FOR ALL)
VITAL SIGNS OF LEARNING SURVEY – ONLINE (Middle / High)
Opt-out letter to parents/guardians
Student understanding and agreement
CHECKPOINT REPORT – Indicators of Academic Strength Factors and Academic Risk Factors. (Early in the school year, mid-year, end-of-year

3. Group Check-up: Gradebook systems
Types of data you keep per student: _____________
How/why that data is important, individually and collectively, for teaching/teacher and for learning/learner: _____________________________

4. Student WORK SampleS OR specimenS:
SORT BY LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH – CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION
CRITERIA / RUBRIC USED – FACTORS CONSIDERED
ASSIGNMENT ALIGNED – FACTORS/CRITERIA EXPECTED
FACTORS THAT DETERMINE TRANSCRIPT GRADE = AVERAGE OR PROGRESS TOWARD PROFICIENCY?
QUANTITATIVE OR QUALITATIVE?

5. Growing evidence of learning gains
Who is Responsible for Learning?
“Good learning is understanding the complex; good teaching is making the complex understandable.”
What makes learning increasingly complex? K-12, K-16, K-Workplace?
Are “learning gains” = to “academic wellness?”

6. Reasoning relies on relationships
Information, Wisdom, Data, Knowledge
Which comes first?
Map or order the relationship(s)
Defend or explain your reasoning: agreements & disagreements

7. Instructive & constructive feedback
John Hattie Model of Feedback to Enhance Learning
Current Feedback System: Single grade or number, Rubric, Multiple Factors?
Feedback Form Example – Benefits? Drawbacks?

8. REFLECTIVE & MEANINGFUL LEARNING
METACOGNITION/REFLECTIVE & EVALUATIVE THNKING SAMPLES
USING THE VITAL SIGNS OF LEARNING AS A FRAMEWORK FOR REFLECTION
LEARNING2 = LEARNING ABOUT LEARNING & MUTUTAL BENEFITS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

9. Academic wellnesS project options
QUALITY CONTENT TEACHING & LEARNING (QCTeach Projects)
Project Flyer and application link (database)
Institute Materials (August)
Monthly observations & feedback (invitations preferred)
Monthly workshops & resources (Sept, Oct., etc.)
Resources related to Brain, Mind, and Learning