Post on 02-Jan-2016
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“Atlanta or Bust”
“How We SpentOur Summer
Vacation”
or
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July 5th - Departure
Harrisburg and Dulles
to Atlanta, Georgia
“Atlanta or Bust”
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Tuesday - Pre-Conference Begins
Speakers
Tours
How To’s
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“The HSTW effort is based on the belief that, in the right school environment, most students can learn complex academic and technical concepts.”
Gene Bottoms
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Major goal:
To raise Achievement
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Major Goal:
To blend Academic + Vocational Skills
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•Reading
•Riting
•Rithmetic
•Communication
•Computation
•Collaboration
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Key Practices
•High expectations
•Vocational studies
•Academic studies
•Program of study
•Work-based learning
•Teachers working together
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Key Practices - cont’d
•Students actively engaged
•Guidance
•Extra help
•Keeping score
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Key Conditions
•Organizational structure and process
•Effective leadership
•Support of Superintendent & JOC
•Involve employers and postsecondary institutions
•More demanding academic core
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Recommended Curriculum
Grades 9 - 12
•English - 4 credits
•Mathematics - 2 credits
•Science - 3 credits
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Recommended Curriculum
Grades 9 - 12 (cont’d)•Social Studies - 3 credits
•Major - 4 credits
•Related Fields - 2 credits
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Why is HSTW Successful?
•Expectations - Clear and High
•Guidance and Counseling System
•Focused Staff Development
•Teacher Collaboration/Cooperation
•Extra Help Available
•Ties to Businesses/Post Secondary Schools
•Board Support
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Common Strands
for
“Raising the Bar”•Increased Graduation Requirements
•Strengthened Core Curriculum
•College Prep level courses
•Increased Attendance Requirements
•Advisor/Mentor/Shadowing Programs
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Common Strands
for
“Raising the Bar”•Elimination of Low Level Courses and Programs
•Focused Staff Development
•Common Planning Time for Staff
•Block Scheduling
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13th Annual Staff
Development ConferenceTopics of Interest
Thursday - Saturday
• 429 Sessions
• Reading
• Inclusion
• Block Scheduling
• BIE Partnerships
• Shadowing/Mentoring
• Learning Styles
• 9th Grade Program
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13th Annual Staff
Development ConferenceTopics of Interest
Thursday - Saturday
• Staff Development
• Integration
• Articulation
•Teaching Strategies
• Project Based Learning
• Experiential Learning
•Cooperative Learning
•Fun in the Classroom
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Free Time?
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Dr. Jim Kraft
Roger Apple
Bud Moyer
Mack White
Gail Gianneschi
Etta Buchwald
Linda Rambo
Sheila Jones
Carl Criswell
Deb Sweigart
Eric Mueller
Jim Gronski
Charlie Mark
Linda Roelke
Marge Runkle
Jane Kohl