Performance character mini forum n florida

Imagine Schools Celebrating 10 Years

PERFORMANCE CHARACTER

Empowering Students to DO their BEST

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1. Brief review of Performance Character and our four

focus traits

2. Provide resources for Goal Setting & Performance

Character Traits Responsibility & Curiosity

3. Performance Character Focus (3 year plan)

4. Implementation Support

SESSION OBJECTIVES

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CHARACTER JOURNEY

The Strength of Experience, The Power of Potential


“They need moral character in order to behave ethically, strive for social justice, and live and work in community. They need performance character in order to enact their moral principles and succeed in school and in life.”

“…, a school or community of character is one that helps us “be our best” and “do our best” in all areas of our lives.”

Performance Values: A Position Paper of the Character Education Partnership

WHAT IS PERFORMANCE CHARACTER?


MORAL CHARACTER

Moral character consists of all those qualities that enable us to be our ethical best in relationships and roles as citizens.

Values/Traits:

•Humility

•Integrity

•Justice

•Caring

•Respect

•Honesty



Performance character consists of all those qualities that enable us to achieve to our highest potential in any performance environment (such as the classroom or workplace).

Values/Traits:

•Responsibility

•Determination

•Creativity

•Curiosity

•Perseverance

•Diligence

•Self-discipline


WHY PERFORMANCE CHARACTER?

Logic Model of Highly Effective Imagine Schools


To empower students to…

•think carefully about their work•take pride in their work•produce work that is worthy of pride•strive to work to their fullest potential by focusing on effort

WHY PERFORMANCE CHARACTER?


ACADEMIC VISIONARY GOALS

• Imagine Schools aims for every student to gain more than one year’s growth during the academic year.

• We also strive for all students who enter Imagine Schools below grade level to attain grade level proficiency within three years or less.

• Those at or above grade level proficiency will be challenged to soar beyond expectations.

Developing Character, Enriching Minds!


RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT CHARACTER SURVEY RESULTS AND LEARNING GAINS

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Students ACQUIRE and OWN•Imagine Schools students acquire and own their own learning efforts to achieve positive character development and academic growth.

ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK

Developing Character, Enriching Minds!


FOSTERING PERFORMANCE CHARACTER

1) Create a safe and supportive learning community

2) Create a culture of excellence

3) Foster, in staff & students, a “growth mindset” that emphasizes the importance of effort

4) Develop thinking dispositions in all members of the school community

5) Assign work that matters



FOSTERING PERFORMANCE CHARACTER

6) Provide models of excellence

7) Develop a culture that encourages feedback and revision

8) Prepare students to make public presentations of their work

9) Use rubrics to help students take responsibility for their learning

10) Encourage mastery learning



ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE LITERACY FOCUS



• Responsibility (Literacy Focus 4)• Curiosity (Literacy Focus 5)• Perseverance (Literacy Focus 6)• Creativity (Literacy Focus 7)

Supporting Traits for Literacy Focus 4, 5, 6 & 7


RESPONSIBILITY

Supporting Performance Character trait for Literacy Focus # 4 Strategies

FOCUS #4: Creating a Culture of Academic Growth and Character Development (AUG – DEC 2014)


FOSTERING RESPONSIBILITY

Create a safe environment.•Clear behavior expectations

– School-Wide & Classroom•Teach & model core values

– Moral & Performance•Build positive relationships

– Class meetings, etc.– Conflict resolution skills

•Student leadership•Intrinsic motivation

FOCUS #4: CREATING A CULTURE OF ACADEMIC GROWTH AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT (AUG – DEC

2014)




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Establish a culture of high expectations•Clear learning objectives“When teachers communicate objectives for student learning, students can see more clearly the connections between what they are doing in class and what they are supposed to learn. …This clarity helps decrease anxiety about their ability to succeed. In addition, students build intrinsic motivation when they set personal learning objectives.” (p. 3 of Classroom Instruction that Works)

• Clear and effective feedback (Growth Mindset: based on effort)“…the goal of providing feedback is to give students information about their

performance relative to a particular learning objective so they can improve their performance and understand themselves better as learners.” (p.11 of Classroom Instruction that Works)




2014)

Empower students to ACQUIRE and OWN their learning (be RESPONSIBLE).



• We help our students ESTABLISH

personalized goals by guiding them through

the process.

• A goal setting template can EQUIP students

with frames to help them internalize and clarify

the steps in the goal-setting process.



Last page of template provides

space for student’s to reflect on

their progress.


CURIOSITY

Supporting Performance Character trait for Literacy Focus # 5 Strategies

FOCUS #5: USING INFORMATION AND LEARNING STRUCTURES(JAN – MAY 2015)

“The urge to explain the unexpected.”Inquisitive, Observant, Interested


FOSTERING CURIOSITY


Academic Excellence Framework•Students ACQUIRE their Education (ENGAGE)“Students engage in critical thinking, including analysis and evaluation, to deepen their understanding.”

Classroom Instruction that Works (2nd Edition)“Questions that stretch students’ minds invite curiosity, provoking thinking, and instill a sense of wonder can keep students engaged.” – Chris Caram & Patsy Davis

“Using cues, questions, and advance organizers at the beginning of a lesson or unit focuses learning on the important content to come. Such an approach can motivate students by tapping into their curiosity and interest in the topic.


FOSTERING CURIOSITY


Empower students to ACQUIRE and OWN their learning (tap into their CURIOSITY).


• Literacy Focus PDs• Coordination with Academic & Character Task

Force Leaders• Council Planning Calls / Meetings• Council Coaching Sessions• Regional Literacy Support Calls

IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT



QUESTIONS & ANSWERS


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