Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Tentative 2017 Theme: Saved by the Cougars (A pun on "Saved By the Bell")

This theme was chosen because 2017 will possibly be the last year that students will graduate who were born in the 1990s.  Saved By The Bell was a popular television show in the mid-to-late 90s about a group of high school students.  Additionally, it carried the blue and yellow colors, synonymous with our school's official colors of blue and gold.

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

POST 2 - ESLR Reflection

New Blog Task :  First post – ESLRs from Crenshaw HS (Images that represent each trait)

BLOG ENTRY 2 – PROBLEMS & RESOLUTIONS
Write a multi-paragraph blog post that addresses all of the following:
-Why don’t students know their expected learning results?
-What solutions should our school use to motivate students to know the ESLRs?  How many students in our school could you estimate to know the ESLRs after following each solution?
-Why is it important for a school (or any organization) to write down the goals that they expect to achieve, before doing work toward that goal?


What the ESLRs Mean to Me

PART I.
Expected School wide Learning Results
By graduation Crenshaw High School students will be:
  Proficient learners who:
1.       Show continuous growth towards mastery of academic standards
2.       Make meaningful connections between the curriculum and their career interests
3.       Demonstrate an awareness of various college and career opportunities.

Responsible Citizens who:
1.       Raise questions and actively pursue solutions and resources to resolve concerns
2.       Actively participate in community service and civic support activities
3.       Respect and appreciate a diverse and global society

Interactive Participants who:
1.       Take pride in producing quality individual and group work
2.       Actively engage in group discussions and structured learning groups
3.       Contribute their strengths to a variety of collaborative endeavors

Decisive Problem Solvers who:
1.       Use reasoning, planning, and evidence to support inferences made
2.       Apply skills and concepts in other contexts
3.       Analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources


Effective Communicators who:
1.       Read and discuss  various texts reflectively and critically
2.       Listen to and are respectful of differing points of views
3.       Effectively support written ideas with details and examples