In the Buena Vista School District, we believe POWERFUL TEACHERS are the foundation of success. Every child deserves teachers who are passionate, competent, and positive role models of character and life-long learning. For this reason, the district invests significant time, energy, and financial resources to support our teachers in their continued professional learning.
At the core of professional learning in the district is on-going work in ensuring learning is both rigorous and responsive to the needs of our students. We refer to this work as Intentional Desgin. Teachers work collaboratively to design lessons of rigor and then to monitor student growth and achievement toward these targets through the use of formative and summative assessments. Teachers use the BVSD C-TACHs (Content Targets and Assessment CHecklists) to develop these high quality lessons. In response to the individual learning needs of students, teachers use a varied strategies and flexible groups. Details of the Intentional Design Academy that provides a format for this professional learning can be found at http://www.intentionaldesignacademy.com/
To support our teachers in their growth as educators, every teacher creates a professional growth plan. These plans are formatted as personal inquiry questions selected by the teacher. It represents a "tension" or dilemma the teacher faces in his/her teaching. Throughout the year, the teacher reads, observes, experiements, and analyzes data both individually and with a colleagues to move forward in the teaching dilemma.
At the core of professional learning in the district is on-going work in ensuring learning is both rigorous and responsive to the needs of our students. We refer to this work as Intentional Desgin. Teachers work collaboratively to design lessons of rigor and then to monitor student growth and achievement toward these targets through the use of formative and summative assessments. Teachers use the BVSD C-TACHs (Content Targets and Assessment CHecklists) to develop these high quality lessons. In response to the individual learning needs of students, teachers use a varied strategies and flexible groups. Details of the Intentional Design Academy that provides a format for this professional learning can be found at http://www.intentionaldesignacademy.com/
To support our teachers in their growth as educators, every teacher creates a professional growth plan. These plans are formatted as personal inquiry questions selected by the teacher. It represents a "tension" or dilemma the teacher faces in his/her teaching. Throughout the year, the teacher reads, observes, experiements, and analyzes data both individually and with a colleagues to move forward in the teaching dilemma.
