Millis

Promising practices- ubd, focus on 21st century skills and highest levels of Blooms, have several years of blended learning and Project-based learning training, writing across the curriculum, culture of personalized learning, Wireless network is robust and  in every building in ms we hope to develop coaches  to help peers at each grade level- tech  teams-reps from each grade level -concentric circles of PD Barriers are: mindset of some teachers, time needed to build it's learning site but teachers will realize that once it's up, it saves teachers time, is more effective, and helps them differentiate for students Reassurance that it's ok to !take risks, that it's ok if mcas scores dip since we are focusing on higher order thinking and problem solving More PLC time needed at elem and HS levels— we have it 5x per week at middle school level so PBL is working better there Training needed- More UBD PBL Blended learning Flipped classroom iPad tools Vision is to personalize learning so students have skills they will need for success in 21st century How can accept help? Sharing of best practices and exemplary units in it's learning