Design II showcase - Vancouver Public Schools

Dec 2018

Blended learning: Student tested, teacher approved
Blended learning: Student tested, teacher approved

Blended learning: Student tested, teacher approved

December 10th, 2018|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, weLearn1:1|Tags: Salmon Creek Elementary|

Since its introduction nearly seven years ago, Vancouver Public Schools’ one-to-one technology program has expanded to provide digital tools to all students in grades three through 12. Training and professional development for teachers and [...]

Apr 2018

Building a safer mouse trap
Building a safer mouse trap

Building a safer mouse trap

April 12th, 2018|Categories: Design II showcase, Elementary schools, Project: Peter S. Ogden, Staff|Tags: Ogden Elementary|

The assignment was just one project students have explored in their school’s makerspace.

Dec 2015

A great start in learning begins with WaKIDS
A great start in learning begins with WaKIDS

A great start in learning begins with WaKIDS

December 4th, 2015|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, Elementary schools|Tags: early learning|

Readiness for kindergarten is a predictor of school success in later years. So how do we provide a positive start for our youngest students? The Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS), helps ensure that [...]

Nov 2015

Meeting the emergent needs of our school community
Meeting the emergent needs of our school community

Meeting the emergent needs of our school community

November 9th, 2015|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, Family-Community Resource Center|Tags: Sarah J. Anderson Elementary|

The growing needs of families directly affects our students. The role of Family-Community Resource Centers, now at 16 district schools, has always been to remove barriers to learning so all students can be successful. But [...]

Jan 2015

Professional learning communities improve student learning
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Professional learning communities improve student learning

Professional learning communities improve student learning

January 27th, 2015|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan|Tags: Professional Learning Communities, Thomas Jefferson Middle School|

Design II Showcase Goal Area: Instructional quality Chris Olsen, executive director of teaching and learning, introduced Thomas Jefferson Middle School Principal Tom Adams. “You’re about to hear about one school’s journey as they sought to [...]

Oct 2014

Jump Start program takes off in 21 VPS schools
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Jump Start program takes off in 21 VPS schools

Jump Start program takes off in 21 VPS schools

October 30th, 2014|Categories: Design II showcase, Elementary schools|Tags: Jump Start|

Goal Area: Early Learning In Vancouver Public Schools, one of our priorities is early learning, and we’ve taken on the task of getting our youngest and newest students prepared to be not just early learners, but lifelong learners. [...]

Sep 2014

Inaugural back-to-school readiness event helps VPS families
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Inaugural back-to-school readiness event helps VPS families

Inaugural back-to-school readiness event helps VPS families

September 24th, 2014|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, Family-Community Resource Center|

Goal Area: Family Engagement Vancouver Public Schools holds a strong belief that our entire community benefits when everyone is invested in helping children succeed. The role of the Family-Community Resource Centers is to create a culture [...]

May 2014

Freshman Academy helps ease transition
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Freshman Academy helps ease transition

Freshman Academy helps ease transition

May 15th, 2014|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan|Tags: Freshman Academy, instructional quality|

Design II Showcase Goal Area: Instructional Quality "Freshman year is the most critical year to ensure that students are going to finish and graduate from high school,” says Fort Vancouver High School teacher Corey Russell. [...]

Apr 2014

New Family-Community Resource Centers at Fort Vancouver, Hudson’s Bay high schools
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New Family-Community Resource Centers at Fort Vancouver, Hudson’s Bay high schools

New Family-Community Resource Centers at Fort Vancouver, Hudson’s Bay high schools

April 15th, 2014|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, Design II timeline, Family-Community Resource Center|

The new Family-Community Resource Centers at Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver are part of the district’s expanded work in the Family Engagement/Family-Community Resource Center Design II goal area. More than 60 percent of students at [...]

Mar 2014

weLearn 1:1
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weLearn 1:1

weLearn 1:1

March 26th, 2014|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, weLearn1:1|

Design II Showcase Goal Area: Flexible Learning In spring 2013, every sixth-grader at Alki Middle School received an iPad for learning. It was the beginning of the weLearn 1:1 rollout of digital tools to every third- [...]

Feb 2014

Vancouver Flex Academy at Lewis and Clark High School
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Vancouver Flex Academy at Lewis and Clark High School

Vancouver Flex Academy at Lewis and Clark High School

February 15th, 2014|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, Programs of Choice, weLearn1:1|Tags: Vancouver Flex Academy|

Design II Showcase Goal Area: Programs of Choice Vancouver Flex Academy at Lewis and Clark High School is Vancouver Public Schools' newest program of choice. Recently, Principal Rob Duncan and teacher Katie Cunningham shared what’s [...]

Jan 2014

Creating safe and supportive learning environments
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Creating safe and supportive learning environments

Creating safe and supportive learning environments

January 15th, 2014|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, Project: Peter S. Ogden, Safe and supportive|Tags: Ogden Elementary|

Design II Showcase Goal Area: Safe and Supportive Schools Formal measures to make all schools safe and supportive learning environments—a Design II strategic priority—began five years ago at six pilot schools. Peter S. Ogden Elementary School [...]

Oct 2013

In Kindergarten Jump Start, little learners get ready for school
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In Kindergarten Jump Start, little learners get ready for school

In Kindergarten Jump Start, little learners get ready for school

October 15th, 2013|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan|Tags: early learning, Jump Start, kindergarten|

Design II Showcase Goal Area: Early Learning Karrie Yank, principal of Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School, introduced ReNai Joy and Corinne Vaughn, kindergarten teachers at Roosevelt, to speak about Kindergarten Jump Start. This program, offered last summer [...]

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