1. Ready To Learn Independent School District Department of Human Resources Priscilla D. Johnson EDUL 7023: Dr. Douglas Hermond May 8, 2010

2. Mission Statement for Ready To LearnDepartment of Human Resources WEwill sustain high academic achievement of all Ready to Learn students by recruiting, selecting, retaining, and supporting a diverse and highly talented staff. WEwill train and educate our staff to be fluent in technical trends, cultural responsiveness, and excellent gatekeepers for the opportunitiesWEopen for our students. WE are the voice for all staff, the developers of many, all to serve our students, who areReady To Learn.

4. Train a diverse workforce fully engaged with students

5. Develop student teachers and ensuretheir success

6. Provide teachers the opportunities to lead in our supporting departments

7. Provide training for teachers who instruct the Substitute Academy classes

8. Implement individual development action plans for teachers

10. Organizational Structure Departments Supporting Student Learning

11. Technical Core of our SchoolFocus: Cognitive & Constructivism Our learning culture is based on cognitive development and social constructivism: We believe:

12. We teach: Technical Core of our SchoolFocus: Cognitive & Constructivism

14. Information processing

15. Keep student’s attention

16. Organization skills

17. Practice techniques

18. Verbally empower students to learn

19. Learning Tactics

20. Note taking

21. Mnemonics

22. Visual aids

23. Social Constructivism

24. Social interaction

25. Cultural tools

26. Activities to shape development

27. Cultural tools

28. Math instruments

29. Computers/internet

30. Symbolic tools

33. Supervision

34. Policy & administration working conditions salaries

35. Personal lifeRewarding & Motivating our Teachers

37. Once a year, team building and socializing 2-day retreat

38. Educational Olympic games to strengthen cohesion

39. Updated technology and supplies for teaching

40. Once a semester, each teacher gets a two-hour “come to work late or leave early coupon”

41. We keep salaries above market levels

42. We provide cost of living adjustments

43. Occupational Health, Safety, and Wellness department provides a 24-hour gym for all staff members

44. Reduce the number of unfulfilled contracts due to pregnancy, by offering 16 weeks off, with ½ pay

45. We provide daycare called “Children’s Center,” from 4 months to age 5; we pay 33% of costsMotivators

46. How We Reward Our Teachers

48. Observe students and make records of all learning styles

49. Create supportive relationships with students through encouragement, attention, & feedback

50. Create an atmosphere where students want to work hard for someone

51. Provide standards and structure

52. Let them know what they have to do to succeed

53. Relate assignments to real life (bring current event articles to class)

54. Vary delivery of instruction

55. Use visual aids (technology, internet, social networks

56. Reward success with verbal praise and trinkets

57. Help students build their character by focusing on 1 character trait/week

58. Teach goal setting by having students write down 3 goals/week

59. Teach accountability, were goal met?

60. Have students answer the “big” question 3 x’s per week: “did I do my best?”

62. Research Questions Does the teacher-student relationship have an influence on student motivation to learn? Does shared decision making have and adverse impact on teacher job performance? What is the correlation among well-trained substitute teachers and student performance?

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