Students can
learn about school culture by talking with their peers and adults about their school's strengths and weaknesses, as well as barriers to improving the culture.
When we
talk about school culture we are referring to the attitudes of the school community, the relationships between staff members and beliefs they share.
Within a whole child approach (PDF), we must raise
questions about school culture and curriculum, instructional strategies and family engagement, and critical thinking and social - emotional wellness.
We wanted to tell them that what their hearts
know about school culture is as vital as what their brains know about best practice.
Numerous educators, writers and researchers have
written about school culture that is normally divided into two basic forms: positive and negative.
Thinking about your school culture, do you and your colleagues — administrators, coaches, and teachers — currently view your daily practice as an important source for collaborative inquiry and professional learning?
Within a whole child approach (PDF), we must raise
questions about school culture and curriculum, instructional strategies and family engagement, and critical thinking and social - emotional wellness.
RV: We then heard from Coral Campbell who
spoke about school culture and the impact it has on beginning teachers when they first begin out - of - field teaching.
Also from Elias, «You Need an Elevator
Pitch About School Culture and Climate,» which highlights how your school's leadership team can help the community understand the importance of culture and climate — and improve it.
Sometimes in the reform world we've sort of acted like these are soft things, and that you're being soft if you
care about school culture and access to particular kinds of classes, such as the arts.
One part of being a responsible community of learners is to collect and use academic data,
data about school culture and climate, and data about their students» social, emotional and character development.
School change expert Michael Fullan and principal Michelle Pinchot collaborated on an experiment: As Pinchot tackled her first years turning around the culture of Heritage Elementary School in California — using ideas Fullan has
promoted about school culture and leveraging teachers» power — she and Fullan checked in every few months on how the work was going.
10.5 Staff surveys are administered to assess attitudes and
opinions about school culture and climate, the learning environment, staff - administrator / staff - staff relations, perceptions of program effectiveness and success relative to students» academic, behavioral, and social progress.
A co-founder of What Kids Can Do, she gathered youth voices in WKCD's
books about school culture and climate (the Fires in the Bathroom series), student motivation and mastery (Fires in the Mind and The Motivation Equation), and college access (First in the Family).
Summary: The New Jersey School Culture and Climate Coalition adopted some general definitions which would help to guide
discussion about School Culture and Climate.
Cheatham says that at a recent meeting among principals on the preliminary report card rankings, those whose schools saw significant gains
talked about school culture, «a problem - solving culture where they know every student and understand individual strengths and challenges and how to respond.»
«These proposals will require a shift in the way our district and schools
think about school culture and student discipline - and that's because that's exactly what our schools need,» Stone added.
Anne T. Henderson, author of the best - selling book Beyond the Bake Sale, talks
about school culture and parents.
Review the questions on pp. 33 — 34
about school culture, in particular «What are the characteristics of students who succeed?»
Local improvement measures (
about school culture, talent, execution and knowledge) suggest what needs to be done.
Summary: The New Jersey School Culture and Climate Coalition adopted some general definitions which would help to guide discussion
about School Culture and Climate.
A Personal Message from Pete & Pam Wright If you are the parent of a child with special educational needs, you must learn
about school culture - how schools work and beliefs held by many school personnel.