BPS-Strategic Plan Global Glossary
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Learning Excellence - Effective Teaching Practices
Learning ExcellenceEffective Teaching PracticesRATIONALE:Bismarck Public Schools believes that all learners deserve effective teaching that supports them in growing to their full potential.DEFINITION:Effective teaching is the application of evidence-based practices based on collaboration and intentional, reflective planning. To optimize learning, experiences are inclusive of supportive relationships, clarity of purpose, and appropriate challenge.GOAL:All educators implement research-based instructional strategies, inclusive of social emotional support, culturally responsive practices, success skills, and disciplinary literacies.OBJECTIVES:
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Learning Excellence - Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Academics (MTSS-A)
Learning ExcellenceMulti-Tiered Systems of Support for Academics (MTSS-A)RATIONALE:Bismarck Public Schools believes in empowering all learners to be choice-ready through a tiered systems framework.DEFINITION:Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is an integrated framework for continuous improvement of high-quality instruction, data- driven decision-making, collaboration, and shared leadership to provide all students with the best academic opportunities to succeed.GOAL:Every student experiences growth through multi-tiered instruction and assessment practices inclusive of differentiated learning paths and supplemental support.OBJECTIVES:
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Learning Excellence - Personalization
Learning ExcellencePersonalizationRATIONALE:Bismarck Public Schools believes personalization honors who learners are, how they learn, and what they aspire to do.DEFINITION:Personalization is a relationship-based approach that provides learners with more choice in how they demonstrate mastery. Instruction is tailored for each learner’s culture, strengths, needs, and interests - including enabling voice and choice in what, how, when, and where they learn. Personalization empowers exploration, practice, agency, communication, creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and efficiency.GOAL:Every learner has access to personalized learning paths.OBJECTIVES:
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Learning Excellence – Standards-Based Education
Learning ExcellenceStandards-Based EducationRATIONALE:Bismarck Public Schools believes standards drive instruction and that all students need to meet or exceed proficiency on North Dakota state standards.DEFINITION:Standards-based education is a systemic approach to delivering high quality, equitable learning experiences inclusive of instruction, assessment, grading, and academic reporting practices deliberately focused on students demonstrating mastery of skills and understandings inherent in the standards.GOAL:Deliver a high quality, equitable, standards-based education that is consistent across grade levels and courses.OBJECTIVES:
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