Pick Our Brains About SEM

History of SEM at LME

School's first Confratute 15 years ago.

Enrichment Coordinator position created 10 years ago.

Baby steps...

New parts of SEM added every year.

It is a journey for us.

What SEM Looks Like at LME

IIM (Research)

Service Learning Projects

Outdoor Learning

PRIDE Portfolios (TTPs)

Primary Education Thinking Lessons

Teacher Collaboration

Professional Development

Interest Surveys

Differentiation

Compacting

Total School Cluster Grouping

Enrichment Slot (E-slot)

Enrichment Clusters

What We Believe at LME

Have to work from a strength/interest model - focus on child's individual strengths and interest.

Strengths and interests used in the classroom everyday - this is how we teach.

Teachers and staff get to know students' areas of interests.

Need to discover child's preferred learning style.

This is all crucial in encouraging critical independent thinking.

Interest Survey

A Little About LME

https://docs.google.com/a/roundrockisd.org/forms/d/18VHV65J8PU9dC6aUBdXdn9qrftaacwa-LhigWeJBxuI/viewform

Results

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K9gogFn_aX5JnYx1Wf4sNkcp-oaUedhaX9475fftLG8/edit#gid=0

• Public school located in Austin,Texas
• Round Rock Independent School District
• Around 800 students in grades K-5
• Around 80 staff members
• Exemplary Rating on Texas State Assessments
• Diverse student population
• 28 languages spoken
• High performing students
• Highly educated and involved parents

Enrichment Cluster Descriptions

http://sematlme.blogspot.com/2015/09/4th-and-5th-grade-enrichment-cluster.html

Let's Keep in Touch

Blog - http://sematlme.blogspot.com/

Twitter - @sematlme

School website -

http://laurelmountain.roundrockisd.org/enrichment/

Nicole_Levitan@roundrockisd.org

Marci_Shrull@roundrockisd.org

Pick Our Brains About SEM

Presented by:

Nicole Levitan (Enrichment Coor.)

& Marci Shrull (GT Specialist)

Laurel Mountain Elementary

Austin, Texas