Canyon Crest Elementary

Canyon Crest Elementary

By: Deearla Bollschweiler, Tequila Harvey, Tony Lovell, Sheryl Mills and Shauna Wargo

Click the arrows at the bottom of the screen to begin!

Available Educational Technology

The Provo School district in Utah has truly embraced the technology revolution.

Teachers are supplied with all apple products:

• Ipads (Each student is supplied one by the teacher)
• Laptops (Mac Book)
• Ipods

Many students in Elementary school are students of the HYBRID LEARNING SYSTEM. In this system many of the students' learning materials and homework assignments are located online. Students are given an online coach that monitors and reports their progress. The District also offers a free online home schooling: Provo eSchool.

Students are able to use online certified teachers such as:

• Rosetta Stone Online

• ALEKS Math

• BYU Independent Study

• K12 Virtual with Provo eSchool

• FuelEd/Aventa Learning by K12

• CompassLearning Odyssey, and more.

Teacher Standards

Fin!

As a teacher you must understand the different learning and developmental patterns among people. Each one brings a unique difference into the learning process. You have to ensure that each student is learning and applying new skills. Teacher standards are:

More on Available Educational Technology:

The programs available are designed to give students one on one education that aligns with the Utah Common Core. Parents with students who are diverse learners are also encouraged to use this system. Diverse learners IEP must be approved by their home school before they can fully be accepted.

Also provided by the district is the Technology Support Integration Support Wesbsite.

On it staff and students have access to information everyday, 24-7.

For students And Parents:

A weekly published “Tech Talk digital Newsletter” that gives tips on using Mircosoft Applications, completing homework and school assignments, tutoring as well as school events.

Parents are encouraged to use the Parent Portal in order to monitor the progress of their students academics. Students assignments, grades and direct access to email or live chat with teachers about their student.

You can also follow the school on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Canyon-Crest-Elementary/202616813116925?sk=timeline).

(Provo School District, 2014)

(Prov School District, 2014)

Instructional Method:

• Challenge a student's learning experience with there strength's, interest, and needs.
• Collaborate with others families, teachers, and professionals to promote a student’s growth and development.
• Hold high expectations of your students
• Design and adapt different instructions to deliver to each diverse learning strength and need.
• Add in language development tools into planning and instruction of language learners.
• Working with students to create and environment that supports collaborative learning and positive social interaction.
• Create a positive learning climate of openness and support.
• Create strategies to maintain positive learning environment.
• Extend the environment with the use of technology, media and local resources.
• Encourage students to use skills in various real world context using speaking, listening, writing, reading, analysis, and decision making.
• Conduct awareness of the Utah standards in short and long term planning
• Support student's learning and academic language
• Document student’s progress and feedback for others such as parents or students.
• Engage students in understanding of quality work.
• Plan instruction based on Utah Core standards
• Create different ways for students to generate and evaluate new ideas

Photo Courtesy of http://www.aischool.org/page.cfm?p=3432

The program offers mandarin, Chinese, French and Spanish. Students start the dual immersion process in the First Grade. Each dual language learner will spend one half of their day learning the target language and the other of the day learning in English. A Dual Language student will have two teachers, a teacher that will speak only English and a teacher that will only speak the target language. The students split between the two teachers. The English teacher teaches the student on their reading, writing, grammar, and literacy skills. The target language teacher takes the second half and teaches vocabulary, reading skills, and math.

About Canyon Crest Elementary:

According to the school's website, "Canyon Crest first opened its doors for school" on August 29th, 1983. (Canyon Crest Elementary, 2014). Canyon Crest Elementary is in the Provo School District in Provo, Utah, and it is a Dual Language Immersion school, which means it teaches students in two languages.

Teacher Qualifications:

Photo courtesy of Provo School District website, retrieved from http://provo.edu/schools/canyon-crest-elementary/

Mission Statement:

Demographics:

References:

Certificates and Endorsements

• Authorized to work in the United States
• A valid Utah State teacher certificate with elementary education endorsement.
• World Language Endorsement or Bilingual Endorsement (to teach target language)
• Native or native-like proficiency in oral and academic Spanish and English proficiency
• ESL endorsement

General Qualifications

• Excellent classroom management
• Sound instructional practice
• Ability to communicate effectively with parent and other school personnel, etc.
• Desire and ability to work collaboratively in a teaming situation
• Understanding of dual immersion program and strong advocate for program philosophy
• Applicant must pass background check

More Demographics:

OUR COMMUNITY WORKS TOGETHER TO HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE AT HIGH LEVELS, REACH THEIR PERSONAL POTENTIAL, AND DEVELOP AN ENTHUSIASM FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. WE COMMIT TO BUILDING INTEGRITY, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT IN OUR SCHOOL.

Data referenced from Provo City School District website ("Provo City School District", 2014).

("Canyon Crest Elementary School", 2014).

"Benefits Learning Language" (2014). Photo courtesy of Atlanta International School. Retrieved from http://www.aischool.org/

page.cfm?p=3432

Canyon Crest Elementary School. (2014). "Mission Statement". Retrieved from http://www.canyoncrest.provo.edu/Site_Home/

home.htm

"Canyon Crest Elementary" (2014) Photo courtesy of Provo School District website. Retrieved from http://provo.edu/schools/

canyon-crest-elementary/

Provo City School District. (2014). Evaluations employee support. Retrieved from http://employee.provo.edu/employee-orientation/

evaluations/

Provo City School District. (2014). Retrieved from http://provo.edu/statistical-reports/

Teacher Standards: Utah education network.(n.d). Retrieved from http://www.uen.org/k12educator/uets/

Technology and Integration Support (2014). Provo School District Tech News Retrieved August 23, 2014 from www.provo.edu

Teaching and Learning (2014) Provo School District Teaching and Learning Retrieved from August 23,2014 www.provo.edu

Utah Education Network (2014). Understanding the Common Core Retrieved August 23, 2014 from http://www.uen.org/

commoncore/

(E. L. Mildenhall, personal communication, August 21, 2014)

Academic Proficieny Standards

Teacher Evaluation

Evaluation Process

1. Evaluation orientation prior to beginning the evaluation process

2. Use of valid, reliable, systematic methods and tools

3. Three evaluations per year for provisional or probationary teachers

4. Annual evaluations for all career employees

5. Use of multiple lines of evidence

6. Summative and formative assessments

7. Reasonable number of evaluations to ensure reliability

8. Method of providing feedback during and following evaluation process

The standards From the Teaching and Learning Office (TLO)

• Classes care academically challenging;

• Students are given core skills, content knowledge, taught applied learning;

• The standards are communicated clearly with both parents and students.

• All materials are aligned with state goals and standards;

• Incorporate the experiences of schools, districts and states to improving the curriculum.

• Teachers received constant professional developments that improve instruction and give teachers an opportunity to further licenses and certificates.

(Provo City School District., 2014).

How These Standards Impact:

The evaluation is meant to gauge a teacher's efficiency in the following areas:

• Creating a positive classroom environment
• Curriculum planning and instructional design
• Student engagement and support
• Assessment and evaluation of student achievement
• Professionalism

Standards Reports:

(Provo City School District., 2014).

(Provo School District, 2014)

• Reports are developed from the Utah Common Core

• Reports give accountability to teachers, parents and students on performance

• Based on students’ performance curriculums for the next school year cab be prepared.

(Utah Education Network, 2014)