Spring+Grove+School+District



The Spring Grove Area School District is located in south central Pennsylvania in York County. The school district encompasses about 90 square miles and includes Heidelberg, Jackson, North Codorus and Paradise townships, as well as the boroughs of Jefferson, New Salem, Seven Valleys, and Spring Grove. The area is primarily residential/rural. The population is steadily growing as many new housing developments are built. The District currently operates three elementary schools (K-4), an intermediate school (5-6), a middle school (7-8) and a high school (9-12). 



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**Team Name:** Spring Grove Area School District =====

**Team members:**
Kristen Henning - Instructional Technology Specialist for Grades K-6 - henninkr@sgasd.org Jane Ardner - Grade 4 teacher at Paradise Elementary Donald Michael - Grade 2 teacher at New Salem Elementary Jenna Raygor - Grade 1 at Spring Grove Elementary Mike Holtzapple - Elementary Principal at Paradise Elementary

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Staff from New Salem, Paradise, and Spring Grove Elementary Schools =====

**Abstract**
Our project focuses on informing our teachers about 21st Century Skills and modeling how these skills can be integrated into their curriculum. We have identified subject-specific tools as well as general tools that could be used during instruction to promote 21st Cenutry Learning. During the district summer professional development, our staff will have the opportunity to take part in a "Lesson Makeover" where they create a lesson plan utilizing the 21st Century Skills within their curriculum. Each participant will create a 21st Century lesson plan that will be shared with staff in order to broaden instructional strategies and tools. **Problem, Issue, or Possibility**

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Currently, the staff have varied awareness of and ability to integrate 21st Cenutry Skills in their classrooms. =====

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We would like to build awareness of the 21st Century Skills within the district, as well as increase the integration of these skills into the curriculum. Before the workshop sessions and at the end of the school year, participants will complete a simple survey on their knowledge/use of 21st Century Skills in their classroom. [See below - Workshop Survey] This will act as a pre and post assessment to measure growth of use of the 21st Century Skills within the classrooms. We hope to see the number of classrooms utilizing the 21st Century Skills double after he 2011-2012 school year. =====

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During this project, our eyes were opened to how powerful instruction that utilizes the 21st Century Skills can become. We witnessed students in the primary grade levels take technologies they have never seen and use them to extend their learning. Our team also realized how important it is for us to share this newfound information with our colleagues to help everyone improve their instruction and therefore student learning. We are excited to be implementing our professional development plan this summer with staff from across our district. We are very excited to work beside the staff as they "Launch Learning into the 21st Century!"=====

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Meeting Notes =====

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<span style="font-size: 1.03em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">Teacher Survey =====

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<span style="font-size: 1.03em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">Workshop Survey =====