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Professional Learning Vision
Gates Chili believes in providing professional learning opportunities that connects employees with the skills and knowledge they need to thrive in their roles. These opportunities will
- Generate diverse and differentiated ways to learn with each other and from each other
- Cultivate and maintain effective, rigorous, welcoming environments for students to reach their fullest potential
- Prepare staff to meet the ever-changing needs of our diverse students and families
- Link to our District Goals, Professional Learning Strands and support individual roles
Professional Learning Strands:
- Standards & Content - content, subject and topic specific
- Pedagogy - best instructional practices including differentiation, rigor, integration of technology, data driven decision making, engagement, student voice/ownership of learning
- Culturally Responsive - developing skills to acknowledge, respond, and celebrate culture while ensuring equitable access for all students from all cultures
- Welcoming & Affirming Learning Environment - for students, staff and families, building relationships, as well as social, emotional, and behavioral supports
- Supporting Diverse Learners - engaging all learners including our diverse students, economically disadvantaged students, English Language learners (ELL) and students with disabilities (SWD)