Principal - Mr. Jawad Pearson
Porter will be a school site that successfully demonstrates research proven instructional strategies to engage and support student learning. This objective will be met through collective teacher efficacy/collaboration, consistent classroom observations and evidence-based feedback. The following are some examples and observable behaviors of what a Porter classroom looks like:
- Inclusive seating arrangements.
- Collaborative student atmosphere.
- Explicit direct instruction during whole and small-group learning.
- Print rich environment-Rubrics and points of reference for students to utilize.
- Provide opportunities for students to think about, discuss, and evaluate content.
- Engage all students in a variety of learning experiences that accommodate the different ways students learn.
- Promote fairness, equity, and respect that values all individuals and cultures.
- Build on students’ life experiences, prior knowledge, and interests to make subject matter relevant and meaningful to students.
- Ensure that goals for student learning promotes critical thinking and problem solving.
- Establish learning goals that are set for individual students and /or groups of students.