About 100 teachers gathered yesterday at Graylyn Conference
Center to reflect on what they’ve learned in their roles as “teacher-leaders”
in Star3 schools.
Star3 is the program supported by a $19.6 million
federal grant given to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools in 2010. The
program is measuring what effect incentive pay and comprehensive teacher
support has on student achievement.
Teacher-leaders provide additional support to teachers in
the 15 schools that are in the program. Yesterday, they listened to what each
other had learned in their roles and discussed what could be applied in other
schools.
For example, second-grade teacher Laura Bilton spoke about
how Old Town Elementary has used SMART goals: goals that are specific,
measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound.
Bilton said these incremental goals help students to larger
successes. She pointed to a photo of her data wall to show its impact on
students. The wall is full of photos showing where students are at the
beginning of the year, and where they had progressed by the middle of the year.
In just four months, it’s easy to see how many students have moved to
higher-scoring levels.
Graylyn’s walls were full, too – decorated from one end to
the other with posters created by the teacher-leaders showing the effects of Star3.
For more information about the Star3 program, visit http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Domain/6318.
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