Calling for Kids 2007 - Project GLAD!
This year the Issaquah School’s Foundation Calling-For-Kids Campaign is supporting an accelerated rollout of Project GLAD teacher training across the Issaquah School District.
What is Project GLAD?
- Equips teachers with proven “best practices” for facilitating classroom learning.
- Trains teachers how to teach effectively to all kids and learning styles.
- Trains teachers how to teach to the highest level while supporting everyone.
- Is so powerful that teachers say it transforms the learning environment:
- Highly visual; butcher paper with words and pictorials cover all walls.
- Teaching and learning is fast-paced, yet environment is safe and supportive.
- All students are engaged in learning.
- Uses multiple ways to get ideas across to visual, verbal, kinesthetic learners.
- Fewer behavior problems in GLAD classrooms.
- Teachers say it’s more fun to teach this way.
- Students learn more, remember more, and synthesize more.
Where did GLAD come from?
- Originated in California in the early 90’s.
- Earned outstanding program commendations in California and nationally.
- Started as an ELL program, but found it had application for all kids.
- Nothing gimmicky—just a comprehensive collection of proven best practices.
Why is the district doing this?
- Fastest way to improved student achievement is through teacher training, not lower class sizes.
- Teachers represent 85% of ISD budget = ISD’s single biggest asset. It’s critically important to leverage this asset by investing in it.
- Part of a larger district strategy to invest in more powerful training for our teacher corps and principal corps:
Powerful teaching + powerful leadership = powerful learning.
