St John Webinar

The next NLSA Best Practice webinar will be conducted on October 11 at 1:00 PM Eastern time. It will feature a wide variety of Best Practices currently implemented at St. John Lutheran School in Ellisville, Missouri. A description of those practices can be found below.

St. John is focuses on integrating best practices into its educational program in order to build an instructional foundation based upon 21^st century skills.  These practices help develop collaboration, critical thinking and creativity in students and allow them to use digital tools to enhance learning.

A variety of instructional methods expand the subject of Language Arts.  Literature Circles are used in grades 5-8 to allow students to learn literary concepts by selecting novels by interest and reading ability.   Spelling lists are differentiated for every student in grades 1-4 as students use words from their curricular areas,  their daily writing and those they misspell.    Primary grade teachers use a “Daily Five”  instructional  philosophy to teach reading and writing  through independence and ability levels.  The Preschool program helps students master grade level skills through a “Project Construct” philosophy based on learning through student interest and hands-on activities.

Students in 7-8 follow a Block Schedule of 85 minute classes on alternating days in order to have more time to master their grade level curriculum through guided and independent practice.

Teachers schedule weekly class meeting time during “Cougar Pride” to intentionally teach and discuss issues that students struggle with relationally, behaviorally, or intentional time for character development.  Annual surveys help provide feedback from stakeholders to craft new initiatives and strategic direction to school leadership.  Technology is maximized through integrating it into the grade level curriculum and equipping the staff through an intentional staff development model based on ISTE standards for students and teachers. 

You are invited to hear about the many practices at St John that align instruction with 21^st century skills.

It is not necessary to register for this event. Simply Login to the webinar at LSPortal.net.