Teaching and Learning

The Teaching and Learning Department believes that it is our responsibility to empower all learners (teachers and students)

to develop and maximize their capacity for success by ensuring that:

• curriculum and instruction is aligned to the Ohio Academic Content Standards;
• assessments are used to inform instruction;
• students and teachers have access to the most effective instructional materials;
• teachers are using research-based best practices instructional techniques;
• open communication with all stakeholders continuously occurs.

The department believes:

• the curriculum is the driving force that focuses student learning;
• program structures and curriculum frameworks work together to support the learning of all students;
• job-embedded professional growth needs to be continuous in order to provide high-quality learning for all students;
• the Teaching and Learning department must build interdependent communities of learners;
• the latest instructional research and practices should inform/drive curriculum decision making.