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Innovation, Teaching & Learning

Committed to educational excellence for all students

The Innovation, Teaching & Learning department is committed to educational excellence for all Willis students. We use three distinct pillars to guide our decisions:

Curriculum Framework

Learning Intentions, Units, Assessments, Resources

Goals

  • TEKS - what students should know and be able to do at the end of each grade level or course

  • Essential Standards

  • Readiness Standards  - Assessment

  • Supporting Standards  - Assessed/Not always emphasized

  • Process Standards - Combine standards 

  • SEs - Student expectations (SEs) identify the specific knowledge and skills that students must demonstrate. 

  • Learning Targets 

Classify/Categorize/Calendar (TEKS Resource and Local Documents)

  • YAG (Year at a Glance) - Scope and Sequence

  • IFDs (Instructional Focus Document)

  • Unit Guides

  • Lesson Plans

  • Backwards Design

Assessments

  • District Unit Assessments

  • CFAs (Common Formative Assessments)   

  • MAP  (Measure of Academic Progress)

  • Interim Assessments

Resources (Instructional)

  • Content Frameworks

  • Content SIGs (Strategic Implementation Guide)

  • District-adopted curriculum resources

  • Instructional Strategies

  • Activities

  • Materials

  • Student Data

  • TELPAS

  • STAAR  

  • Screeners

  • Assessments

  • Running Records

  • Lexile Scores

  • Accommodations/Modifications

  • Student Work

Main Contact

John Vaglienty
Chief Academic Officer
936-890-7752
jvaglienty@willisisd.org

Department Information

Address:
612 N. Campbell
Willis, TX 77378


Willis Independent School District

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