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Gracie Stewart Elementary reports jump in student ability to state learning intentions after visible‑learning work
Summary
Gracie Stewart Elementary leaders told the Salina USD 305 board that visible‑learning practices raised the share of students who could state their learning intentions from 20% in October to 77% in December, and described a dispositions program called Cougar CRU.
Gracie Stewart Elementary School leaders reported to the Salina USD 305 Board of Education on Feb. 18 that visible‑learning practices are increasing student clarity about learning goals and are being tied to classroom success criteria.
Principal Deanna Carpenter and lead teacher Erin McCorkle said the school began measuring student ability to state learning intentions in October and found roughly 20% of students could accurately name standards‑aligned learning goals. By December that figure rose to 77%, and an additional “just under 6%” of students could articulate how an activity connected…
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