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Terra Nova highlights literacy push and distraction-free learning after one semester with Yonder pouches
Summary
Terra Nova High School reported early positive results from a semester-long Distraction Free Learning pilot using Yonder pouches and district Chromebooks; staff said teachers saw improved focus, higher work completion and longer attention spans while trustees requested disaggregated outcome data for students with disabilities and Hispanic students.
Principal Carey and Deputy Superintendent Kareen Baca presented Terra Nova High School’s updated mission, schoolwide goals and instructional priorities to the Jefferson Union High School District board, focusing on a new literacy emphasis and a semester-long Distraction Free Learning initiative using Yonder pouches and district Chromebooks.
Principal Carey said the school’s instructional focus centers on strengthening literacy across content areas by teaching claim-evidence-reasoning (CER) and creating consistent rubrics, and noted schoolwide goals on teaching and instruction, school climate and student supports. Carey said the school increased co-taught sections in English and math to…
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