At Portage Township Schools, teachers and staff are determined to give students the best learning experience possible, and want to implement curriculum that is both educational and inspiring.
An example of this is the “I can” statements that teachers of all subjects are encouraged to include in their daily lesson plan. These statements are usually written on the board so students know what they should have learned and should be able to complete at the end of the class period. These statements are used for all students K-12 as they are equally as effective for any age.
On the PTS webpage, https://www.portage.k12.in.us, parents and teachers can access the “I can” statements rubric that are used to determine academic standards for each unique set of lessons and will ensure the success of our students.
To access the rubric, navigate to the menu tab on the PTS webpage and click on “our district.” From this point, clicking on “curriculum” and then “curriculum development” will display all the different ways teachers can organize their lesson plans to fit what is needed to be taught to the students. Next, click on “develop instructional timeline” and navigate to the “Portage Township Schools I can” link and this is where parents or teachers are able to access the statements for each grade.
An example of an “I can” statement to keep kindergarten students on a successful path in their English language arts skills would be “I can identify both upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet.” As the student advances in their education, the statements become more difficult as the classwork does. Such as, an eighth grade science statement that states “I can identify number of cells produced in mitosis and meiosis.”
PTS is determined to encourage the success in our student’s educational journey, and the implementation of “I can” statements into everyday learning is a step in the right direction towards graduation.