a new adventure...freshmen pioneers. why???? a diploma with meaning life-ready habits that last a...
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A New Adventure...freshmen pioneers
Why????
• A diploma with meaning• Life-ready• Habits that last a lifetime
How????
• Use the technology• Use the best of what we already know• Change the system
What has changed...
• Time – no longer the biggest factor• Success – re-calibrated and measure against
the skills and knowledge needed• Culture – students have choices, but then have
added responsibility
Terms to hold on to...
• MCL – Mass Customized Learning – attempting to have all students reach potential by ‘customizing’ instruction to their needs and abilities
• MOD – Modular Scheduling – 21, 20-minute sections of time
• Capacity Matrix – Identifies what a student should know and do, what they practice to develop the skills and knowledge, how they show they have mastered the topic
• SOP – Standard Operating Procedures
A few more terms to hold on to..
• Tiger Perch – upper balcony in commons• SAM – Student Achievement Module• IMC – Instructional Materials Center• SSS – Student Success Supervisor• Triangulated Counseling (TC) – Three adults for
every one student• TAP – Teacher/Advisor Program• EduCate – Software program to track progress,
better than Infinite Campus
What will it all mean...
• More face-to-face time – more intense relationship with instructors
• Non-comparative education• More opportunity to accelerate and certainty
of mastery• Maturity and ownership by students• More flexibility to pursue any avenue
The world and all its treasures
Some details...capacity matrix
Schedule....
SOP’s...
• ID’s visible at all times• Arrive on time to each module• Purposeful movement• Computer always open to state email, always
charged, schedule on desktop• Habits of Mind and Top 20 principles• Tiger Perch, Study Area, IMC SOP’s
The first three....
• Orientation will last the first three days – Laptop and technology information Capacity matrix understanding and
expectations Scheduling and practice SOP clarity Top 20 and Habits of Mind TAP and Triangulated Counseling (TC)
Some announcements...
• Follow on Twitter at @HarrisburgHigh• Follow on Facebook – harrisburghighschool41-
2-sd• All students will need a graphing calculator by
the first Monday – TI-84 or TI-83
Questions???
•?????
Boldly go.....we are!!