great lakes constructivist consortium 2009 newsletter

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W ho W e Are

Th msson of Th Gat Laks

Constuctvst Consotum s to advocat

fo lan-cntd nvonmnts that a

xpntal, qutabl, and cologcal.

e d i t s

Susan Ballj Ann Nodholm

2 0 0 8 0 9 G L C C L a d s i pDirectr f Membersip K m Thsn

Directr f Cmmnicatin Lo Alvaz

Directr f Cmmnit Partnersips Josh Zmms

Directr f Sstainabilit Davd Coyl

G L C C F a c i l i t a t s

Bastante Edcatinal Serices, LLC

2217 S. Kinnickinnic Ae.

Milwakee, WI 53207

414-294-3939

M a n u s c i p t S u b m i s s i n s

ALL GLCC members are inited t sbmit

articles and pts t be inclded in pcming

GLCC isses. Fll edited sbmissins f

n mre tan 500 wrds mst beelectrnicall sbmitted t anne.nrdlm@

bastantemilwakee.cm.

Te GLCC News Smmer isse will

fcs n Scl/Cmmnit Partnersips.

Sbmissins are de b Ma 27t.

W l c m a n d T a n k s

t N w G L C C S p n s s

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Larie and Ra Wienke, Libertille, IL

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Issue #3 Spring 2009

In tis issu

ConstruCtivist ConsortiumNeWS

A CoNSTRuCTIvIST LEARNING

CoMMuNITy IS INTENTIoNAL ABouT

oRIENTATIoN PRACTICES IN oRDER

To ACCoMMoDATE LEARNERS

PRIoR SChooL ExPERIENCES

AND ASSuMPTIoNS ABouT hoW

LEARNING hAPPENS.

Te Spring GLCC Newsletter is fcsed

n rientatin. Accrding t te dictin-

ar, rientatin is te abilit t lcate

neself in nes enirnment wit refer-

ence t time, place, and peple; nes

psitin in relatin t tre nrt; te

ascertainment f nes tre psitin,

as in a nel sitatin, wit respect t

attitdes, jdgments, etc.

orientatin is ital t te sccess f

innatie initiaties. yet, t few rgani-

zatins (inclding scls) pride teir

members wit te apprpriate rienta-

tin t ease teir wa and facilitate

tat sccess. A cnstrctiist learning

cmmnit is intentinal abt rienta-

tin practices in rder t accmmdate

learners prir scl eperiences

and assmptins abt w learning

appens. orientatin prcesses can

cmmnicate t learners te epecta-

tin f respnsibilit and independence

regarding teir wn learning. Failre t

pride rientatin reslts in disrienta-

tin nt an ptimal state fr learning.

Te atrs in tis isse f te GLCC

newsletter, ffer man naigatinal tls

t better sere an rientatin prcess.Nanc Franks article prmtes nder-

standing abt cnstrctiist prgram

cmpnents like serice learning ia

aqapnics. Micael Wridt describes

w te recritment, enrllment, and

iring practices f a scl ffer mriad

pprtnities fr rientatin. Spreenkler

adises s n te necessit f telling

rienting stries trg marketing and

scial media. Se McKenzie reminds s

tat mental ealt cnsideratins infrm

w eer interactin wit learners

affects rientatin. Te Jrnal Sentinel

recentl featred an article n Adbn

hig Scl tat prides a different

rientatin t scl cmmnit bea-

ir epectatins trg restratie

jstice. Ssan Ballje ffers eamples f

rienteering actiities tat can pride

stdents wit clarit abt te transi-

tins frm middle scl t ig scl.

Te piece b Sean Micael Dargan

abt te Man Faces f Cnstrcti-

ism Conference offers readers a rst

glimpse f te pcming eent gar-anteed t pride te cmmnit wit

an rientatin tward cnstrctiism.

Een te Calendar f Eents presents

man pprtnities fr flks t learn

mre abt te GLCC and cnstrctiist

practices in rder t naigate teir wn

prfessinal jrnes.

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Great Lakes Cnstrctiist Cnsrtim News

WE hAvE FAILED IF WE hAvE NoT PRovIDED A PoTENTIAL STAFF MEMBER oR STuDENT WITh

ENouGh INFoRMATIoN ABouT ouR SChooL ThAT ThEy CAN MAKE A DECISIoN ABouT BECoMING

A PART oF ouR LEARNING CoMMuNITy.

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Orientation During Staff and Student Enrollmentby miChael Wridt

Te fndatinal premise f

cnstrctiism is tat learners actiel

cnstrct teir wn knwledge b

ancring new infrmatin t preeisting

knwledge. Staff and stdents ae te

pprtnit t eercise initiatie, take

persnal respnsibilit, and be in cntrl

f teir learning. Ineitabl, tis cmes

dwn t cice and ice.

Between a stimls and a respnse

mans ae te freedm t cse

based n teir self-awareness,

imaginatin, cnscience and

independent will. Additinall, new

infrmatin prided prir t te

respnse will aid in te cice n w t

ice te respnse.

The rst opportunity we have as a school

t pride bt staff and stdents a

cice and ice abt teir learning is

dring te enrllment prcess. Inland

Seas staff and stdent enrllment

prcess prides as mc infrmatin

as pssible trg a cllabratie

prcess, s tat ptential staff and

stdents can make an edcated cice

abt jining r learning cmmnit.

Tis prcess is designed t allw

ptential enrllees te pprtnit t

nderstand r isin and missin and

w we manifest tese n a da-t-

da basis. Te time spent n tis is

etensie.

or iring prcess is cndcted

cllabratiel wit all ptential staff

er a 2 da perid fr a ttal f 6 t 8

rs. or stdent enrllment prcess

is als cndcted cllabratiel wit

a cmbinatin f grp and indiidal

actiities er seeral cntact das. We

beliee tis t be time well spent.

We ae failed if we ae nt

prided a ptential staff member

r stdent wit eng infrmatin

t make te cnscis cice. As

henr Daid Trea said I knw f

n mre encraging fact tan te

nqestinable abilit f man t eleate

is life b cnscis endear. Inland

Seas beliees tat te staff and stdent

enrllment prcess can elp indiidals

make a decisin abt becming a part

f r learning cmmnit.

Micael Wridt is vice-Prinicpal and Lead

Teacer at Inland Seas hig Scl.

The following excerpt is taken from t

dc f Cg, by Peter Senge, et al.

(New York: Doubleday/Currency, 1999)

Failure To reThink our

enterprises will leae s little relief

frm r crrent predicaments:

rising trblence casing s rising

stress; increasing discnnectin and

internal cmpetitieness; peple

wrking arder, rater tan learning

w t wrk smarter; and increas-

ingl intractable prblems bend

te reac f an indiidal r rgani-

zatin. If are smene at anleel cncerned deepl abt tese

callenges, ten face a danting

task. In effect, are engaged in

a great entre f eplratin, risk,

discer and cange, witt an

cmpreensie maps fr gidance.

Actall, fr mst f man istr,

intrepid eplrers ae set t n

teir jrnes f discer witt

cmpreensie maps. N ne

epected tem t pride mre tan

rg gidance. yet, weer imper-

fect, maps and gides ae been

amng mankinds mst treasredartifacts. Not surprisingly, the rst

atlas makers, w gatered and

cllected tse carts and ntes

int bks and prtflis, canged

istr.

Witt better maps, it is etremel

nlikel tat rganizatinal cange

effrts will eer sstain temseles.

Each new adventure will be the rst.

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ig scl pgm itiMPS. Sic mst stdts

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scl d td t t

sm bildig it my

t sm ids, t

cllg bcm: Whats

diferent about high school?

d What changes rom 8th to

9th grade?Wil t s

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smm vcti, s ll s

stg igs m si-c 8t gd tcs d

milis it bcm cl

tt smtig mst b i

plc t c, You

are here, now!

Svl itti sssis, clld

Wlcm t Hig Scl!,

d i t ll t tk stdts it

tis plc. T itti s

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ti t. Bt itt cm-

psiv -itti tgt

t y stdts qtly spk

ig scl s jst lik middl

scl. Ty jkd d plyd it ll

t vig ts ly ys! W

stdts visitd ti m middl

scl milis, ty bcm

tt il middl scl kids

yg, my ti ig scl

ids still ctd t sm y.

Adlts s lizd tt stdts

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dlts.

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ctig 11t & 12t gd css

tt d Mqtt Ui-

vsity cmps. W st lkd

stdts tg t gds

iitil cllg t, t s

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s cgd t xpics

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pticiptd i cmps

ts t xplig

s tt ld b imp-

tt t tm tgt ti ig

scl xpic. Oitig d

lly bg! My gt lst d d

ids, t gils djstd ti

clts t lk ld, t bys sttld

d t bld i, d t st kd

lly d t mk t Wlcmt Hig Scl dvt

ts ld k li is dit.

O cllg d discvy s

tik bt t pps i-

tti i scls is t liz t

ds t b ss plc (t jst

bildig) c s blgs,

kldg bt t is xpctd,

dvct t st t xpics,

icldig lss d cgs i lti-

sips, d ss cisity illig s g t tk isks. IF

cstctivist, itig st-

dts ctis tgt ti ig

scl ys bcs t is lys

mili tity tt ill d

mp d cmpss, il ty l

t b ti gid.

orienteering in Sclsby susan ballje

Walking through the

Marquette University campus

or a tour, a student rom Grand

Avenue High School shrieked,

OMG, I am notready

or college!

OrieNTeeriNG

A race across unamiliar territory

using maps and compass.



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Great Lakes Cnstrctiist Cnsrtim News

Wt Stdts hv t Sy

t llig is bi smmy

ids tt ts d yg dlts

sd it IHlt WI tg

pcss lmd itvis d mt v ys xpic kig

it tcs tgt t c-

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m mtl lt cllgs. W

d t l t sppt tm.

A Blfs Chck-Up

T ts d yg dlts it-

vid spk it imity

ty sid, Bliv pi is l.

Stdts lk tcs d-

std tt i giv t p d

cic, cild t ld cs

t liv ti scl ys i sspsi

ms, xis silc, t sid-

lis lig. Tis simply ms

tt d t d y t sy, I

ckldg y pi.

Ackldgig ds t m

dstdig. I ct, dlts mst

dstd tt fy blid i

my sittis tbld cild

d ts. Spdig limitd

gy tyig t discv t ys stdts bvi, il lpl

i it sis ligt sttgis t

clssm, t bcms dd-d

ll t bis cdtility,

dil, d dysctil dctil,

mdicl mily systms.

Ctig stdt mtil

pi is t sy. As t g-ps i

t m, d t mmb, It is

t bt m. Kpig cs

t stdts xpic, lls s tmk dcisis gdig sttgis

t ssss, g psitiv cctis,

d pvid lig pptitis

tt pssibilitis icmtl

sccsss.

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dt lys k i ts

vig psitiv ct. Hlig m

dpssi ltd illsss tks tim.

F sm it c b t y ptt t dkss d my it is

litim mgig cic illss

it ll its ps d ds. W mst

ly t kldg tt ts

pt bigg scm. Sm

tcs migt sy, I tid tt d

it v md dic. Yt, t

ts tld ti stis s ts

migt l, pitd t t ctl l

tt tcs plyd i ti lig.

Statgs Fo engagng Studnts

Dung Tough Tms

Emply csistt lcmig

pctics. Ppl stgglig it

dpssi ltd illsss v

my gtiv tgts btig ti

psyc.

Ct gl d csistt tim

ddssig cficts. T lig

pcss c gt sid tckd by g-

mts bt stdt d tc.

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mitig d ctl.

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itig. T ts itvid tlkd

bt t xity cvstis

it tcs ty l-

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mmbd jst tyig t lk lik

ty OK t t tkig i

t s big sid.

Ct pptitis smll sc-csss c dy.

Ask stdts bt ti lig

vimt ds ly i t scl

y smst.

Assss sccss xpcttis by

givig smll ssigmts. By stt-

ig smll c dtmi t

stdt is cpbl ccmplisig.

Miti listic xpcttis

gdlss sp-st mmt.Bildig ss psl cmp-

tc is sccssi icmtl

psitivs tt stg tgt c

tig csistt itl dpssiv

mssgs big lss t.

y y t - v bst tcig

pctics i y giv sitti d

s pssil cllbti tim t

discss ty / t kig.

Fllig is list ctiv pctics

it ic t xpimt.

1. Wtc t t vic tis c

b tigg.

2. Egg t sss t big st-

dt bck m dkss.

3. Us (pppit) m.

4. At pvidig mmt

cmt, divsi, gg

stdt i cic.

5. Pvid cmplimts m stdt

pspctiv b vy cl it

dm mpty cmplimts.

6. Mdl stss d g

mgmt.

7. R t d cct t t dlts

i cilds li. Discv ic dlt,

i d tsid t scl, t

stdt ld t t i i d.

T ts itvid

md it cl tt t ty t

tcs bliv ti pi is l

d t s clssm

sccss is pssibl i smll icmts

tt dd p t p v ti illss.

Se McKenzie is te Prgram Directr

fr Inhealt Wiscnsin. ttp://inealtwi.

rg/

by sue mCKenzie



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SUPAR Students Work with Sixteenth StreetCommunity Health Center to Grow Food

by nanCy FranK

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water for the sh, providing healthy

greens and sh for people to eat.

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First thursday EvEnts

Reservations are required for First Thursday

events and can be made by contacting

[email protected]

thursday, april 2nd

Systms Thnkng: What Ls

Bnath (and Abov!)

57:30 pm at BASTANTE


Milwakee, WI 53207

thursday, May 7th

rstoatv Justc and

th Classoom57:30 pm at BASTANTE


Milwakee, WI 53207

OthEr EvEnts

april 2021

Wsconsn Chat Schools Confnc

Cntr Springs htel

Wakesa, WI

saturday, May 2 nd

igntng PBL n you envonmnt!

8:3012 nn at BASTANTE


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thursday, May 21st

Th Many Facs of

Constuctvsm Confnc

27 pm

Milwakee Pblic Msem

800 W. Wells Street

Milwakee, WI 53233

(See greatlakescc.rg fr mre

infrmatin.)

CalenDarOFEvEnts

GLCC

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Spreenkler, LLC is a creatie ser-ices agenc tat recrits brigt,creatie and tec-sa lcal cllege

stdents, crss-trains tem in a ariet

of elds from social media strategies

t web-design and tilizes teir talents,

b wrking n prjects wit cmpanies

frm arnd te Milwakee regin,

allwing tem t gain real wrld eperi-

ence. In trn, cmpanies get fres, ital

and fcsed innatin.

Specically, for the Great Lakes Con-

strctiist Cnsrtim, Spreenkler is

eading p a scial media campaign

tat ses tls sc as Facebk,

LinkedIn, yTbe, Twitter and Flickr t

increase awareness, bild a GLCC n-

line cmmnit and inspire peple abt

w te sld attend te Man Faces

f Cnstrctiism, Ma 21st eent cm-

ing p at te Milwakee Pblic Msem.

Te campaign als integrates grassrts

marketing tactics, wic inle sneak

preiew eents leading p t te main

eent. Te mini-eents will be eld

trgt te Milwakee area er

te net 10 weeks. Dring te sneak

preiews, scial media tls will be sed

t pst pts, stream te eents lie

and gie te n-line cmmnit a taste

f wat is t cme, all te wile bilding

sspense and anticipatin. Lcal GLCC

ig scl stdents will be inled

in te campaign t gie tem ands n

eperience sing te latest tls in te

areas f scial media tecnlgies.

Sara Gel is Directr f Marketing &

Client Serices fr Spreenkler, LLC.

GLCC Conference Orientationvia Social Mediaby sara Gehl

Congratulations to AudubonTechnology and Communication

Center High School!Gong in Ccls was fatud n th Jounal Sntnl

atcl on Mach 16th by By Alan J. Bosuk.

TereisabigpushacrossMPSthis

yearto reduce suspensions.A na-

tionalconsultingteamcameinlast

yearand saidMPShadoneothe

highest suspension ratesmaybe

thehighest inthe country and

thatmore constructive andless se-

veredisciplinarystepswerenotbeing

usedasotenastheyshouldbe.

Acrossthesystem,thenumbero

suspensionsisdownmorethan20%,

accordingtodatathroughlastweek.

eachers at someschoolshave

saidthat means not much more

thanthatkidswhoweresuspended

whentheyweresenttotheofcein

thepastarenowbeingsentbackto

class.

Newapproaches,results

But at some schools, new ap-

proachesarebeingtried,andMPS

ofcialsareencouragedthattheyre

gettingresults.

Audubon, at3300S. 9th St., is

oneo16 schoolstakingpart in a

programusingprinciplesowhatis

called restorativejustice.Te goal

isnotsomuchtopunishastoget

students onpathsto makebetter

choices,tounderstandthe impact

owhattheydo,todealwithpeople

better in otherwords,tolearn

something,to changetheirways

and nottojust sit out classes or

threedays.



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