Welcome to ASC Scholars’

Academy!Project L.I.F.T. STEAM Camp

September 7, 2013

We are so glad that you said, “YES!” Goal: To provide students at Bruns

Academy, Walter G. Byers School, Druid Hills Academy, and Thomasboro Academy with a dynamic experience. We will provide arts-based residencies, a community-based project, and STEAM-based units of study. We will culminate this experience with a Literary Festival in the spring.

Residencies Provided by local arts-education

providers Visual Art, Performing Art, Writing,

Digital and Media Literacy Schedule provided to you for your

residencies

Community-Based Project Will be a coordinated

effort between the school community and other community agencies.

May take place in the fall or spring sessions.

Literary Festival Will be planned by the ASC Education

Leadership Staff Will include partnerships with arts-

education providers Will be an opportunity to celebrate and

transform students’ written work

Professional Development Hosted at one or more school sites Allows you to showcase your work!

Camp Staff Lead Certified Instructor Certified Instructor Co-Director Camp Associate

Lead Certified Instructor Grouped into grade families (PreK-2, 3-5, 6-

8) Plan a unit of instruction for one grade Coordinate the planning and activities for

grade family at the site Serve as the collaborative leader for the

family Communicate with ASC staff

Certified Instructor Plan a unit of study for one grade level Serve as the leader to associates in the

grade level Create a supply order for the grade level

to correspond with unit plans ($125/week)

Coordinate morning arrival and dismissal gathering and class groups for the grade

Camp Associate Deliver a unit of instruction that is

planned by an instructor to a group of scholars

Organize the daily activities of the group of scholars

Keep record of attendance for assigned group of scholars

Camp Co-Directors Serve as a support to all instructors,

associates, and scholars Ensure that residency schedules are

distributed Monitor bus and car arrival Coordinate “moving parts” of camp Oversee student sign in and out Respond to student management

concerns

Support from ASC Coordinate the residencies Plan the Literary Festival Coordinate the community-based

project Provide opportunity for unit planning

support Order supplies (delivered in tubs) Ensure that you get paid! Feed you every chance we get!

Moment for Reflection…

STEAM Camp is your opportunity!

Number One Goal

Authentic Student Engagement

DifferentiationFour Areas in Which We Differentiate: Content Process Product Learning Environment

3 Ways We Differentiate Readiness Learning Profile Interest

STEAM Camp Focus Differentiating content and product by

InterestDare to Differentiate Wiki

Integration Glue Interdisciplinary Themes

Change Relationships

ExplorationEmpowermentConflict

STEAM-Based Unit Planning

Kindergarten Example STEAM Point Resource

Collection of STEAM Resources on Crystal’s Wiki

Pinterest

Your colleagues!!

Backwards Design Begin with the end in mind!

Know Understand Be able to do

Unit Plan Structure Plan for approximately 3.5 hours of unit

study per day Typical schedule could have 1 hour of art

residency per day, but some times there will be a double and other days will not have a residency (flexible planning)

One hour for lunch and recess Up to one hour of structured movement

activity planned during the day

Shared Plan Remember that your plan will be used

by your “grade mates” You will need to be explicit in your

instructions to maximize impact on all students

Format Format template can be found on

Crystal’s Wiki Not meant to be limiting!

Supplies, supplies The supply spreadsheet will be posted

to the wiki.

The orders are due NO LATER than Monday, September 16.

Each class will receive a set of standard supplies.

Unit Plan Due Date Due Friday, September 20 We realize it may still need some work! We will review in group sessions on September

21.

Move In Survey!! On Crystal’s wiki:

crystallail.cmswiki.wikispaces.net

What can we clarify?