Questions for Thursday 6/3

We're meeting Thursday 8-11 a.m. in the FS lounge. Come if you can! Otherwise, please participate or get Sean answers/opinions by Thursday so we can incorporate your mana'o into our discussion.

I. LEARNING OUTCOMES

We decided to just use the Hawaii GLOs. Please go over them below and raise questions or concerns.

Another option would be the “Seven C’s” from the New Tech site.
http://tinyurl.com/sevencs

Determine and Define learning outcomes (PHASE 1 and 2): GLOs

Self-directed Learner (The ability to be responsible for one's own learning)
Community Contributor (The understanding that it is essential for human beings to work together)
Complex Thinker (The ability to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving)
Quality Producer (The ability to recognize and produce quality performance and quality products)
Effective Communicator (The ability to communicate effectively)
Effective and Ethical User of Technology (The ability to use a variety of technologies effectively and ethically)

PHASE 3: DEVELOP RUBRICS to measure these learning outcomes

See for example from Hawaii elementary levels or:

http://doe.k12.hi.us/curriculum/GLO_rubric_grade1-6.htm

PHASE 4: Determine which learning outcomes will be evaluated in each course (prep for GradePortal Training)


II. STAFF NORMS

This includes common language, routines/rituals, and meeting times.

We’ve already discussed using common prep or meeting time after school to meet.
Today we discussed terminology for SP Academy personnel:
Students will be “academy associates.”
Teachers will be “advisors.”
Rosters could be “staff.”
Leaders within classroom activities could be “facilitators,” “coordinators,” “managers.”

If you have any additional ideas on any of this, especially routines/rituals, please give suggestions!

Ritual/language? SP has used “If can, can. If no can, no can.”

Entrance/exit procedures
Bellwork (label?), exit pass?

Getting class attention/refocusing: Clap; Raise hand; Count; Bell; “May I have your attention?” and wait...

Do we need this to be a common practice?

Others:


III. STUDENT NORMS

What are acceptable and unacceptable behaviors and language?

Profanity
Electronics
Classroom disruptions
Etc.


IV. DECISION MAKING PROCESS

If you have any ideas about a process we should routinely use, please make suggestions. Here are five options from NTN: http://tinyurl.com/spdecisions

Survey for everyone to complete for Kris:

Survey Link: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22ACKT9GUG2

School Identity

Searider Productions Academy for Creative Education at Waianae High School

S.P.A.C.E. @ WHS

Thoughts

-teacher shirts

-polo shirts, t-shirts

-color?

-logo?

-student shirts – student designed?

Please post your thoughts and ideas!!

Advisory Period

Advisory notes

• regular schedule 8:45-10:10am
• Tuesday 8:00-8:15am
• Students (20-25) are assigned to a teacher at random.
• Teacher acts as a counselor/mentor
• Mentors student from 9-12 grade.
• monitors school academic performance.
• Teacher uses an online template.
• Teacher builds relationships with students
• Teacher works collaboratively with the parents by
• making home visits and conferences.

...Na‘a

Portal Findings

Things we know...

• Simple - very easy to use
• Training is initially provided by teacher, then mentoring begins
• Every student receives account
• Gmail is primary email client
• Assignments and grades are easily accessible
• Students were very proficient in language, use and competency of portal
• Our teachers still have many detail oriented questions

Things we need to know...

• System Administration
• Leveraging programs full capabilities
• Exporting data for parent notification
• Where does training come from down the road
• Is it an open application or purchased
• Homework completion. Online? Offline?
• Other teacher requests - seating charts, attendance, etc.

A more detailed description of our conversation can be found in Emily's notes...

John/Mike

Interventions

• Group Contract
• Advisory Teacher (same teacher all 4 years, about 20 students)
• Security said things were very quiet
• Students did not cut or get in trouble (only remembered one student getting in trouble - expelled for stealing a laptop)
• Sophomore said that things were more difficult in the freshman year.
• Students do fail some times, but they know that they are responsible (it is a choice that they make, if there is a student that is already going to fail and will not work with the group the teacher would just grade the rest of the group)
• Student said if there is tension between group members, they can speak informally to the teacher and transfer groups. Student stated, though, that culture makes this fairly unnecessary.
• We asked what happens "if a student needs special help" with tasks. Students replied vaguely that they can speak to a teacher or choose a role that is better suited for them. Their group might reduce their expectations.
  

Aaron Day & Sean Nagamatsu

The beginning

Aloha All...

Really looking forward to working with everyone on forming our "own school"! The Pioneers...whoohooo. When you put the right people together, the right way, for the right reason....things happen!

or as Jim Collins from "Good to Great" says...

Get the right people on the bus, get the wrong people off the bus, put the right people in the right seats....then decide where we're going.

IMUA-

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