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Presentation parent engagement january 2012

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OUTSIDE45

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Let us learn as fully and accurately as we decently can. But let us at the same time abandon our superstitious beliefs about knowledge: that it is intrinsically good; that it can be used objectively or disinterestedly.

Wendell Berry

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A NEW CHOICE PROGRAM

outside45 will embrace the principles of inquiry-based and place-based learning to enhance students’ engagement, academic achievement and development of critical thinking skills so that they can develop an ethic of care in relation to the environment.

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AGENDA

Summary

Goals

Influences on Design

What it Looks Like Day to Day

Context

Costs

Thoughts, Further Discussion

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PROGRAM BUILDER

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WHO? WHAT? WHEN?

Year#1: Based on Grade 6 Science/Socials curriculum strands

Year #2: Based on Grade 7 Science/Socials curriculum strands

Open to students in Grade 6 or 7

1 class (limited registration)

1 Teacher

Implementation: September 2012

Board approval process

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INSPIRATION

Trek

Environmental focus at BICS

Community school – access to resources

Natural setting on Bowen

Outdoor Learning Classroom

http://vimeo.com/31826460

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GOALS

Develop a deep understanding of the overarching and topical enduring understandings embedded in the prescribed curriculum through an inquiry-based approach;

Develop “a disposition toward behaving intelligently “

Be an engaged learner, including active involvement in goal setting and assessment, gaining more awareness of their interests and abilities;

Develop and apply critical thinking skills

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GOALS

Acquire outdoor skills that build leadership and social responsibility;

Students have a greater understanding of who they are, both as a learner and community member, and more awareness of their place in their local community (Bowen Island) and the larger communities they are a part of

Develop an ethic of care for themselves

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PLACE-BASED LEARNING

Fosters students’ connection to place and creates vibrant partnerships between schools and communities

Boosts student achievement & increases student engagement

Helps students learn to take care of the world by understanding where they live and taking action in their own backyards and communities

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INQUIRY-BASED

UbD Framework

Big Idea = Relationships

Strands from the Grade 6 and 7 Socials and Science curricula provide the framework

Other subjects integrated as appropriate

Authentic Transfer Tasks

Capstone Project – end of year

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HABITS OF MIND

16 attributes of what human beings do when they behave intelligently (Art LaCosta) Persisting

Managing Impulsivity

Listening to Others – With Understanding and Empathy

Thinking Flexibly

Thing About Our Thinking

Striving for Accuracy & Precision

Questioning and Posting Problems

Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations

Thinking & Communicating with Clarity and Precision

Gathering Data through All Senses

Creating, Imagining & Innovating

Responding with Wonderment & Awe

Taking Responsible Risks

Finding Humour

Thinking Interdependently

Learning Continuously

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ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION

Based on UbD framework

Enduring Understandings / Essential Questions

Foundational Skills embedded & assessed in context

Ongoing formative assessment (digital portfolio)

Student-Led Conferences 4X year (setting goals with parents)

Individualized “Flight Path” -

If required, letter grades generated at conference based on progress tracked on student’s Flight Path

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PARADIGM SHIFT

Inside

Classroom-Based

Community comes to school

Discipline-based (subjects)

Environmental ed – add on

Rigid schedule/fixed calendar

Report cards

Learning anchored to PLO’s

Outside

Place-based

Linked to enduring understandings

Students learning in the community

Curricular integration across disciplines

Environmental ed –through this lens

Flexible schedule

Individual Learning Plan – Digital Portfolio

Experiential learning – inquiry based

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CONTEXT

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QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?