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???

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Boldly go.....we are!!