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Green Run High School Innovation LabMISSION: TO HELP OUR ST UDENT S FIG UR E OUT WHO T HEY A R E A ND WHAT T HE IR PUR PO SE IN L IFE SHO UL D B E

Who inspired us to “try” to innovate?

And let us not forget our former teachers, who never wrote any books but stayed in the classroom giving all they had with an audience of 5 or 12 or sometimes even 40…

How will we use our time together today?

Part 1 (40 minutes): We hope to share our iLab story with you…

Vision, Structures, Practices, Successes and Strengths, Failures~ Areas in Need of Improvement, and Our Future

Part 2 (10 minutes): BRAIN BREAK: We are big believers in FINNishing Strong (4o minutes on, 10 minutes off)

Part 3 (20 minutes): Various Choice Stations~1. Speak with iLabStudents 2. Go through a day to day visual account of the iLabthrough our Twitter feed 3. Analyze our data (discipline, attendance, academic progress)

What is the Green Run High School Innovation Lab (iLab)?

• It is an experiment in PUBLIC educational reform and democracy.

• We have no filters, no applications, no interviews…we take any student zoned for our high school and we build our curriculum organically each week around student and teacher passions.

• Green Run High School and the Innovation Lab classes are populated with students from very diverse backgrounds. The demographics in the GRHS iLab reflect the overall demographics of the school. There is a large contingency of military families as well as a large percentage of African-American students. Of our iLab students, 19 % come from families connected to the U.S. Armed Services. 51% of the iLab students are African-Americans, 16% are Hispanic, 2% are Asian, 4% are Multiple Ethnicities, and 27% are Caucasian.

Core Values and Beliefs of the GRHS iLab(Created by Teachers and Students)

•We take students, the things they love, and their natural abilities seriously and aim to build learning around student passions everyday.

•We believe in intrinsic motivation and rigorous self-analysis.

•We believe learning should be as fun as humanly possible.

Core Values and Beliefs of the GRHS iLab(Created by Teachers and Students)

•We believe in creating and maintaining a positive and safe learning environment with uplifting peer and teacher relationships.

•We believe failure can be a crucial step on the road to success and we aim to fail forward

•We believe social and emotional learning and developing personal ethics are as important as academic training.

What do we REALLY believe in?

“If we aren’t having fun, we must be doing something

wrong!”

GRHS iLab

GRHS iLab Class of 2021

How It All Works in the GRHS iLab

• Get students out into the community

• Bring the community to school through Community Conversations

• Develop real –world applications of content knowledge

Expeditionary Learning

• Develop Non-cognitive skills

• Practice and role-play in Innovation Health and P.E. classes

• SEL is embedded in all iLab classes

Social and Emotional Learning • Blend

student/teacher passions with traditional curricula in Biology and English

• Build curricula around current events and student passions in World Geography

Multidisciplinary Learning

EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING

“MUST WE ALWAYS TEACH OUR CHILDREN WITH BOOKS? LET THEM LOOK AT THE MOUNTAINS AND THE STARS UP ABOVE. LET THEM LOOK AT THE BEAUTY OF THE WATERS AND THE TREES AND FLOWERS ON EARTH. THEY WILL THEN BEGIN TO THINK, AND TO THINK IS THE BEGINNING OF A REAL EDUCATION.” -DAVID POLIS

FIRST DAY of High School for our 9th graders

https://twitter.com/GRHSiLab/status/905193977783226369

iLab Learning Expeditions 2017-2018

Hiking The Blue Ridge ParkwayTouring The University of VirginiaThe Adventure Park (on the first day of school!)Dolphin Watching at the Virginia AquariumFirst Tee lessons at National Golf CourseIdentifying trees at Bayville ParkFishing at Stumpy Lake“Thrifting” at the Salvation Army Mentoring at Green Run Elementary SchoolWashington, D.C.Kings DominionWright Brothers Memorial, North Carolina

Creating a Strong Sense of Belonging as We Explore the World

VIR G INIA B E ACH O CE A N F R O NTD O L P HIN R U N AT T HE VIR G INIAAQU A R IU M

University of Virginia and theBlue Ridge Parkway

Community Conversations

Honorable Kevin Duffan, Juvenile and Domestic Relations JudgeProfessor Michael Allen, Old Dominion UniversityAmanda Gregory, Prosecuting AttorneyMark Brown, Author of Zen Pig Dr. Charles Corprew, Consultant/Business OwnerRon Villanueva, Delegate in the General AssemblyChris and Aaron Johnson, Business OwnersJill Heinerth, Arctic ExplorerMicki Sievers, World TravelerJay Gates, Comedian and Corporate Film DirectorJeff Jones, ODU Men’s Head Basketball Coach

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING/PERSONALIZED LEARNING“THE PERSONALIZATION OF LEARNING IS NOT JUST PRETENDING KIDS HAVE CHOICES IN WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO LEARN. RATHER, IT IS BUILDING ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH TEACHERS HAVE THE TIME AND SKILL TO KNOW THEIR STUDENTS AND CAN ADJUST THE PACE, THE MATERIALS, AND THE SURROUNDINGS SO THEY CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS.” - GEORGE WOOD

Social and Emotional Learning

Lessons in Life, Lessons from the Lives of Others, and Non-Cognitive Skills

• Calculated Risk Taking: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone!

• Goal Setting: Be Smart, Be Courageous (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely)

• Digital Citizenship and Digital Literacy: Be Internet Awesome (Google) and Share with Care!

• Get Unstuck: Your Past and Your Family’s Past Don’t Have to be Your Future

• Empathy: Put Yourself in Someone Else’s Shoes

• Curiosity: There’s No Place Like Home, But Sometimes You “Gotta” Roam!

MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND BLENDED LEARNING

“TECHNOLOGIES, COMBINED WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY TALENTS OF TEACHERS, PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVOLUTIONIZE EDUCATION.” - SIR KEN ROBINSON

“A” Day in the GRHS iLab

1A 7:20 a.m.-8:50 a.m. MATH

2A 8:55 a.m-10:25 a.m. ENGLISH

3A 10:25 a.m.-12:35 p.m. BIOLOGY

4A 12:40 p.m.-2:10 p.m. WORLD GEOGRAPHY

With this flexible schedule GRHS iLab Class of 2021 can mentor Green Run Elementary School Colts and go out into theCommunity for job shadowing opportunities and other learning expeditions

“B” Day in the GRHS iLab

1A 7:20 a.m.-8:50 a.m. ELECTIVE

2A 8:55 a.m-10:25 a.m. ACADEMIC STUDY BLOCK/ELECTIVE

3B 10:25 a.m.-12:35 p.m. INNOVATION/ ENTREPRENEURSHIP

4B 12:40 p.m.-2:10 p.m. HEALTH AND P.E.

Green Run iLab students testing out Virtual Reality

GRHS iLab 2018-2019

IL A B CLASS OF 2022 (YEAR 1 )

“A” Day

Math (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2)

Honors English 9, Biology(Environmental Science), and World Geography (3 blocks of blended learning)

“B” Day

Electives

Health and P.E. and Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2 blocks of blended learning)

I L A B CLASS OF 2021 (YEAR 2)

“A” Day

Math (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2)

English 10, Oceanography, and Virginia and U.S. Government (3 blocks of blended learning)

“B” Day

Electives

Health and P.E., Economics and Finance (2 blocks of blended learning)

GRHS iLab 2019-2020, 2020-2021

IL A B CLASS OF 2021 (YEAR 3 )

“A” Day

Math (Geometry, Algebra 2, Math Analysis)

Honors English 11 and Virginia and U.S. History (2 blocks of blended learning)

“B” Day

Electives

Opportunities to explore internships, job shadowing, Dual Enrollment courses at TCC, ATC, and Tech Center

I L A B CLASS OF 2021 (YEAR 4)

“A” Day

Math (Algebra 2, Math Analysis, AP Calculus)

Leadership Course (1 block) and other required courses for graduation

“B” Day

Electives

Opportunities to explore internships, job shadowing, Dual Enrollment courses at TCC, ATC, and Tech Center

TOP 10 SUCCESSES (Ws) and STRENGTHS of the iLab Learning Experiences

1. Cohort of students, teachers, and families from 9th grade-12th grade matriculating together

through high school

2. Social and Emotional Gains

3. Family Atmosphere

4. Learning Expeditions

Learning Expeditions

5. Community Conversations

6. Passion Projects

7. Brain Breaks

8. Personalized Learning

9. Teacher Freedom and Purpose!

10. Grades, Attendance, and Discipline

TOP 5 FAILURES (Ls) and SETBACKS of the iLab Learning Experiences

1. Problem Based Learning-Too much freedom too quickly, not a lot of intrinsic motivation…yet.

2. Collaborative Student Teams~BIG L

3. Curation of Student Work~Google Classroom, Schoology, Schoolnet, Binders…oh my! Too much work

in ISOLATION.

4. Communication with Parents-Email? Not eally. Phone? Maybe. Text? Yep.

5. Fool on a Stool vs. Sage on the Stage vs. Guide on the Side~The Struggle is Still REAL.

BRAIN BREAK TIME

10 MINUTES to…

THROW THE BALL

TALK TO COLLEAGUES

CHECK YOUR PHONE

BREATHE

DO WHAT YOU WANT

CRY, STRETCH, WALK

GO TO YOUR HAPPY PLACE

iLab Sessions

1. Visually Oriented? Go check out our day to day Twitter feed with Mrs. Kerri Sabo~Innovation and Entrepreneurship Teacher

2. Data-Driven? Go check out our numbers with Mrs. Megan Bishop~ Gifted Resource Teacher

3. Want a student’s perspective? Hangout with Kaleigh, George, David, or Ariela

4. Want a teacher’s perspective? Find Mrs. Bridgette Berthold~ Health and P.E. instructor

5. Want all the reasons why you should or should not try this? Find Mr. Jacobs~Lead Teacher and Coordinator

For a day to day account

of the Green Run High

School Innovation Lab

from 2017-2018 follow us

on TWITTER at

GRHSiLab