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A New Era at Minarets
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Kayla WestAngeline DeHartMichael Vaughan
Brett MogliaBrittney SlaughterRichard Chapman
Shout-Outs
Teachers Moving On…
Mike Niehoff Moving On…
I Am Changing Titles…
Director of Charter?
Weight Room Shift
Native American Culture Center
Minarets Phase 2
Activity
Share with your group:1) What was your most successful project
last year?2) What are some ways that you assessed
student learning?3) What is a new project/approach you plan
to implement this year?4) Share out what someone else shared with
you.
Where are wenow?
Who are we?Where do we need
to take it?
5 C’s
CommunicationDo our projects teach students to:
-Articulate their learning through multiple intelligences?
-Be responsible in communicating with teacher forturning work in, editing work, and understanding what is
asked them?
-Publish their work and develop a portfolio that willdemonstrate their work and progress on a large scale?
CollaborationDo our projects teach students to:
-Learn how to lead and follow on a project with multiple tasks?
-Be responsible for their role in a group of their peers?
-Brainstorm, edit, and offer their talents in the design phase?
CreativityDo our projects teach students to:
Utilize their talents and interests to show mastery of content?
Complete projects at their highestlevel rather than for a grade?
Truly learn by having fun but working hard?
Critical ThinkingDo our projects teach students to:
Ask questions that matter?
Struggle through challenges and relish in the rewardsof problem solving?
Solve real world problems that impactthem or people they know?
Community
Are our studentspart of a community? Dothey want to be here? Is
it safe to be yourself?
Student Succ
ess
Stories
My Thoughts on
The Staff
Unit 1Intro
FormativeAssessment
SummativeAssessment
Unit 2
Traditional
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Unit 1
QuestionsBig Ideas
Engagement
Project DesignMakers Lab
CollaborationProduction
Edit ModeFeedback
Enhancement
ShowcaseEnrichment
PublishPortfolio
Review andon to Unit 2
Minarets
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Why Must We Rush?
Goals for this Year
1.Promote deep questioning in our
teaching.
Goals for this Year
2. Follow our process:
-Introduce/Explain-Model
-Guide and Be Mobile-Check for Understanding
-Review
Goals for this Year
3.Develop a Framework for
the Minarets Model. Share and use to gain momentum each year.
Goals for this Year
4.Target the Students Who are
Below the Radar and PlugThem in to our Community.
Who do we do that?
-Instructional Rounds
-Teacher led Professional Development
-Creation of a Minarets Learning Site.
-Student Engagement Project
-Never lose sight of our mission
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Ryan
iBooks Author
Activity
-Create a presentation ina group of four. This will beembedded on the week one
sessions site.
-You can use any format but it must look good and cover your topic well.
-Each presentation must include a 5-10
minute activity.
Group #1
Getting involve at Minarets. What we have
to offer, why students should get involved, who they can contact to get
involved, and examples of the activity/clubs
success.
Group #2
What is project based learning. PBL at Minarets, the different tools we
have, why PBL is valuable, and examples of what students have done
at Minarets.
Group # 3
How to conduct a search. What is research and what is googling, how to give credit where credit is due,
how become a master of the search…
Group # 4
Get to know your teachers! Give a bio of the teachers and what they teach. Include interesting backgrounds and interests. Know you teachers quiz.
Curriculum Pathways
