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Igniting the PassionIgniting the PassionHolmes Middle School
Igniting a passion for learning while inspiring and empowering students for a future of their own making
Igniting the Passion
• Creating conditions that truly enable all students to learn.
• Flexible and Adaptive Learning Environments• Student and Teacher Engagement• Personalized Learning
Change & Knoster Model
• Vision = Stakeholder Education• Skills = Professional Development• Incentives = Student/Teacher Engagement• Resources = Human Capital, Time,
Technology• Action Plan = Phasing In
Personalized Learning• Portfolios: Learner Profile, Personalized
Learning Plan, Documentation of Progress
• Flexible Learning Environment – adaptive and collaborative
• Hawk Time (Advisory)
Standards/Competency- Based Progression
• Mastery of Knowledge & Skills• Personal Digital Portfolios• Demonstrating Competency• Personalized Pacing
Academic
Self KnowledgeProfessional
Entrepreneurial
Civic
Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s)
• Standards/Competency focused• Instruction, Engagement, Measurement, &
Personalization Opportunities• Responsiveness to Student Needs
Year 1 Discovering our PassionStudent Goals:•6th Grade - Personal Competencies & PLP•Connecting with Holmes Middle School
Implementation Goals:•Teacher Professional Development (PD) •Blended Learning•Competency-based
Learning Environment
Year 2 Passion for Community ServiceStudent Goals:•7th Grade - Civic Competencies & PLP•Connecting with Holmes Community
Implementation Goals:•Technology expansion•Teacher Professional Development (PD)•Common Standard Based Assessments
Year 3 Passion for Innovation
and LeadershipStudent Goals:•8th Grade - Entrepreneurial Competencies & PLP
Implementation Goals:•School wide implementation•Teacher Professional Development
Developing life-long learners who are capable of leading, creating, and contributing
while being empowered with confidence and self-knowledge