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WELCOME TO SMITH SCHOOL Using 21 st Century Skills to educate our students beyond the walls of the classroom

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Page 1: Using 21 st Century Skills to educate our students beyond the walls of the classroom

WELCOME TO SMITH SCHOOL

Using 21st Century Skills to educate our students beyond the walls of the classroom

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A Ramsey Student Will…

Strong Content

Think Critically

Solve Complex, Open Ended Problems

Research and Manage Information

Develop an Argument Supported by Logic and Evidence

Create and Innovate

Communicate and Collaborate

Be A Self-Directed Learner

Make Connections on a Global Level

Be Socially Responsible

Use Technology To Support Learning

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7th & 8th Grade Virtual Book Clubs

7th Grade: Beyond the Book Club

The Valleys Snr. Public School Mississauga,

Ontario

8th Grade: Virtual Book Club

American School of Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Make Meaningful Global Connections…

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Edmodo to Communicate Asynchronously

Discussion of themes and events in shared book

Connect text to personal experiences and learn about each

other

Communication and Collaboration…

Page 5: Using 21 st Century Skills to educate our students beyond the walls of the classroom

Use technology to support learning…

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Be Socially Responsible…

Community Service Club

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SENIORS & STUDENTS COMPUTER CLASSES

Combining 21st Century Skills…

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The Senior

Residents of Ramsey and Saddle River are invited to attend.

Flyers and advertisements are distributed through the Senior Center.

The Students

All 8th grade students in my Computer Cycle classes have been involved in the presentations and classes offered.

All students are given a specific “task”.

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A Ramsey Student Will… Understand the needs of the senior citizen

and how technology is a necessary component in their daily lives.

Need to think critically while preparing the events of the day. This includes admin preparation, written activities, and surveys.

Solve problems such as creating a lesson on the subject through researching and managing the information gathered.

Make connections between their knowledge of the newest technology and how to teach someone with no knowledge.

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A Ramsey Student Will…

Be able to communicate during the one-on-one portion of the class.

Be independent and able to adapt to change when asked questions by the seniors that are not part of the lesson.

Exhibit character and demonstrate responsibility as the students represent the student body of Smith School.

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Collaboration with BCC

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And some additional examples…

Digital Music Cycle- Grade 8

Language Arts- Grade 7

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Journalism Cycle- Grade 8

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Eighth Grade Arab League Summit

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The classroom should be an entrance into the

world, not an escape from it.

-John Ciardi