LAUNCH:

A Personalized Learning Project

Kimberly Huegerich

Nevada CSD

World Language Chair

LAUNCH Coach

khuegerich@nevadacubs.org

June 19, 2018

bit.ly/conveningLAUNCH

LAUNCH coaches:

Dr. Ludwig & Sra. Huegerich

Good News

What has been your favorite learning so far in your life?

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What intrigues you about personalized learning?

Today’s Goals:

•What does personalized learning look like?

•How did NHS begin the process of personalized learning?

•What are the components of LAUNCH and how is it assessed for a grade?

•How can you leverage the resources of your own district to create a personalized learning environment?

•What Blue Lobster ideas do you have that you can cultivate?

Why?

Summer learning: What would you learn if you could?

Vision

• Provide an opportunity for students to engage in a personalized, interdisciplinary learning environment
• Empower inquiry, invention and innovation to become compassionate, empathetic citizens
• Explore their interest and connect to the community
• Meet the learner outcomes to prepare for rigorous college and workplace expectations.

Student reflection: Lindsey

Blue Lobster Ideas

How?

To start…

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A book study

Other books in the book study

Pilot program 2017: Rebeka & Alyssa

Essential Question: How can Nevada’s Hispanic population become more actively involved in 4-H and utilize the resources available?

Essential Question: How can we bring awareness to Nevada community about organ donation and childhood cancer?

Book Study Year 2

Published 2017

Lots of examples and personal stories K-12

Research from schools across the United States

Theory + practice

Student reflection: Peighton

Implementation

2017-2018 Participation

Total students: 26

1 term (quarter): 3

Semester: 5

Full year: 18

What will this look like? How will we make it fit NHS?

Start: What do you want to learn?

CONTRACT

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

TIMELINES & LEARNING LOGS

RESEARCH, REFLECTION, PRODUCT, PRESENTATION

COLLABORATION

LEARNER OUTCOMES

CONFERENCING

Essential Questions

• How does engineering new strains of e. coli make those cells resistant to certain environments,

such as different chemicals or temperatures?

• How are different teaching strategies effective with learning/singing foreign music?
• How do minority groups experience daily life and society and what is the historical reason for that?
• How can two cultures be blended through school activities?
• What has lead to the differing dishes across Spanish speaking countries?
• How does the crime in Mexico affect the United States
• How has ancient Greece impacted society today?
• How are diseases in Latin American countries is different from ours?
• How can the medicines and practices that we have in the U.S. impact

the equine population in other countries?

• How does photography impact how we view society?
• How do myths impact cultures?
• How can we increase STEM classes, groups, and opportunities

in the school district?

Student reflection: Libby

Assessment

I am able to choose what I want to learn 4.2/4.6

2017-2018 Survey 1: not at all; 5: very easily

I have the freedom to inquire, invent, and innovate my own project. 4.4/4.5

I am able to solicit the support of a

community member, locally or

globally, to advance my project.

3.8/3.6

Learner Outcome #1: Individualized Learner 4.3/4.5

2017-2018 Survey I am able to accomplish...

Learner Outcome #2: Collaborator 3.9/4.2

Learner Outcome #3: Whole Individual 4.1/4.5

Learner Outcome #4: World Changer

3.7/4.6

Three words to describe LAUNCH are...

“I was able to pick something I enjoyed while still giving myself a challenge.”

“My LAUNCH class has allowed me to design a challenging project based around a topic that I am passionate about.”

“It's helping me get experience in a field of work that I might want to pursue.”

“I want to study vet med, so being able to do a project on vet med is super awesome and I guarantee that I am learning information I will reference again.”

I'm able to learn about something that actually interests me and it

gives me an idea on what I want to do for a career in the future

“I highly recommend this class to anyone who wants to learn a

little more into a possible career.”

“This class is really awesome. I love the learning experience that I am gaining from doing my own project and paced how I want it.”

“I got to choose what I learn instead of being told

what to learn.”

Student comments

Student reflection: Rowan

Discussion: Your goal

What is your blue lobster idea?

What challenges do you have in your district?

What are some systemic advantages that you can

leverage to cultivate your idea?

Who are some people that you can connect with to help

grow your idea?

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Student

reflections:

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Kim

Nathan

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“What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.”

George Bernard Shaw

Note catcher

Record your ideas as you listen and collaborate with your team as it relates to your students, your building, your district.