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PROCESS

Educational Conference

August 2019
Focus on MS education, district-wide

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October 2019
Extend Educational Conference concepts

Deeper dive into most important educational deliveries

Focus on WMS and JSMS facilities

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KEY WORDS FOR EDUCATION

Collaboration/collaborative Collaborative/Personalized (cited 5 times)
Creativity, Creating Possibilities (3 times)
Innovative/Future-looking (3)
Fluid/Fluid and adaptable (2)

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KEY WORDS FOR FACILITIES

Flexible (cited 4 times), Flexible/Beautiful/, Flexible/Dynamic, Flexible/spacious, Flexible/undefined, Flexible/warm (8 total)
Community, community/place to be, unified community (3)
Innovative/innovative/future-looking (2)
Comfy/friendly, comfy/fun (2)

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MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPTS FOR FUTURE MSs

EDUCATION

Student Engagement
Social/Emotional Learning
21^st Century Skills/Competencies

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FACILITIES

21^st century schools

Planned to support relationships as the first priority

Safety and security

Appropriate security strategies aligned with non-traditional floor plans and the international organization Crime Prevention through Environmental Design

FACILITIES (cont’d)

Flexible, varied, brain based furniture

Allowing students to move
Flexible, allowing teachers and students to move furniture

21^st century learning studios and extended learning areas

Active learning spaces; the word “Classroom” no longer suffices

Teacher Planning Centers

Strategically placed in Small Learning Communities to foster relationships and increase professionalism

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EXPLORATION OF INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION

PROJECT BASED LEARNING

Level of student engagement projected to be 6-7 out of 10
Positively endorsed by the one Table Team exploring Project Based Learning

MAKING THINGS TO LEARN

Level of student engagement projected to be 7 to 10 out of 10 by the Table Teams
Enthusiastically endorsed by all five Table Teams exploring Project Based Learning

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MOST EFFECTIVE

Project-based learning
Small group work/ student collaboration
Peer tutoring/teaching
Social/ emotional learning
Making things, prototyping, STEM, STEAM
Interdisciplinary learning
Thematic/integrated learning
Teacher teaming/ larger group synchronous collaboration

LEAST EFFECTIVE

Lecture
Direct teaching

LEARNING MODALITIES

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SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION + DEVELOPMENT MAP

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SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION + DEVELOPMENT MAP

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SCHOOL ORGANIZATION

Radical rethinking of the school organizational model, including:

Thematic Small Learning Communities (SLCs) with teacher looping with integration of “specials” with core learning
Thematic multi-age interdisciplinary, autonomous SLCs with teacher looping, and synchronous teacher teaming
Thematic multi-age (5/6)(7/8) SLCs, looping with teacher autonomy, integration of “specials” with core learning, with wellness group to support teaming and embedded Special Education and Gifted/Talented
Greatest flexibility for teachers to meet needs of students

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Thematic vertical/multi-grade Small Learning Communities (SLCs)
Integration of “specials” with core learning
SLCs with teacher autonomy: control of schedules, curriculum delivery, teaming, student placements, and more

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MOST APPROPRIATE

FOREST AVENUE K-2 CENTER

Cited by 6 of 7 Table Teams

PLACES FOR LEARNING

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MOST APPROPRIATE

IPSWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL

Cited by 5 of 7 Table Teams

PLACES FOR LEARNING

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MOST APPROPRIATE

SLATE MAGAZINE 5^TH GRADE EXPLORATORY CLASSROOM

Cited by 3 of 7 Table Teams

PLACES FOR LEARNING

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MOST APPROPRIATE

WOORANNA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL + MILAN CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES
Cited by 3 of 7 Table Teams

PLACES FOR LEARNING

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MOST APPROPRIATE

NORTH RIDGEVILLE ACADEMIC CENTER (GRADES 3-8)

Cited by 2 of 7 Table Teams

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PLACES FOR LEARNING

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FUTURE FURNITURE

MOST APPROPRIATE

Student Controlled Furniture

Group Discussion Areas

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FUTURE FURNITURE

MOST APPROPRIATE

D School, Stanford U, Maker Space

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JSMS ESSENTIAL PLANNING CONCEPTS

Flexible space
Flexible thinking
2 groupings: 5/6 + 7/8

PLANNING CONCEPTS

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WMS ESSENTIAL PLANNING CONCEPTS

At the very center, easy access for all:

Dining Commons/Learning Commons/Arrival Space

From this canter, direct access to:

Gym
Auditorium
Administration
Nurse
Toilets

Gatekeeper at the Main Entrance
Surrounded by Small Learning Communities

Controlled access to Small Learning Communities

PLANNING CONCEPTS

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OVERALL PLANNING DIAGRAM

PLANNING CONCEPTS

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