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Where Does It Live - Building Systems and Structures for What You Believe
This document discusses building school systems and structures around core values and beliefs. It focuses on creating schools that teach students, not just subjects, through understanding-driven projects, homework, and class participation rather than recall-based tests. It advocates examining current systems like scheduling and hiring to better reflect a school's mission. It also addresses creating change through short, medium, and long-term action plans to move systems closer to espoused values over time.
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- 1. Where Does ItLive? Building Systems and Structures Around What You Believe Chris Lehmann Science Leadership Academy
- 2. Project-Based Learning Student-Centered Learning Numeracy Differentiated Instruction 21st Century Literacy Edu-Speak Direct Instruction Authentic Assessment Standards-Driven Instruction Accountability Life-Long Learning
- 3. Mission Statements Should DoTheir Job
- 4. We Deny WordsPower When They Are Not Embedded In Practice
- 5. What Do YouWant Your School To Be?
- 6. SLA Mission Statement •"How do we learn?" • "What can we create?" • "What does it mean to lead?" These three essential questions form the basis of instruction at the Science Leadership Academy (SLA), a Philadelphia high school opened in September 2006. SLA is built on the notion that inquiry is the very first step in the process of learning. Developed in partnership with The Franklin Institute and its commitment to inquiry-based science, SLA provides a rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum with a focus on science, technology, mathematics and entrepreneurship. Students at SLA learn in a project-based environment where the core values of inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation and reflection are emphasized in all classes. The structure of the Science Leadership Academy reflects its core values, with longer class periods to allow for more laboratory work in science classes and performance-based learning in all classes. In addition, students in the upper grades have more flexible schedules to allow for opportunities for dual enrollment programs with area universities and career development internships in laboratory and business settings, as well as with The Franklin Institute. At SLA, learning is not just something that happens from 8:30am to 3:00pm, but a continuous process that expands beyond the four walls of the classroom into every facet of our lives.
- 7. What Is Implied: The Ethic of Care (yes, we’re planning on updating the mission.)
- 8. Hiring Scheduling Curriculum Administration Systems and Structures Parent Relations Professional Food Service Development Assessment
- 9. Say What YouDo And Do What You Say
- 10. Caring Institutions We TeachKids, Not Subjects
- 11. Common Language of Teachingand Learning
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- 15. Traditional Classrooms: Recall-Based Tests Homework Projects Class Participation
- 16. The Schools We Need: Understanding- Driven Projects Homework Class Participation Tests & Quizzes
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- 20. Break-Out: Examine One Systemor Structure of Your School or Classroom. How can you change it to better reflect your values / mission?
- 21. The Big Question: •What is the worst consequence of your best idea • How will you mitigate that problem?
- 22. Creating Change Whatis the action plan to move the systems and structures of your school / classroom closer to the values you espouse? • One month plan • One year plan • Three year plan
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