Post on 05-Dec-2014
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Re: Imagining School
Re: Imagining School
Agenda
Cara Littlefield
clittlefield@hightechhigh.org
John Bosselman
jbosselman@hightechhigh.o
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HTH 101 (20 min.)
Review Sample Projects (20
min.)
Q and A (20 min.)
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Three Axioms of Schooling
Separate students according to
perceived academic ability
Separate hands and minds • and “disciplines”
Separate school from the world
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Students say:
“Nobody knows who I am.”
“I don’t see the relevance.”
It’s hard to see your future from here.”
Three Integrations at HTH
Integrate students - no setting
Integrate the curriculum • technical and academic
• academic disciplines
Connect school with the world
AND NOW…
Integrate with Graduate Education “A university within a
school”
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Key Elements
• Design principles
• Lottery admission
• CA per pupil expenditure
• Integrations—ALL students
• Voice, choice & ownership
• Teacher development
• Exhibitions/presentations of
learning
• Autonomy in hiring, program
and budget
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Results to date
• 100% qualify to apply to Ucal
• 100% college admission
• 80% college retention—overall,
and for first generation students
• 38% major in STEM fields
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HTH Design Principles
Personalization
Common Intellectual Mission
Adult World Connection
Teacher as Designer
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“Understanding derives from activity.”
John Dewey
Gallery Walk
Purpose:
To become familiar with
work being done.
Process: Spend as much time with a
project as you would like.
Guiding Question:
What are these projects about?
10 minutes
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Gallery Walk
Pair/Share- find one project you
would like to discuss with
someone
What struck you about this
project?
What burning questions do
you have about the work?
How do you think this
student work was achieved?
10 minutes
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Share Out
Questions and Answers
o On index card write questions you have about anything you saw today
20 minutes
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