Hickory Ridge High School Problem Based Learning Activity
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Hickory Ridge High School Problem Based Learning Activity
Angela DavisGwendelyn Fristensky
Kasandra GallegosRenee’ L. Hanson
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Introduction to Hickory Ridge
• Urban school• Approximately
1800 students
• Test scores had fallen slightly over last three years but then had risen last year.
• Rooms are all wired and have at least 15 computers in each.
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Introduction to Hickory Ridge
• The district would like for Hickory Ridge to become a technological center with computers incorporated into the curriculum and daily instruction.
• Use, however, was disappointing.
• Very supportive parent group. • High community turnover – • stepping off…
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Demographics
• Hickory Ridge• 46% white• 40% African American• 12% Hispanic• 2% Asian
• State Average• 82% white• 5% African American• 0% Hispanic• Less than 1% Native
American and 2% Multi-Race
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Student Achievement
• School board and community:
• “better teaching for all kids”
• “give their children a head start by providing them with critical thinking and technological skills.”
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Leadership
• Jim O’Connor, Principal• Experience: Teacher for eight years, assistant
principal for thirteen years• Problem: not respected by newer staff
members• He is the keeper of the history. • Lacks understanding of current needs.
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Superintendent/District Initiatives
• Recognize that the organizational culture is hindering reform efforts with problems such as lack of trust, confidence, power, problematic communication, lack of respect.
• Must identify ways to give the principal and teachers a sense of purpose, direction, responsibility, power, respect, optimism, and mission.
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Staff Concerns
• 27 new teachers in last four years• Fast-trackers, digital natives• Older teachers – rut, digital immigrants• No respect between the two
main groups• Divided
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Basic Plan – Nuts and Bolts
• Involves• Revisiting mission/vision to get all stakeholder
buy-in• Adopt comprehensive school reform models
for implementation• Empower staff• Develop respect• Protect what is good/Change to meet needs
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Which way to go?
OLD SAYING:
• “If you don’t know where you are going, any route will do!”
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• MISSION AND VISION
• The Education Commission of the States (1992) purports that having a shared vision is a critical piece of the educational reform puzzle that anchors and gives meaning to the whole.
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Mission and Vision
• The current (new) mission and vision don’t necessarily need to be scrapped and tossed out to the dump.
• Revisiting and obtain all stakeholder buy-in.
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StakeholdersYou have to have stakeholder buy-in.
Stakeholders in this case start at the top with the school board, superintendent, principal, community members, parents, and students.
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cooperation leadership
balance
service
responsibility
3:02 YouTube - Respect
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Communication
• Study Groups -is a group of people that come together regularly over an extended period of time to study a particular issue.
2-day affairs2-4 hours after school
weeklya few times in a yearWhen?
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The administrators, teachers, and counselors use these principles for guiding their study groups: (Murphy& Lick, 2005).
work is public
students come first
everyone participates
leadership is shared
responsibility is equal
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School Improvement and Development
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Risk Taking
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Support and Empowerment
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Research on Reforms and Innovative Programs
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What’s Right at Hickory High
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Cooperation
• working together toward a common goal (mission/vision)
• Involving the community• Discussing and reflecting
respectfully
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Leadership
By providing inspiration, always striving to do the right thing and empowering others to do their best is leadership.
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Balance
• Being fair and giving everyone a voice.
• Committees who include new and older teachers.
• Anonymous surveys.
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Service
• being an active participant and meaningful contributor to others and the community.
• being of assistance and benefit others.
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Responsibility
• Acting morally and fulfilling our commitments• Accepting ownership• Accountable
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2-day affairs
helps the group bond and allow for wide ranging discussion.