Sept+23rd+Notes

Sept 23, 2009 Brainstorming Ideas

IM the teacher and ask a question. The teacher to talk back via a headset and microphone. Privacy. Interactive whiteboarding, where teacher can show work to the student. Can finish a class early. Go at their own course. Graduate early Dual enrollment …must take PLAN test first Work at own pace Elluminate Software Three different groups of options for learning styles…classes…Tiers 1. Learning Center style. Cafeteria style…. 2. Another student likes more direction…in classroom with 50 kids 3. Another classroom, more traditional, for struggling environments Can’t do any of this without the hardware. With the hardware we’ll also need the furniture to go with it. Some might look like traditional classrooms. Comfy chairs…..Rolling….something different more enticing look Our classrooms will look different If working in small group, then everyone might be facing. Need electricity and network. Needs to be different than what it is now. Longer skinny tables along the walls with network drops to allow for wired Compass. Pods in the middle. Round tables. Projects Schedule based on seniority….to allow for possible limited seat time waivers where best/oldest group get to pick first Special ed – need to address them Right now the virtual options have been geared toward at risk students, kids not on track to graduate.

Portray so that at tier 2. Ex…finish social studies course in April. Can ghe move up to the next grade level? Starts on the 9th grade content. Is this possible? With physical movement, it would be….but what about scheduling? 50% seat time waivers --- Look at academic mentors with most advanced kids. Certified in that area is not needed. Tracking their progress in all programs. Talking about the giant room – No interior walls and only accordion walls. Choices of how many classrooms together. 1-2-3. Middle school…6th grade stays the same. Some accordion walls. If one track is very virtual based….end early….look at different actual requirement….maybe call it a virtual track….Project based….. Project work done kinda at the same time. Cyber work, online learning kinda at same time. Before we do anything at all, everyone needs to grab an Odyssey course to go through it and check it out. Hour of training time on October 2nd – with admin to create a plan for how to use this software. Get core group of teachers to look at the software. Sally to email Pete Solar and have him show us what that software does. What exactly does the middle school stuff fulfill? Does it cover all the glces? How does it affect us utilizing Singapore? Compass does not offer Sci and SS middle school software. If Compass doesn’t meet our needs, then we have to find something else for middle school. Looking at two tiers for middle and three tiers for high school.

Look at surveying parents about year round scheduling.

Changes to save money Year round calendar Get rid of bell schedule Primary Care Teacher One teacher managing your learning plan. Taking attendance twice a day Qscb- know in jan and feb, plan like we’re not getting it Social Built in social time Open spaces Middle college, graduating with associates degree.