Objectives:
To get to know fellow participants, consider their different perspectives and establish rapport for future work together on the development of our projects
To establish the end goal before details take over.
The Ideal Graduate:
How can we best describe the ideal graduate?
three rotations
1) The grade level graduate
2) The “by discipline” graduate
3) Characteristics of the ideal graduate (random mixing)
3) School Teams – focus on the requirements and accountability measures dictated from entities outside your walls
Why???
9th
Respect for space
flexible – courage and confidence – esteem – accountability – motivated – resilient
10th
Organized – ownership accountability – goals – self evaluation – manners social skills – communication – resourcefulness
11th
Confident in academics – independent – learning stlye – priorities – initiative – collaborative
12th
Different perspectives – toleant – reflective – life long learness – metacognition – community service – leaderrship – more than the marks
Admin
Engaged – experienced – confident – higher level thinker – passionate – balanced – wellness
By Discipline:
English and Language Arts
Professional writing – writing to an audience – in spite of emerging tech – love of reading – media savvy discerning – writing to make a connection to an audience. Looking fo depth and breadth. Exposed to a variety – recognizing themes – formulating themes
Social Studies
Active citizenship – know that you can make a difference – research skills – application – sense of identity – History as a guide for the present – apply past to present
Science
Critical questioning – creative thinking – abstract – art and science do mix – resourceful – patient – persistent – humble – inquisitive – relationship between observation and analysis – heredity – evolution – living things and human interaction with environment e=mc2 – Lab – experimentation skills
Math
Fearlessness – apply math to real world – estimating – see math connections – challenge the math they encounter as true or false
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School groups:
Springbank:
The combination of “high expectations” and projects
empathetic – headed to university -
Cochran and Bow Valley:
Manage stress – problem solving skills – independent
calculated risk takers
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Airdrie:
pressure to compete academically with across town school
cometition and cooperation
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