T he missio n o f T he Muse um Sc ho o l o f Re spo nsib ility - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

How it be gan • T he Avo nda le E duc a tio n Asso c ia tio n, fo unde d in 2003, wa s c o mpo se d o f vo lunte e rs prima rily fro m Avo nda le E sta te s a nd the surro unding c o mmunity. • I nte re ste d pa re nts, re tire d te a c he rs a nd a dministra to rs, a nd g o o d ne ig hb o rs o f a ll a g e s we re invo lve d in the e ffo rt to c re a te a c ha rte r sc ho o l. • Cha rte r sc ho o l a c tivitie s b e g a n in June o f 2008. • T he c urre nt Bo a rd o f Dire c to rs is a g ro up o f 15 dive rse me mb e rs fro m a ll b a c kg ro unds a nd pro fe ssio ns who b e lie ve in the missio n o f T he Muse um Sc ho o l o f Avo nda le E sta te s.

Mission State me nt Our Sc hool Value s: T he missio n o f T he Muse um Sc ho o l o f Re spo nsib ility Avo nda le E sta te s is to inspire stude nts, Re spe c t te a c he rs a nd the c o mmunity to Susta ina b ility c o lla b o ra te to de ve lo p stro ng c ritic a l thinking , inte rpe rso na l a nd a c a de mic Co o pe ra tio n skills in o ur stude nts, whic h will pre pa re Cre a tivity the m fo r re a l-wo rld suc c e ss. K indne ss 3 An Exhibition of Excellence

Cor e Value s T he sc ho o l’ s c o re va lue s a re inte rwo ve n in the c urric ulum a nd a re a n inte g ra l pa rt o f the sc ho o l da y a nd ro utine . Stude nts a re re c o g nize d fo r the ir de mo nstra tio n o f the se va lue s thro ug h c e le b ra tio n a sse mb lie s a nd E xplo re r tic ke ts.

Our c urric ulum e mplo ys a What is a Muse um Sc hool? uc tivist mode l . We ha ve c onstr wo rke d with e duc a tio na l e xpe rts, inc luding so me fro m the No rma l • I nno va tive , pro ve n sc ho o l mo de l Pa rk Muse um Ma g ne t Sc ho o l, to c re a te inte rdisc iplina ry the me s a nd units to g uide le a rning e xpe ditio ns into muse um • Pro je c t-b a se d le a rning thro ug h pa rtne rships e nviro nme nts. T he Muse um Sc ho o l ha s with muse ums a nd c o mmunity o rg a niza tio ns de ve lo pe d c re a tive , re a dine ss- a ppro pria te unit a nd le sso n pla ns with pa rtne rs tha t inc o rpo ra te spe c ific o b je c tive s, a sse ssme nts, • Co lla b o ra tive le a rning a nd le a rning a c tivitie s. • Re a l-wo rld pro je c ts • Me nto rships with e xpe rts 5 An Exhibition of Excellence

Muse um Sc hool Mode l De tails E a c h g ra de e xplo re s 4 the me s e a c h ye a r, e a c h in a 9-we e k b lo c k. •Org a nize d into q ua rte rly units o r the me s •Biwe e kly L e a rning e xpe ditio ns: T he me s inc lude e le me nts fro m the GPS • Stude nts visit pa rtne rs a nd o the r site s, o n fo r Sc ie nc e a nd So c ia l Studie s, pre se nte d in a n a ve ra g e , e ve ry o the r we e k. inte g ra te d fa shio n. • T rips a re fo c use d, struc ture d, pre -pla nne d a nd o rg a nize d. •Stude nts re fle c t o n le a rning in individua l tra ve l jo urna ls: • Dra wing s, po e try, fic tio n/ no nfic tio n writing 6 An Exhibition of Excellence

What is E xhibit Night? Students develop strong oral and written communication skills. •T he sc ho o l be c ome s a muse um. •T he c o mmunity is invite d in to vie w stude nt- Teaching parents and community members c re a te d e xhib its. allows students to deepen their understanding of the •E xhib its inc lude muse um pie c e s a s we ll a s subject matter. writte n la b e ls to de sc rib e the m. •Stude nts se rve a s do c e nts, te a c hing pa re nts a nd o the r c o mmunity me mb e rs wha t the y ha ve le a rne d. 7 An Exhibition of Excellence

Ke y F e atur e s of the Cur r ic ulum T he c urric ulum pro g ra ms a nd ma ps • Ha nds – o n a re a lig ne d dire c tly with the Ge o rg ia Pe rfo rma nc e • I nte rdisc iplina ry Sta nda rds. • I nte ra c tive T he Unde rsta nding b y De sig n pro c e ss a ssists • Pro je c t-b a se d te a c he rs in c e nte ring the ir c urric ulum a nd a sse ssme nts o n b ig • Co lla b o ra tive ide a s, e sse ntia l q ue stio ns, a nd a uthe ntic • I nq uiry-b a se d pe rfo rma nc e s. • Ba se d o n c o nstruc tivist philo so phy • Re info rc e d a nd e nha nc e d b y lo c a l muse ums a nd c e nte rs 8 An Exhibition of Excellence

A c onstr uc tivist appr oac h T he te ac he r •a sse sse s stude nts’ re a dine ss le ve ls a nd prio r e xpe rie nc e in o rde r to ta ilo r instruc tio n a ppro pria te ly. • a djusts le ve ls o f suppo rt a nd pa rtic ipa tio n in re la tio n to the stude nts’ skills a nd the diffic ulty o f the ta sk. T he stude nt • is a n a c tive inq uire r a nd jo int c o nstruc to r o f kno wle dg e . • a c tive ly e xpe rime nts with ma te ria ls a nd to o ls in a n a uthe ntic e nviro nme nt. 9 An Exhibition of Excellence

How do we me e t individual ne e ds? Diffe re ntia te d le a rning c o me s in ma ny fo rms. …b y diffe re ntia ting thro ug h instruc tio na l pro c e sse s a nd stra te g ie s a t a ll le ve ls, fo r a ll stude nts: I ndividua l ne e ds c a n b e me t b y o ffe ring • L e a rning Ce nte rs a nd I nte re st Ce nte rs le sso ns, stra te g ie s, a nd a c tivitie s tha t a re • L e a rning Co ntra c ts b a se d o n le a rning le ve ls, style s, a nd • I nte ra c tive Jo urna ls re a dine ss. • Diffe re ntia ting pro duc ts • Curric ulum Co mpa c ting • I nde pe nde nt Study 10 An Exhibition of Excellence

Ac ade mic Pr ogr ams: • Re a de r’ s Wo rksho p • Write r’ s Wo rksho p • Wo rd Study Pro g ra m • Ma th Wo rksho p

R e ade r ’s Wor kshop • Stude nts pa rtic ipa te in who le g ro up mini-le sso ns a nd sma ll g uide d re a ding g ro ups. • L e ve le d te xts, se lf-se le c tio n o f te xts, a nd lite ra ture c irc le s a re ma jo r c o mpo ne nts o f this pro g ra m. • Stude nts a re pro vide d with te xts, ma te ria ls, a nd a c tivitie s tha t a re b a se d o n the ir re a dine ss le ve l a nd b a c kg ro und kno wle dg e . • Stude nts pa rtic ipa te in L ite ra ture Circ le s a nd le a rning sta tio ns within the re a ding b lo c k. 12 An Exhibition of Excellence

Wr ite r ’s Wor kshop • Stude nts c re a te me a ning ful writing pro je c ts b y e xplo ring a nd pa rtic ipa ting in e ve ry sta g e o f the writing pro c e ss. • All stude nts b e g in a t the b ra insto rming pha se , de ve lo p a ro ug h dra ft, so lic it pe e r re vie ws, a nd c re a te a fina l dra ft to b e illustra te d a nd pub lishe d. • T he fina l pro duc t is a sig nific a nt pie c e o f writing , thro ug h whic h e a c h stude nt wa s c ha lle ng e d a nd inspire d. 13 An Exhibition of Excellence

Wor d Study • T hro ug h wo rd study, stude nts a re e xplo ring a nd unde rsta nding wo rds a nd pa tte rns thro ug h pho nic s, pho ne mic a wa re ne ss, a nd vo c a b ula ry instruc tio n. • Wo rd study no te b o o ks a nd wo rd wa lls a re re fe re nc e d o fte n a s stude nts a re e nc o ura g e d to re c o rd ne w pa tte rns o r wo rds fo r b e tte r unde rsta nding a nd future re fe re nc e . 14 An Exhibition of Excellence

Math Wor kshop • Ba se d o n the Re a de r’ s Wo rksho p a nd Guide d Re a ding a ppro a c h, the Ma th Wo rksho p se tting is de sig ne d to b e tte r me e t individua l ne e ds • T he Wo rksho p b e g ins with a 10-20 minute mini-le sso n a nd tra nsitio ns into sma ll g ro up a c tivitie s with te a c he r, pe e rs, a nd inde pe nde ntly. • T he Ma th c urric ulum is b a se d o n the GA DOE F ra me wo rks fo r GSE . 15 An Exhibition of Excellence

Middle Gr ade s at T he Muse um Sc hool • Cla ss c ha ng e s a nd lo c ke rs • Re vise d unifo rm o ptio ns • Adviso ry g ro ups, spo rts le a g ue s, a fte r-sc ho o l c lub s a nd a c tivitie s a nd so c ia l e ve nts. • E xte nds the muse um mo de l o f e duc a tio n a nd fo llo wing Ge o rg ia Sta nda rds o f E xc e lle nc e • Pre -AP c la sse s, Adva nc e d Co urse s fo r HS c re dit • De pa rtme nta lize d c la sse s • F le xib ility in se le c ting e xplo ra to ry/ c o nne c tio n c la sse s 6 th g ra de kic ko ff with pa re nts a nd stude nts •

Asse ssme nt • We a re a da ta -drive n sc ho o l tha t a na lyze s da ta in o rde r to ta rg e t spe c ific a re a s o f instruc tio n. L e sso ns a nd a c tivitie s a re ta ilo re d b a se d o n stude nts’ le ve ls, prio r e xpe rie nc e s, a nd re a dine ss. • Stude nts pa rtic ipa te in lo c a l, sta te , a nd fe de ra l te sting a s re q uire d, inc luding Mile sto ne s, GK I DS, a nd a ll a pplic a b le E L L a nd Spe c ia l E duc a tio n a sse ssme nts. • All stude nts pa rtic ipa te in Me a sure s o f Ac a de mic Pro g re ss (MAP) to de te rmine a re a s o f stre ng th a nd a re a s in ne e d o f impro ve me nt. • Dia g no stic a sse ssme nts a re a dministe re d o fte n, o ffe ring te a c he rs imme dia te da ta o n stude nts’ le ve ls a nd stre ng ths a nd we a kne sse s. All data str ongly impac ts c ur r ic ulum c hoic e s, pr ofe ssional de ve lopme nt, and ove r all sc hool goals and impr ove me nt plans. 17 An Exhibition of Excellence