Culturally Relevant Inspiration

List of Exemplar SchoolsEDU 692 Andreana Worrells

Principal: Kelly Schofieldwww.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org/dan/

21st Century learning is the way we learn in school everyday. It is our culture how we talk how we act it is our expectation what the students life should be. We should mirror and be that model at school.

Mission: is to contribute our voices as we design a better tomorrow

Dana Elementary School690 Ridge Road, Hendersonville,NC

Rural school surrounded by apple orchards.

Parents work in agricultural and produce.

Title I

46% Minority,44% Hispanic and 33% LEP

80% of students receive free and reduce lunch.

•Demographics

To take an interdisciplinary approach to plan instruction for our students. The social studies curriculum is the central thread that everything else is framed off of. Inquiry base activities are used on a daily basis so the students are involved in problem solving ,math, science and engineering activities. Inquiry Base activities help with communication and collaborating in teams. The Great Book is used to help with Inquiry Base activities.

Curriculum

The students used the Mac to create a I movie on Immigration.

Smart tables are used for collaboration and communication activities.

I pads are used for small group instruction with the guidance of the teacher.

Technology Incorporated Into Instruction

Use technology parents have at home such as Smartphone use apps available in circle of influence.

Set goals work together you can get more accomplished and you’ll have a better life.

Have a 21st century mindset.

Helpful Tips

Principal: Ms. Regina Ellis

Mission: The Mission of Franklin School provide a learning environment that develops productive and responsible students who are life-long learners

Benjamin Franklin Elementary Glen, Ellyn School District 41

Located in the western suburbs of Chicago.

570 students

www.d41.dupage.k12.il.us/school

Demographics

Project-based learning

Professional learning communities

Dedicated time for cross-disciplinary

Project and collaboration

District “Think Tank”

STEM Lab

Students and Teachers Resources

Habits and Attitudes: a person with these habits and attitudes is someone who is

Curious Creative Resilient in the free of challenges Able to embrace change Adaptable Collaborative Open to diverse view points and experiences

District 41 Characteristics

Respectful of others Respectful of the environment Compassionate Optimistic Nurturing Challenge seeking Engaged and enthusiastic Future oriented with a global perspective Intrinsically motivated

District 41 Characteristics

A person with these skills and applications is someone who can…..

Solve complex problems Make connections between present and future

opportunities Thin critically, reflectively Communicate effectively using a variety of media

and technology communicate effectively to a variety of audiences

Utilize multiple literacy skills in learning

Skills and Applications

Utilize multiple literacy skills in learning Utilize organizational skills to enhance learning Mediate conflict peacefully Pursue a healthy lifestyle Appreciate beauty and the arts Advocate for one self and others Apply current learning to new situations Synthesis multiple pieces of information to create new

information Assume responsibility for learning.

Skills and Application

Principal: Vickie Brown

www.meadowview.nc.oce.schoolinsi

Vision: Making Valuable Educational Strides

Mission: MVES is committed to inspiring students to be creative innovative problem solvers who are prepared to globally competitive in the technological world today.

Purpose: To educate students through creativity and innovative approaches.

Meadow View Elementary School1026 Fire Tower Road,Jacksonville,NC

852 students

Located in a rural community

Title I

Large population of military students

Serve grades k-5

Half of the student population receive free or reduce lunch

Demographics

This school is a hub for creativity that integrates arts education into every aspect of the curriculum and uses the arts to help students become 21 century learners.

Project Based Learning is taught at Meadow View. Project-based learning is a dynamic classroom approach in which students actively explore real-world problems and challenges and acquire a deeper knowledge.

A+ opened the door to 21st century learning at Meadow View. It taught the staff to try different ways to deliver instruction and assessment to the students. The A+ schools program is a whole-school reform model that view the arts as fundamental to teaching and

Curriculum

learning in all subjects. A+ schools combine interdisciplinary teaching and daily art instruction, offering children opportunities to develop creative, innovative ways of thinking, learning and showing what they know. In A+ schools teaching the state’s mandated curriculum involves a collaborative, many-disciplined approach, with the arts continuously woven into every aspect of a child’s learning.

http://aplus-schools.ncdcr.gov

A+ Curriculum

The Odyssey of the Mind teaches students to learn creative problem-solving methods while having fun in the process.

Students develop team-building skills by working in groups of as many as seven students per team

Students learn to examine problems and to identify the real challenge without limiting the possible solutions and their potential success.

Odyssey of the Mind

The creative-thinking process is nurtured and developed as a problem-solving tool.

Students of all types will find something that appeal to them.

The fun of participation leads to an elevated interest in regular classroom curricula.

Teachers have a program to further provide students with a well-rounded education.

www.odysseyofthemind.com/learn_more.php

Odyssey of the Mind

Spanish

Dance

Drama

Art

Science

Student Specials

Teachers get a 90 block period per 6 weeks to plan and collaborate lessons aligned with Common Core with other teachers.

Students give feedback on their thoughts and feelings about what’s going on in the classroom. The teacher takes the data and so what he or she can improve on or what’s going great.

Collaboration for Teachers and students

aplus-schools.ncdcr.gov www.d41dupage.k12.i.us?school www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org/d

an/ www.meadowview.nc.oce.schoolinsi www.p21.org/exemplar-program-case-studie

s/1292-ca www.odysseyofthemind.com/

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