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WE ARE DEVOTED TO ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO THINK DIFFERENTLY, TAKE RISKS, INNOVATE, AND COLLABORATE ON REAL AND RELEVANT CHALLENGES.
redefined. redesigned.
OUR MANIFESTO
OUR BELIEFS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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1. Learning occurs best by doing. Our students deserve to learn in an environment that treats them as producers, not just consumers.2. Students are leaders, designers, and innovators.
Our students have dynamic and diverse talents and school should serve as a platform to explore those.3. The boundary between the school and the public must be eroded. Our students are entitled to rigorous and meaningful learning experiences that foster powerful collaborations among professionals, business leaders, and community stakeholders.
“People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it.” – Simon Sinek
OUR APPROACH TO LEARNING………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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GRASSROOTS the essential foundation and source It is absolutely imperative that students collaborate in a learning atmosphere that is bottom-up, not top-down. Meaningful learning begins with an authentic and organic challenge that inspires inquiry, and it is our duty as teachers to help cultivate action with our students toward real solutions. The challenges and problems our students face are genuine, and it is precisely that characteristic that serves as our foundation to all learning. “We only think when we are confronted with
problems.” – John Dewey
OUR APPROACH TO LEARNING………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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GALVANIZED aroused to awareness and action
Make no mistake about it. We are an organization of action. Students that choose to learn with us do not sit around and deliberate solutions for countless hours. The problems we are facing need immediate attention, and people are waiting. That is not to say that the learning process is rushed. However, it is to serve as a clear distinction that we are characterized by a culture that builds to think and builds to learn.
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sit back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” – Leonardo da Vinci
OUR APPROACH TO LEARNING………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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GLOBAL comprehensive
To put it simply, we think and act beyond ourselves. Our learning is not confined by the walls of the schoolhouse, and the local and global community serves as our classroom. By approaching challenges through a global and inclusive point of view, students are able to bring multiple perspectives into the design process. It is this type of viewpoint toward learning that encourages powerful collaborations among students and outside experts.
“I want to put a ding in the universe.” – Steve Jobs
OUR DESIGN PROCESS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Gather Glean Generate Gauge GO!
UnderstandDefineInvestigateObservePrepareInterviewEmpathize
CaptureSharePresentInterpretSynthesizeRelateCategorize
PlanEvolveFabricateDevelopExecuteBuildDocument
CreateCritiqueCompareMeasureEvaluateReviseConclude
BrainstormIllustrateDiagramDesignSketchIntegrateSelect
“There is no challenge, big or small, in the world that could not benefit from a healthy dose of cavalier creativity.” – David Kelley
Gather Glean Generate Gauge GO!
NUTS & BOLTS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Small Learning Community: We believe that students learn best around adults and colleagues that know them very well. This environment allows us to better advise and design more personalized work for our students. High Expectations: We believe that all students should be held to the highest of expectations. Along with high curriculum standards, students design quality work that is subject to careful review, including critique, revision, and high-stakes presentations. STEM / Humanities Integration: We use STEM as the primary driving force behind our design challenges, and the humanities are integrated into the challenges to provide a human-centered perspective.Design Thinking: Every challenge is firmly grounded in a design methodology that guides students through the innovative process.
THINGS WE LIKE………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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revision & successful failures
testing &
experimentation
sketching & prototyping
critique & feedback
presentations &
storytelling
original ideas & brainstorming
taking action!
INSPIRATIONS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Organizations and people that inspire and challenge our way of thinking:
The Stanford Institute of Design
The Buck Institute for Education
Ron Berger
Sir Ken Robinson
Seth Godin
OUR TEAM………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
“More dialogue, less monologue.”
Lindsey Ott, Language Arts Teacher Empress of Implementation [email protected]
Ben Williams, Science Teacher Master of [email protected]
Donna Williams, Math TeacherDetail [email protected]
Eric White, Social Studies TeacherIdea Instigator [email protected]
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We are a diverse collection of teachers and design enthusiasts that share a desire to challenge the status quo in the public education system.
