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The Big Picture Design

The Big Picture Design . Section 1: Philosophy Presentation Question and answer Section 2: Structure and Practice Presentation Question and answer Section 3: Particulars Presentation Question and answer. Section 1: Philosophy. Relationships – Know Them

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The Big Picture Design

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  1. The Big Picture Design • Section 1: Philosophy • Presentation • Question and answer • Section 2: Structure and Practice • Presentation • Question and answer • Section 3: Particulars • Presentation • Question and answer

  2. Section 1:Philosophy • Relationships – Know Them • Relevance – Passions and Interests Real Work in the Real World • Rigor – Deep Challenging work • Pedagogy – Hands On

  3. Relationships • How can we help them if we do not know them? • Find appropriate learning opportunities for each student • Match them with appropriate internships • Be a caring adult ear for their emotional development • Teach them in ways that work for their learning style • Motivate them to persevere and strive

  4. Relevance • Interest Exploration – we start with what interests the student • Connect the student in the real world with a person who does what they are interested in. • Bringing the outside, in and the inside, out. • Make a weakness, a strength

  5. Rigor • Personalized Learning Plan • Assessment • Authentic Project Work (Real World Standards) • Exhibitions (Public) • Narratives • Weekly Meetings • Advisory

  6. Pedagogy • Who Are You? • A main benefit of deep relationships with students is to meet not only their learning level, but learning style. • “Learn by Doing, do by Learning” • BP schools prioritize active, authentic, hands – on learning. • Reflection • Private and Public • Formal and Informal

  7. Question and Answer

  8. Section 2:Structure and Practice • The Schools by the numbers • A Typical Week • The Learning Plan • The LTI(Learning Through Internship) • Advisory • Exhibition

  9. By the Numbers • Advisories (13-17 students per advisor) • Advisor stays with students for 4 years • Schools Max at 8- 10 advisories (120-150 students) • Students are in Internships (LTIs) 2 days (10-12 hours) per week What’s best for kids? R e l a t i o n s h i p s

  10. A Typical Week

  11. The Learning Plan • All of the students’ work stems from their individual learning plan – a personalized document that is the created each quarter by the learning team. • Student, Advisor, Parent, Mentor • The Learning Plan answers the questions: • What are your passions and learning style? • What will be done? • When will you work on it? When will it be completed? • What learning goals (academic disciplines) does it investigate? • How will we assess it?

  12. The LTI (Learning Through Internship) • Long term mentors • 2 days per week (minimum) • Authentic experiences and projects • Real World Assessment R e l e v a n c e

  13. Advisory R e l a t i o n s h i p s R i g o r

  14. Exhibition • Quarterly Public Presentations • Students, Advisors, Principal, Parent, Mentor • Is the student meeting the goals of his learning? R i g o r

  15. Question and Answer

  16. Section 3: Particulars • Who do we serve? How Many? • Costs – Money where our mouth is • Facilities – Design of our Design • Challenges – The Road is Long • Results – What is the Effect?

  17. Who and How Many • Big Picture Schools serve many constituents: • Mostly Urban • Varied Socioeconomic and racial backgrounds • Varied educational preparation and education history • How Many: Network wide, we are working with: • Over 3,000 high school students • Over 300 staff • 35 schools

  18. Costs of the BP Design • BP has schools in many states, each with a different per student expenditure • California - $6,500 per student • Rhode Island – over $12,000 per student • The vast percentage of the budget is allocated to staff salaries. Other large expenditures include transportation. • Money does not go into: large athletic facilities, textbooks, “extra” staff, large scale facilities.

  19. Facilities – The Design of our Design • What is best for students? What is best for the community? • Welcoming • Open, Light, Small • Individual Schools, Campus • Meets “Human Response” • Carefully Considers Site Sensitive Planning • High Quality Materials "An integrated process to manage design and construction needs to be developed in order to translate innovative educational designs into facilities. This process should include educators in decisions at every step.“ -Elliot Washor

  20. Results • College Acceptances • SALT Survey ResponsesState Report Card • Attendance Numbers • Anecdotal Experiences • Personal Qualities

  21. Education is the lighting of a fire, not the filling of a pail. Rigor, Relevance, Relationships

  22. Question and Answer

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