Heart Work: Building the Habits We Want in All Kids

1. Heart Work: Building the Habits We Want in All Kids

2. Thrive Team Jaclyn Vasko Founding teacher & Dean j.vasko@thrivesd.org Shelli Kurth Founding Director s.kurth@thrivesd.org

3. Just for fun!

4. LET’S CONNECT @msjvasko @ThrivePS facebook.com/ThriveSchools/ #CCSACon

5. ` • Thrive At A Glance • K-12 (Elementary, Middle, HS) • State Authorized Charter • Named 1 of the top 65 Schools Nationwide Worth Visiting • Next Gen Learning Award Recipient • Nationally Recognized Leadership • CA State Senate Resolution

6. SHARE AT YOUR TABLE • Your Name • Your Role • Your school • A mascot that represents your school and why

7. Let’s have fun! Activity: Rock, Paper Scissors

8. The Power of Project Based Learning • Real world problem solving • Practice and apply interdisciplinary skills • Tap into students natural curiosity • 21stcentury skills • Explore interest, passions and career options • Student inspired and teacher facilitated

9. Teaching Agency in PBL

10. Beginning with the End in Mind

11. Skills Needed for College-Career Success When we talked to employers… Literacy & Numeracy Organization Perseverance Time Management Critical Thinking Communication Leadership Teamwork

12. What Students Want When we talked to the kids… “I want to work with friends” “Mix it up! ” “Connect school work to the real world” “Move as fast as I want” “Be human” “Use Technology” “Give me choices” “Get me out of my seat”

13. If we teach today, as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow. - John Dewey These students were preparing for their futures! Today’s students have different futures, so why do we put them yesterday’s classrooms?

14. NGLC Chat

15. Thrive Teacher Chat

16. Share: Tell about a time you saw your student shine Activity: COUNCIL CIRCLE

17. Learning to Be: SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING • High standards for student behavior, applied learning • Building citizenship through understanding of self • Responsive Classroom Teaching Practices • Morning Meeting • Positive Teacher Language • Interactive modeling • Problem Solving • Logical Consequences

18. Problem Solving

19. Activity: Number Challenge

20. Thrive’s Blended Classroom TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED GUIDEDCENTER Small groups work with a teacher based on students needs and interests SMALL GROUPINSTRUCTION Students use technology for 20 min at the K level and up to 45 minutes in middle school Students explore activities to deepen learning either with a peer or individually

22. You measure what you care about and you care about what you measure https://tinyurl.com/y9gu72nx

23. THRIVE EXAMPLE Core 1: TK & Kindergarten

24. Do This:

25. Let’ Get to Work:

26. Write down 1 thing you can do NEXT WEEK to promote your focused habit at your school or in your classroom. Activity: Snowball Fight

27. Thrive Supports YOU Site visits Sharing resources Professional development S.Kurth@thrivesd.org j.vasko@thrivesd.org

28. College Prepared Career Inspired Community Minded Let’s reimagine school…