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Join Oona Marie Abrams from Chatham High School as she guides you through practical strategies for fostering student leadership, self-reflection, and 21st century skills. Explore topics such as personal mission statements, using the 7 Habits to evaluate literature, frontloading research projects, and more. Discover how to create cultures of authentic student leadership in your classroom and school.
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From Senioritis to Self Startup Growing 21st Century Skills Oona Marie Abrams Chatham High School Chatham, NJ @oonziela
The art of the start! Pre-assessment Turn & Talk What worries did you bring in the door with you today about your teaching or your students’ learning? Talk with your table partners.
Intake Surveys Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5
Personal Mission Statements • Starting with 7 Habits • Quick writes and pair shares. • My own personal mission statement • Using 7 Habits to evaluate literature: people/characters, conflicts, themes. • Use 7 Habits to reflect on progress, workflow all year.
Examples of Student Mission Statements Nate Robbie Matthew Morgan Pat Gislina
Frontloading with Research Projects • “What am I worried about?” • “How can I research into that worry?” • “How does my research help me make a plan?”
Instructional Moves • Radio Rookies • Mentor texts • Practice of primary source selection and evaluation. • Interviews/surveys. • My own action research.
Examples of Action Research Reports Bridget Andrew Nick Amy Anna Meghan
21st Century Skills Without Tech “Reunion” by John Cheever • Annotate with questions only. • Introverted leadership opportunities.
Focused Re-reading • Question Carousel • Informational “Overlay” Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Questions: Why does Charlie remain silent? Why is this the last time Charlie saw his father?
ISTE Standards • Creativity and Innovation • Communication and Collaboration • Research and Information Fluency • Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision-Making
Self Reflection & Self Assessment • Students are much more self aware with an authentic, relevant audience. • Interest in teacher opinion is usually high when the stakes are higher (grades). • Self assessment/reflection are more authentic when they’re transparent to all (the sweet spot!).
Our Collective Exit Ticket • What does student led learning look like? • What other words define student leadership? • What can teachers do to create cultures of authentic student leadership in their classrooms and schools?
After the Exit! ROUGH course outline Blog Any questions that come to mind during/ following this presentation? Drop them in this doc.