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Welcome! Principal Robby Dodd

Welcome! Principal Robby Dodd. Welcome to Argyle! PTSA President Yvette Maldonado. We are Argyle. PTSA Mission. P romotes technologically-enriched education   T eams with parents, faculty, students & staff to strengthen our community

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Welcome! Principal Robby Dodd

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  1. Welcome!Principal Robby Dodd

  2. Welcome to Argyle!PTSA President Yvette Maldonado We are Argyle

  3. PTSA Mission • Promotes technologically-enriched education   • Teams with parents, faculty, students & staff to strengthen our community • Supports innovative programs and events that enhance learning • Advocatesfor our children, our school and our community

  4. What does the PTSA do? Store on Creative Argyle Spirit Discussion on Cybersafety “Preparing for College” Night Cultural Arts Assemblies Argyle Mathademics Night

  5. Argyle & PTSA = BESTPartnership School PTSA School PTSA Students Students We are ARGYLE!

  6. Argyle’s Magnet Focus

  7. Learning to Problem Solve We are Argyle

  8. Tools that Drive Innovation! • MIT App Inventor • Gamemaker 8 • Visual Basic • Adobe Creative Suite • Adobe Premier Elements • Dreamweaver • Java • HTML 5 • Flash • Scratch • Garage Band

  9. Tools that Drive Innovation! • Technical Modernization in 2013 • 212 laptops, 435 PCs • 20 Boebots • 50 Wacom Tablets • 45 Macbook Pro Laptops • 10 Computer Labs • 36 Alienware Gaming Laptops • TV Studio • 42 Sony Bloggie Cameras • 6 Vixia RF20 HD Cameras • Lego Mindstorm NXT Robots

  10. Innovative Curriculum We are Argyle

  11. Project SUCCESS • same teacher for science, social studies, and literacy instruction • two fewer class transitions each day • interdisciplinary environment • collaborative learning community • opportunities for enrichment and support • Students still participate in the math class most appropriate to their level, physical education/health and two electives for the other four periods in their eight period schedule. PROJECT Student Unified Curriculum Combining English, Science, and Social Studies Available ONLY at Argyle Magnet Middle School!

  12. Mile Markers Grade 7 Form a company that creates or sells a product that is available in the school store Create a survey and analyze the results to determine demands Examine the sales data to determine success Grade 6 • Work in groups to solve a problem • Create a 3-d tour with Google Sketch-up of Outdoor Education • Design a website to promote Outdoor Education this year 

  13. Grade 8 Capstone • Form their own small business • Develop a technology-related product • Develop resumes • Structure a business plan • Create a logo • Collaborate with a business or non-profit organization Capstone Partners Include Verizon Hess Construction A Wider Circle Hyatt Circle of Rights Keeping it Safe Zapold Advisors Freedom Financial Advisors A-Ha Creations

  14. Argyle: Inventing Your Future! • Preparing students for: • Computer Science Magnet, Montgomery Blair HS • IB Program, Richard Montgomery HS • Information Technology Academy, Wheaton HS • Computer Applications, Video Production, and Information Technology Career Pathway Programs, Edison HS We are Argyle

  15. Interdisciplinary Learning Cross-Content Collaboration • Design a video game • Collaborate with students in computer art to design a cover • Work in English to write a description for the back of the video game • Write promotional pieces

  16. Interdisciplinary Learning Cross-Content Collaboration • Research the War of 1812 in Social Studies • Design cell phone applications using MIT App Inventor • Publish on Google Play

  17. Awesome After School Programs • Before school programs at 7 AM • Excel Beyond the Bell dinner and programs until 5:15 PM • Cosmic Teens until 6:15 PM

  18. Argyle andthe 21st Century Technology Student

  19. 2022 The year that current 8th graders will graduate from college

  20. 1 in every 2 STEM jobs will be in computing

  21. $87,790 Average Salary of a Software Developer according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

  22. #1 Where computing job salaries rank among U.S. News Top 100 Salaries

  23. #2&3 • Forbes Magazine ranked DC Metro #2 as the best cities for tech jobs • Baltimore area ranked #3

  24. 2010, 2011, 2012 Years that Money Magazine ranked Software Developer as Best Job in America

  25. 150,000 Jobs open in computing annually

  26. 100,000 Computing Degrees & Certifications annually

  27. 50,000 Jobs Unclaimed by Computing Students

  28. 19 the percentage of HS students who earned credits in Computer Science according to Computer Science Teacher’s Association

  29. What Happens After Argyle?

  30. Argyle is preparing your children to be 21st Century Innovators!

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