Springpoint Report: Inside Mastery Based High Schools: Profiles and Conversations
Springpoint Report: Inside Mastery Based High Schools: Profiles and Conversations
February 13, 2017
Craft Category: Artifacts
What’s Possible with Personalized Learning? An Overview of Personalized Learning for Schools, Families & Communities
This paper is designed to inform schools, families and communities about the potential of personalized learning. This report describes why personalized learning matters and shows what personalized learning looks like in schools for teachers and for students.
Through case studies, this paper illustrates what personalized learning looks like in practice, provides examples of teachers personalizing learning in their schools and districts, and shares student perspectives on how new instructional designs are meeting their unique needs. Education leaders, parents, teachers, students and communities can use this report to begin conversations around what modern learning environments look like and how schools can best prepare students for postsecondary success.
February 1, 2017
Student Highlight Reel
The teacher built video clips to create a “Highlight Reel” for each student that captures their oral presentation skill development. These clips are taken during practices and the final performance, as well as during Socratic seminars. iMovie was used to produce these Highlight Reels and then share them to a class folder. The students have access to each others Highlight Reels because it allows them to see different peer models of the same skill, such as use of inflection or eye contact.
January 6, 2017
Dojo Dollars Screencast
This screencast shows you a glimpse into how the teacher gives Dojo Dollars out, how he tracks it, and what the students do with them.
January 6, 2017
Dojo Dollar Bills
Dojo Dollar Bills get handed out on Friday for students to spend at the class store.
January 3, 2017
Job List and Salary Poster
Jobs are an essential part of the economy and help this teacher run the class smoothly and efficiently. Students interview for positions and are awarded with employees if they are going above and beyond. In addition to reinforcing responsibility, jobs help students work towards character expectations and build a sense of community in the class.
January 3, 2017
Payments, Fees, and Fines Chart
Here is a student-facing reminder that they have many opportunities to earn more money, while still having to think about how their poor decisions could hurt their wallets.
January 3, 2017
Senior Project Oral Presentation Rubric
Students are recorded giving feedback to their peers using the Oral Presentation Rubric as a guide. This allows students to better internalize the expectations of the oral presentation for themselves. The class spends a significant amount of time focused on the “Presentation Skills” and “Use of Digital Media” domains when giving peer-to-peer feedback.
January 3, 2017
Accountability Document
This is the accountablity document that was created to help with two potential issues. First, there is a fear that students will only do the activities that they want rather than what they need. Next, in this scenario, students may not be getting access to all the opportunites in the classroom. Note the grade section, which is where students are given a monthly grade. Also, the starred items can receive bonuses.
January 3, 2017
Workshop Lesson Plan
This is an example lesson plan for Workshop from the early part of the year. Note that students are selected to be in tutoring based on two different assessments.
January 3, 2017