Student Choice of Learning Areas at Trailblazer
Students can self-select where and what to work on, depending on the time of day.
Students can self-select where and what to work on, depending on the time of day.
Students engage with a variety of research based core and intervention programs, giving teachers insight into student performance and needs.
Teachers designed and utilize single-point rubrics to assess mastery and give ongoing feedback to students.
Teachers use various data points to drive instructional decisions during professional learning communities.
Here are some example spreadsheets, student scores, progress etc. taken from MasteryTrack
Casco Bay High School for Expeditionary Learning How to Work Rubric
Springpoint Report: Inside Mastery Based High Schools: Profiles and Conversations
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.
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.
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.