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- 1. PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Created By: Kyle Mork, Nick Moran, and Emily Norkol
- 2. KEY ZONE After school program. Grades K-5. Implemented in all nine elementary schools in the Duluth area. Activity based education.
- 3. UNIT ONE
- 4. MISSION STATEMENT “For youth development, For healthy Living, For Social responsibility.”
- 5. CONSTRUCTIVISM They use a slightly structured and very hands-on learning curriculum. The program is more centered around Constructivism.
- 6. CURRICULUM There is no set curriculum. There is a new theme that they engage the students in each week.
- 7. LEARNING ENVIRONMENT A Healthy Atmosphere equal for all. Enriching brain activities Form Relationships with parents. Still have fun while learning.
- 8. Arthur: “The Real Mr. Ratburn” (1:06-2:03)
- 9. UNIT TWO
- 10. The Evidence • YMCA implements its mission through KEY Zone which shows a community-oriented curriculum • Teachings are based through the community values • What the needs and wants of the community are
- 11. Other Curriculum’s Observed • Student-centered: curriculum identifies and matches the students needs and interests • Subject-centered: connects students and teachers to learning experiences as active learners
- 12. UNIT THREE
- 13. ABOUT THIS PROGRAM: Key Zone has been in place for about three months. Transformative program.
- 15. UNIT FOUR
- 17. IMPACT OF RESISTANCE THEORY: “FREEDOM WRITERS”
- 18. OVERT CURRICULUM
- 19. HIDDEN CURRICULUM Also taught manners and “The Golden Rule”
- 20. NULL CURRICULUM “The kids don’t want to leave at the end of the day.”
Editor's Notes
- The program we observed is called KEY Zone, it is an after school program implemented at Piedmont Elementary as well as the other eitght elementary schools in Duluth. This program provides a supportive and enriching education through various activities.
- Student-centered: shown through the clubs, physical recreation, and life skills developmentSubject-centered: shown through the weekly themed activities in which the students learn and are involved in
- This program is transformative because the instructors have acted on the fact that strict rules can actually increase the number of behavioral problems. The instructor we spoke to also said he saw behavior improve in some kids due to the interactive environment of the program. We related this to the film “Stand and Deliver” which is a true story about a teacher who promises the principal that all of his math students will pass the Advanced Placement Calculus Exam, even though none of them are particularly good at math and some don’t care at all about school.
- This clip, also from the film “Stand and Deliver”, shows the principal and the teacher receiving the students’ scores. This is one example of how transformative teachers and schools can have a great impact on their students no matter what their previous capabilities were.
- This program is designed to help any student achieve academically, or even make behavioral improvements. This program is acting on the belief that anyone can succeed, putting into place the resistance theory. A historical, and more known example is the story of the Freedom Writers. The Freedom Writers were students who, in the eyes of the school, were doomed for failure and had no hope of a future. Until, Ms. Gruwell, their English teacher, showed her students they were much more than that.
- This clip shows a student reading aloud from his journal. The journal was an assignment for the class to write in and tell their own personal stories. This is the second year the students have had Ms. Gruwell for an English teacher, and it’s obvious how much her students look up to her because she believed in them and acted on this belief that anyone can succeed.
- Walking through the school, we saw several of these kinds of posters. This is overt curriculum because it is directly explained what the kids can and cannot do while in the classroom. Some other posters pertained to hallway expectations, Key Zone expectations, and bathroom expectations.
- While observing the kids during the program, we saw instructors having kids follow basic manners and follow the “Golden Rule”. This wasn’t necessarily in their mission statement but it was a side product of their program.
- The instructor we talked to said, “the kids don’t want to leave at the end of the day”. We saw this to be an example of null curriculum because the program, unintentionally, sends the message that learning can be fun.