GLHS Clark Hall: Lessons Learned in Year One
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We made assumptions and plan to correct those assumptions during year two.
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GLHS Clark Hall: Lessons Learned in Year One
- 2. Dwight Carter Gahanna Lincoln High School, Principal carterd@gjps.org @Dwight_Carter @GLHSLions 614-478-5500
- 3. Tia Holliman Gahanna Lincoln High School Math Teacher hollimant@gjps.org @Ms_Holliman 614-478-5500
- 55. Dwight Carter Gahanna Lincoln High School, Principal carterd@gjps.org @Dwight_Carter @GLHSLions 614-478-5500
- 56. Tia Holliman Gahanna Lincoln High School Math Teacher hollimant@gjps.org @Ms_Holliman 614-478-5500
Editor's Notes
- Demographics:2235 studentsOver 200 coursesExcellent rated for the past 9 years25% Free and Reduced, 90%tile in terms of wealth in OhioDiversity is celebratedJostens Renaissance School focused on positive relationships to create a positive climate/culureLarge staff with a wealth of experience4 buildings on campus: Main Campus and Clark Hall
- Why focus on the physical learning environment?MillennialsWe have a better understanding of how we learn through brain researchNeed to different model to meet the needs of today’s students and teachersCommunity and parents demand more from schools
- Millennials-born 1979-1994They want choicesExperiential LearnersFlexibilityPersonalization and CustomizationImpatientResults OrientedGamersNomadic Communication StyleDigital NativesMultitaskersCollaborativeRead Less
- 21st Century Skill Development!The Graduate Profile
- As a team (Clark Hall Team) we came up for key areas of concern that became key concepts to focus on during the first year:Content Delivery-Who, How, WhenUse of time-Flex Time/Time ManagementCollaboration-How, Who, When, WhyTechnology Integration-not just hardware, but software, web 2.0 tools for learning and content creationIn the end, we spent the first year learning how to use the space. It was definitely a learning curve!
- Concern- how to delivery the content over a 96 period block of time and integration technology; provide student choice and opportunity for student voice. Questions: who will deliver content and in what format on a regular basis?
- Professional Learning-Accessed TwitterFlipped Classroom pilotCollaborated and shared ideas with one anotherTalked to the students Solution- break up the time to focus on the other three concepts of flexible time, collaboration, and technology integration
- Concern-A/B Schedule and time management
- Solution- teach students how to use the time and space in Clark Hall; how to break up the block of time to engage students in the learning process
- Freedom and Flex Time is something that has be taught and then earned by students. Compare first semester to second semester.
- Teach students the first week of school how to use Google Calendar and sync it!
- Collaboration is more than for social and group projects
- Establish very clear expectations
- When we asked the students what we should expect from them, they came up with this!
- Use of variety of toolsExperimented with Flipped ClassroomePalsOther web 2.0 toolsDaily access
- Teach students how to use Google Apps at the beginning of the year!Model use of Google Apps
- Familiar with their own devicesTeaches them how to use it for learningAccess
- At our final Clark Hall Team meeting, we realized we made several assumptions about our students that will help us prepare for this upcoming school year.