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Welcome to ASC Scholars’ Academy!. Project L.I.F.T. STEAM Camp September 7, 2013. We are so glad that you said, “YES!”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
We are so glad that you said, “YES!” Goal: To provide students at Bruns
Academy, Walter G. Byers School, Druid Hills Academy, and Thomasboro Academy with a dynamic experience. We will provide arts-based residencies, a community-based project, and STEAM-based units of study. We will culminate this experience with a Literary Festival in the spring.
Residencies Provided by local arts-education
providers Visual Art, Performing Art, Writing,
Digital and Media Literacy Schedule provided to you for your
residencies
Community-Based Project Will be a coordinated
effort between the school community and other community agencies.
May take place in the fall or spring sessions.
Literary Festival Will be planned by the ASC Education
Leadership Staff Will include partnerships with arts-
education providers Will be an opportunity to celebrate and
transform students’ written work
Lead Certified Instructor Grouped into grade families (PreK-2, 3-5, 6-
8) Plan a unit of instruction for one grade Coordinate the planning and activities for
grade family at the site Serve as the collaborative leader for the
family Communicate with ASC staff
Certified Instructor Plan a unit of study for one grade level Serve as the leader to associates in the
grade level Create a supply order for the grade level
to correspond with unit plans ($125/week)
Coordinate morning arrival and dismissal gathering and class groups for the grade
Camp Associate Deliver a unit of instruction that is
planned by an instructor to a group of scholars
Organize the daily activities of the group of scholars
Keep record of attendance for assigned group of scholars
Camp Co-Directors Serve as a support to all instructors,
associates, and scholars Ensure that residency schedules are
distributed Monitor bus and car arrival Coordinate “moving parts” of camp Oversee student sign in and out Respond to student management
concerns
Support from ASC Coordinate the residencies Plan the Literary Festival Coordinate the community-based
project Provide opportunity for unit planning
support Order supplies (delivered in tubs) Ensure that you get paid! Feed you every chance we get!
Number One Goal
Authentic Student Engagement
STEAM Camp Focus Differentiating content and product by
InterestDare to Differentiate Wiki
STEAM-Based Unit Planning
Kindergarten Example STEAM Point Resource
Collection of STEAM Resources on Crystal’s Wiki
Your colleagues!!
Unit Plan Structure Plan for approximately 3.5 hours of unit
study per day Typical schedule could have 1 hour of art
residency per day, but some times there will be a double and other days will not have a residency (flexible planning)
One hour for lunch and recess Up to one hour of structured movement
activity planned during the day
Shared Plan Remember that your plan will be used
by your “grade mates” You will need to be explicit in your
instructions to maximize impact on all students
Supplies, supplies The supply spreadsheet will be posted
to the wiki.
The orders are due NO LATER than Monday, September 16.
Each class will receive a set of standard supplies.
Unit Plan Due Date Due Friday, September 20 We realize it may still need some work! We will review in group sessions on September
21.
Move In Survey!! On Crystal’s wiki:
crystallail.cmswiki.wikispaces.net