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| PBL Institute | 10 Staff Members | MSAP District 28 STEM Staff conducted a 2-‐day institute where teachers learned the basics of developing and reviewing themed PBL units of study. |
Curriculum Mapping |
15 Teachers | Collaborative planning time is given to teacher teams to meet to develop, create plan themed curriculum overview maps for their respective grades. Families attended this event where STEM activities were implemented giving our community an inside glimpse to all of our new programs. |
| Family Science Night | Over 100 Families | |
| Guitar Club | 14 Students | Students were given their individual guitars and Mr. Michael Engel conducts classes every Monday. |
| Technology Club | 6 Students | Students work with the technology specialist on a variety of programs. They use document cameras, iPads and many innovative technological tools. |
| NYC Dancing Classroom | 6 Classes | Dancing Classrooms Residency-‐ Teaching Artists model strategies for integrating arts into classroom instruction. Competitive Ballroom for grades 4 and 5 students culminates with a final performance as well as a ballroom competition. |
| Turtle Bay Music School (TBMS) | 5 Classes | Grade 2 students work with renowned Dancer / Choreographer Quenia Ribeiro and Percussionist Arei Sekiguchi to discover the unique music and dance of Brazil. Quenia Professional dance Troupe will perform alongside our students for a culminating assembly |
Smartworks Moving Image |
5 Classes | Gustavo Asto, Program Coordinator and Students produce a video that informs and prepares students for the school year establishing high expectations, building excitement about goals set. They showcase their work at a world premiere in the school auditorium. Teachers will meet with MSAP personnel on developing, reviewing, revising themed PBL units to ensure that they infused the art theme within it to ensure that they met the STEAM criteria. Workshops will be on 3 consecutive Mondays and a Tuesday for 2 hours. |
| PBL 123 District 28 MSAP | 25 Staff Members | |
Write From the Beginning |
5 teachers Additional 10 | Special Education teachers participated in 4, 1/2 day sessions and 10 additional staff members will be trained in this developmental writing program. A core of teachers, administrators, TA and Parent Coordinator traveled to Hartford Connecticut where they were engaged with other magnet schools around the country in various staff development activities. While at Hartford, they visited many Magnet campuses and saw observed best practices involving innovative instruction, technology & theme integration in magnet education. |
| Magnet Schools of America Conference | 13 Staff Members | |
| Partners and MRT | 100 Staff Members | Chancellor PD Day – a full day of themed PD to provide strategies for integrating the arts into curriculum and instruction |
| LEGO We Do Robotics and Story Telling | 10 Staff Grades K-‐1 | The LEGO Education Academy Program examines play-‐based learning opportunities that meet early years’ targets and stimulate children’s creativity using LEGO Education resources. Schemes of work are Information and Control Technology (ICT) and design & technology centered, but also covers language and literacy and a range of other subjects. |
| Write From the Beginning | 10-‐15 Teachers | District 28 Themed PBL Institute-‐ A 4 day institute where teachers learned the basics of developing and reviewing themed PBL units of study |
| MRT, Network Admin | 10-‐15 Teachers | Thinking Maps Training: Teachers will be involved in a summer institute that will train them in the use of using thinking maps to support students writing. |
| Family Art Night | 100 or more families | Teachers, parents and students will engage in an all art activity night. Residencies such as Story Pirates, Smartworks and Materials for the art will also land their talent |
| Teacher Team Meetings | 10-‐18 Staff Members | Teacher Teams meet 3x a month to receive PD in the following areas: creation of themed curriculum maps and PBL Units of Study and strategies for integrating the arts and STEM into classroom instruction. |
Mr. Chris |
12 Teachers and Classes | Teachers and students received professional development on compassion and tolerance Used to display announcements in our lobby, school events and past artifacts. |
| Flat Screen | All Students and Parents | |
| Promethean Planet | 30 Staff Members | Teachers and administrators were trained in the use of the Promethean Board and best practices were shared |
