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Goal 4

Innovative, Creative, Critical Thinkers Part 1

“I think everybody’s an inventor. Everybody's creative. Everybody has ideas.”

• Lonnie Johnson

Goal 4: Innovative, Creative, Critical Thinkers

GOAL: Each student will be involved in relevant and engaging learning that fosters creativity and imagination, and will gain the confidence and competence to address personal, community, and global issues in collaborative and resourceful ways. EQUITY MEANS: Each student engages in culturally relevant and cognitively challenging real-world learning, while applying knowledge and skills in a variety of ways.

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Agenda

Goal 4: Measures

• Increase percentage of students who can justify a position with supporting

evidence

• Increased percentage of students who apply learning to solve real-world

challenges in imaginative ways

• Increased percentage of students who demonstrate a mastery of relevant

skills in multiple ways

• Increased percentage of students who successfully navigate critical

transitions in their education experiences

• Increased percentage of students who use appropriate technology/digital

tools to facilitate classroom instruction, projects, collaborative learning, and informed decision making

“You encourage kids to experiment, to innovate, not giving them all the answers but giving them the tools they need to find out what the answers might be or to explore new avenues.”

• Sir Ken Robinson

Elementary

Each student will be involved in relevant and engaging learning that fosters creativity and imagination, and will gain the confidence and competence to address personal, community, and global issues in collaborative and resourceful ways.

Elementary: Northshore Education Math Olympiad

• An opportunity for students to

gather and use mathematical skills to respond to authentic engaging and complex questions, problems and challenges

• Culminates in Math Olympiad

Competition

• 567 Participants
• 55 Volunteers
• Support from the Northshore

Schools Foundation

"One of the best parts of Math Olympiad, is taking away all kinds of cool math skills. I learned ratios, percentages, algebra, circumferences, pi, and so much more!” – Maywood Hills Elementary Student

Elementary: Science

A program designed to guide young learners to observe and understand how the world works around them through:

• Explaining Phenomena
• Designing Solutions
• Three-Dimensional Learning

Elementary: Art Docent Program

The Art Docent Program engages volunteers in leading discussions and activities monthly in classrooms across the District. Refresh goals:

• Creating new and updating

existing frameworks

• Providing access to digital

artwork prints and artist photos

• Expanding and diversifying the

selection of artists and their works

• Expand training opportunities

Kenmore Elementary

“Students need to be provided with rich and effective learning opportunities.”

• Melissa Riley, Principal

Elementary: Goal 4 at Kenmore Elementary

• Increase engagement through rich and rigorous

learning for all students.

• Empower choice and diverse learning styles.
• Integration across curriculum, standards and

practices.

• Increase collaboration within and across grade

levels.

• Deepen metacognition and critical thinking skills.
• Increase written and oral justification across

content.

• Embed language acquisition strategies.

Elementary: Goal 4 at Kenmore Elementary

At Kenmore Elementary, Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation means:

• Reading and writing about science
• Cross-curricular integration, including social-emotional learning and social

comprehension

• Use of performance tasks and open-tasks in math
• STEM lessons, projects, activities, and cooperative learning challenges
• Close reading and written/oral reading responses
• Accountable and intentional talk and oral language practice
• Language strategies: sentence stems, partnering, talk prompts, and visuals,

pictorials

• Connections between art/projects and content area standards
• Learning experiences connected to curriculum
• Student engagement in self-reflection, assessment and goal setting

Middle School

Each student will be involved in relevant and engaging learning that fosters creativity and imagination, and will gain the confidence and competence to address personal, community, and global issues in collaborative and resourceful ways.

Middle School: National History Day

A collaboration between schools, families and community based programs to expand student

• pportunities to conduct primary and

secondary research and think critically and creatively about historical events.

• 320 students participated
• 216 entries
• Over 100 community volunteers
• 41 individuals or groups

qualified for state

“Triumph and Tragedy”

Middle School: Science

Hands-on activities are the launching pad for data collection, notebook, problem solving, nonfiction reading and real world applications through:

• Three-dimensional learning
• Science concepts applied to

engineering design

• Real-world phenomena
• Literacy and mathematics

connections

Middle School: Problem-Based Learning

The advent of a rigorous framework for actively engaging each student in relevant and cognitively challenging activities, so they can make meaning of and apply their learning to new situations.

Problem-Based Learning in Grade 6 Challenge Classes

“Utilizes teaching strategies that enable students to acquire knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to authentic, engaging, and complex questions, problems and challenges.”

• NSD Strategic Plan

Middle School: Problem-Based Learning

Hallmarks of Problem-Based Learning

Key knowledge, understanding, and success skills Challenging problem or question Sustained inquiry Authenticity Student voice and choice Reflection Critique and revision Public product

Middle School: Problem-Based Learning

Kenmore Middle School Northshore Middle School

• Question:

How might your community be impacted from the overall health of its members?

• 6-weeks, interdisciplinary

project

• Social studies, ELA, science

and library

• Question:

How does music influence culture?

• Interdisciplinary project, ELA,

social studies, and science

Middle School: Problem-Based Learning

Results of Problem-Based Learning Experience

Teachers notice benefits of PBL in classes. The following observations and feedback reflect early results of PBL experiences: Students Teachers Excited and focused Interdisciplinary planning Shared responsibility Instruction across the disciplines Choice and motivation Meaningful repetition on a common concept/topic Connections across content Shared resources, goals, outcomes Problem solving approach Collaborative planning Peer-oriented; teamwork

Middle School: Problem-Based Learning

Professional Learning for PBL: Teachers…

• Participated in school-based PD through professional reading, study

and planning for PBL.

• Set forth strategies for creating a classroom climate for PBL work,

created a timeline of student tasks, prepared assessment tools, gathered resources, and planned within and across content. Resources: Supporting PBL Toolkit by Hanover Research Buck Institute on PBL Problem-Based Learning text

Middle School: Problem-Based Learning

NSD Teacher Comments:

“Students make connections across the content areas--even better than I do.” “The students were so excited. They valued the choice and real-world experience. It made learning meaningful for them.” “I appreciate how students see that a science topic is also an ELA and social studies topic.” “Problem-based learning sets our teaching plan in a clear way.”

Goal 4

Innovative, Creative, Critical Thinkers Part 2

High School

Each student will be involved in relevant and engaging learning that fosters creativity and imagination, and will gain the confidence and competence to address personal, community, and global issues in collaborative and resourceful ways.

High School: IB and AP

International Baccalaureate (IB) “Focus on teaching students to think critically and independently, and how to inquire with care and logic.”

– International Baccalaureate

Advanced Placement (AP) “Helps you transform the subjects you’re enthusiastic about into a fulfilling future.”

– CollegeBoard

High School: AP Enrollment

21 23 22 24 23 14 15 15 16 16 5 10 15 20 25 30 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

% of Students Enrolled in AP

Northshore State

High School: AP Access

19 22 23 22 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Number of AP Courses Filled

12% 18% 35% 25% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

% of Students Enrolled by Grade Level (2018)

High School: AP Performance

73% 73% 72% 75% 72% 62% 61% 61% 61% 63% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

% of AP Students Scoring College-Ready (3+)

Northshore State 9% 20% 27% 27% 17% 15% 22% 25% 21% 16% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 1 2 3 4 5

% of Exams by Performance Level (2018)

Northshore State

High School: Career and Technical Education Programs

WA State USA Skills Competition

• 4 Top Ten Finishers
• $16,000 in Scholarships

2019 DECA International Career Development Conference

• 20 Top Ten Finishers
• Multiple 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place

Bothell High School

“When we work together to consistently help and challenge all students, regardless of where they come from, we will graduate well-rounded critical thinkers, effective communicators and problem solvers. We will build and graduate tomorrow’s leaders.”

• Juan Price, Principal

High School: Goal 4 at Bothell High School

Problem-Based Learning:

• Science (Chemistry) – Impact of

CO2 emissions by people/ plants/ animals and its consequences

• Social Studies (World History

and Contemporary National/World Issues)

• History on Trial
• Moot Court Trial

High School: Goal 4 at Bothell High School

Extension of Learning Into the Community: Science Olympiad

• Application of science,

engineering and technology

• Each student in Science

Olympiad has a volunteer mentor from a STEM field

2019 Washington State Science Olympiad State Champs!

High School: Goal 4 at Bothell High School

Access to Community Based Experts and Professionals:

• Technology Education (AP Computer

Science and Advanced Computer Programming) – Technology Education and Literacy in School (TEALS) Mentors from Microsoft

• Student Field Trips
• Minority Student Day at Microsoft
• Starbucks Corporation Lecture

Series Events

High School: Auto Technology at Bothell High School

Mission Base Camp for BHS Shock and Awe BHS Shock and Awe Crew Members

High School: Goal 4 at Bothell High School

High School: Auto Technology at Bothell High School

BHS Shock and Awe at the Starting Line! BHS Shock and Awe in the Winner’s Circle

Imagine the Possibilities….

“As we embrace learning into the future as an ethic within our schools and community, we will advance steadily toward accomplishing our aspirational goals for ALL of our students and the hopes and dreams for our community.”

• Dr. Michelle Reid, Superintendent

Imagine the Possibilities: Goal 4 Think Tank

Goals for 2019-20

• Review current NSD innovative

models

• Review and research national

and international innovative models

• Contemplate possibilities
• Collaborate on innovative

model implementation

Imagine the Possibilities: Primary Years Program

The Primary Years Program prepares students to become active, caring, lifelong learners who demonstrate respect for themselves and others and have the capacity to participate in the world around them.

Imagine the Possibilities: Middle Years Program

The Middle Years Program is a challenging framework that encourages students to make practical connections between their studies and the real world.

Imagine the Possibilities: Choice High School

An opportunity to create a learning expedition that promotes self-discovery, intellectual growth and the construction of knowledge Gone are the ringing bells, rows of desks, and fill-in-the blank

• worksheets. For all or most of the

day, students and teachers are engaged in challenging learning expeditions.