ascend nglc pilot - photos

NGLC Pilot PicturesSchool Year 2015-2016

Teach To One Math: Middle School Pilot

Competency-Based Progression - Students

complete daily exit slips to assess their

mastery of skills and plan individualized

instruction for the following day.

Multi-Age Math Tasks - Students in 7th

and 8th grade learn collaboratively

during task instruction.

Teach To One Math: Middle School Pilot

Students take pride in their learning through sharing their playlists and with local

educators and Silicon Valley leaders.

Weekly Restorative Justice Circles: Middle School

Social-Emotional Learning

Middle School students meet

weekly to build community and

repair harm in their “RJ” circles.

Pictured here is the entire 7th grade

class running a circle.

Multi-Age Pilot Classes130 first through fifth grade students have flexible learning

environments where they can pick furniture that works best for

them. Traditional desks and chairs have been replaced with ball

chairs, wiggle pads, coffee tables, and the most popular: stadium

seats! Classroom layout changes from day to day to meet the

needs of students and group work. Stadium seats fold out into a stage for students to act out a skit during Community Time.

5th grade family workshop

Click this link to watch 5th grade students teach their

families about “wiggle pads” and other new additions to

their classroom furniture in Spanish and English.

Student Agency in Action5th grade pilot students hosted a family workshop in the fall to teach their parents about the choice and voice they have in their class. Students led stations in English and Spanish on blended learning, Creation Time, goal setting, and flexible learning spaces.

EXPO Day: January 23, 2016ASCEND has a rich history of expeditionary learning. At our most

recent EXPO Day, 5th grade students demonstrated student agency

and linked learning as they guided ASCEND community members

through their student-made and student-run “Global Warming

Museum.” 5th grade docents led guests through interactive exhibits

on global warming to inform them of the causes as well as speak to

the impact and responsibility we have as individuals.

Student Agency PD

Flexible Learning Environment for Adult

Learners

All staff participated in an 8 week Student Agency PD series,

grounded in the Expeditionary Learning book, Leaders of Their Own

Learning, by Ron Berger. Teachers were able to personalize their PD

path by picking from two focal strands:

A) Student Agency through Goal Setting and Flexible Grouping

B) Agency through Academic Discourse

Personalization Parent WorkshopsThroughout our NGLC journey, we have

shared our learnings and asked for input

from key stakeholders. Parents participated

in a Personalization workshop series this fall

to read research, walk through pilot

classrooms, and collaboratively problem-

solve around what our students need.

Want to learn more? Visit our Stakeholder Engagement document in our application folder.

NGLC showcase

Middle school students walk guests through the TTO portal and share

why they love their personal learning paths more than traditional

middle school math instruction.

Pilot teachers share about successes in social-emotional learning in Community Time and how they cultivated student agency with student-made work plans in Guided Reading.