online ethical discussions: orrville high school’s soar web site
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Orrville High School will be presenting on the topic of “Online Ethical Discussions: Orrville High School’s SOAR website”. SOAR or Student Organization for Academic Relations was formed to promote academic development among our highly motivated students. Led by teacher Jereme Scheufler, one of their first projects was to create a website using NING.com.The SOAR website quickly became a place where students, teachers and even community members joined discussion groups about topics ranging from school rules to global economic issues. Our presentation will include the history of Ethical Literacy® at Orrville High School as well as the development of the SOAR project, especially as it relates to the discussion of ethics using an interactive website such as NING.TRANSCRIPT
Orrville High School
Orrville High SchoolEthical Literacy® Initiative
Phil Hatton- PrincipalEthical Literacy® Team:
Phil Hatton- PrincipalDoug Davault- Asst. PrincipalDiane Little- Heartland RepresentativeSarah Kutschinski- TeacherJim Mankins- Study Hall AideJereme Scheufler- TeacherMike Hamsher- Teacher
Orrville High School Located in Orrville, Ohio City of Orrville has a population of
about 8,500 “Home of Diversified Industry”
World Headquarters of Smuckers JLG Industries Quality Castings Schantz Organ Co. And others…
Orrville High School Heartland Education Community, Inc.
www.heartlandorrville.com Shift the focus from school to education and the
responsibility from school to community Character Education is one of the 5 C’s.
Community, Connecting Learning to Life, Critical Thinking, Character Development, Continuous Improvement
Words of the Month- community generated Character Education Week
Orrville High School Character Words
Self-Control Commitment Fairness Moral Courage Cooperation Sportsmanship Patriotism Integrity Honesty Respect Responsibility Compassion
Orrville High School
Heartland Education Community, continued… Steering Committee- community leaders,
school leaders, students Heartland Point- community gathering
place Orrviews Recent accomplishments- building
projects, Success School
Orrville High School Enrollment of 505, 450 in building Wayne County Schools Career Center 13% minority 25+% economically disadvantaged 15% IEP 43 certified staff, 63 total “Excellent” rating on State report card Composite ACT score of 21.6
Orrville High School
Ethical Literacy Initiative First meeting September 2007 OHS Ethical Literacy Team met for 2
day workshop with Don Profitt in February 2008
EL team- administrators, guidance, teachers, students
Established goals and action plan
Orrville High School
Goals: Authentic Student Input
Students should have the opportunity for input into school culture and procedures
Professional Development from Within Provide opportunities for staff to develop
and lead their own professional development
Orrville High School S.O.A.R.
Student Organization for Academic Relations
Formed this year to encourage high performing students
Includes discussion groups, academic competition, local business mentors
Led by Jereme Scheufler
Orrville High School
SOAR website NING.com “free “ interactive website http://ohssoar.ning.com http://ohssoar.ning.com/profiles/profile/sh
ow?id=PhilHatton&
Orrville High School Next steps…
Incorporate student input into building decisions (grade scale)
Share with staff at staff meetings Utilize to develop ethics content, activities
Orrville High School
Orrville High School
Phil Hatton Email: [email protected] Website: www.orrville.k12.oh.us Phone: 330-682-4661