Advisory, Exploratory, Core, Specials, Lions, Tigers and Bears, oh My!

Contact TimeOver a two day period

  Class Contact Teaming Advisory Explore other TotalCore Teachers: 390 80 45 45 560Art/Health 520 45 565PE 520 45 565Chinese 520* 45 565Music 520* 45 565Frch/Span 520* 45 565ESOL 120+ 45 45 A.S 120+ 45 45Tech Flex 45 45Library

Teams Language Arts

Social Studies

Math Science SpecialistTeachers

SpecialistTeachers

Chinese Art/Music PE

6 Red

6 Gold

7 Red

7 Gold

8 Red

8 Gold 

Cecelia Matt K Lori Craig T

Phil Nancy Dave Paul en

Scott Jason Melinda Danny

Ross Melanie Juli Theron

Claire Michael Bo Tony

Mike Linda Hank Ruby

Marie

Francesca

Sam Mc

Tom B

Hanna Frances

Lou

Steph.Y

Andy

Allen

Marshal

Erika

Celina

Celina

Leslie

Karen

???

Serena

Angela

Craig R

Rick

Ann

Carol

???

Advisory•36 sections required for 12:1

ration•24 Core teachers teach advisory•12 additional specialist teachers required.

Exploratory•Roughly 30 sections per quarter for a 15:1 average ratio

Learning Communities

Quarter 6 Red 6 Gold 7 Red 7 Gold 8 Red 8 Gold

1 Off Off

2 Off Off

3 Off - PlusLou, Angela, AndySerena

4 Off – PlusSteve,EllenMarshall

To ensure the 30 required sections of Exploratory, LCs will need to offer Exploratory for 3 out of 4 quarters.

What comes next?Review of the wheel.Student InputCourse ProposalsStudent sign upReview of the timeline

The Young Explorer…1. Leadership and Community

-Student Forum-Service Learning

5. Digital Literacy

-Pod Casting-Tech Tools for School-Digital Story Telling-Digital Photography

9. Performance-SAMS Play-Improvisation-Assembly MC-Dance

12. Music

Chamber OrchestraJazz BandChoirRock Band

2. Artist’s Touch-Painting

-Ceramics-Sketching

10. Health, Fitness and Sport-Multi-Sport Tourneys-Fun Activities for Girls-Aerobic Exercise-Preparing Healthy meals

3. General Interests-Sport Fantasy Teams-Chess Club-Book Talk

4. Global Languages-Conversational:French, Spanish, Chinese,???

11. Chinese Culture-Kung Fu-Character Writing-Chinese Opera(!)

7. Core Subject Extension

6. Flex Groups

PhysicsCurrent EventsFuture AuthorsMath AMSA

ESOLLearning Intervention

Remember the Wheel?

Student InputAndy Marks Video Magic!

Andy will sending some time on the Pudong campus capturing some video of their outstanding program. His work will be shared at a school wide assembly at a date in the near future

Survey in AdvisoryAt the end of this slide show, we will be looking for some

brave volunteers to help us devise an instrument we can use to gather student input.

Rough time-line for student inputsLast week of February

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•Course Catalog:•Pudong’s course catalog is located on the In the Exploratory folder in the Sams Service Manual on the M drive.•Teachers will submit their proposals for Exploratory electronically •Rough time-line for submission First week of March.

Questions:Conversations: