Staff are reminded to pick up folders in Kimberly's room before school and take attendance using the new Attendance | Research Phase | Spring 2016 document.
DO NOW: Relocate
Purpose: Locate disciplinary groups.
- Group lists are available above and student email.
- Students who are not listed in a group should go to the office.
- While waiting for everyone:
- Share IDEAS Block folder with staff member
- Open proposal document
- Read your own proposal and prepare to share project idea/question
GATHERING: Metaphor (found objects)
Purpose: Get to know the other people and projects in the group.
- Each person should choose an object from the room that represents their project idea/question. Take a few minutes to choose something meaningful and prepare an explanation of what problem you are trying to solve or what emotion, thought, or idea you are trying express through your project.
- [Example: My project is like an old photo of sturgeon fishermen, because I am taking on the heavy concept of institutionalized racism. I want to harpoon it by pulling racism out of systems, exposing it like this man with his fish above the ice. I also want to anthologize important stories and perspectives from the past.]
- Circle up and share these metaphors.
- After everyone has shared, debrief the gathering by discussing patterns and connections.
STATUS UPDATE: Compass Points
Purpose: Students will look closely at the evidence of their thinking and learning, in order to create a detailed summary of their progress and identify next steps.
- Independently, all students should look at their feedback on their documents (physical and/or digital) and in Jupiter. Staff should respond to or collect clarifying questions.
- Independently, all students should complete a detailed compass points for their project or their role in their group project. Emphasis on detailed! This can be digital or on paper.
- N >> What do you need to know? Clarifying questions you have for staff or about your own topic? What are your priorities going into research?
- E >> What are you most excited about now and in the near future?
- W >> What are you worried about? What specific obstacles are you facing in your project?
- S >> What are your immediate next steps? What does your feedback suggest that you need to do? What suggestions to you have for yourself?
- Students should share these with at least one other student, getting feedback, additional suggestions, and adding more detail.
STUDIO TIME: Next Steps
Purpose: Students will refine proposals or begin research, according to the next steps identified above. Staff will check in with each student, giving emphasis to students who do not have completed or approved proposals.
- Identify a studio time goal. Share it.
(Note: This will become a routine. Where will students in your group document studio time goals and progress? How and when will reflection take place? Tomorrow's gathering will be focused on this.) - Staff will set priorities for conferencing during studio time.
- Reflection on studio time.
CLOSING: Two Word Wave
Purpose: All voices share a reflection on their studio time.
- Circle up
- Think Time: What is one word to describe how you feel about the transition to research today? What is one word to describe your next step tomorrow?
- Share two words
