Week of November 30-December 2 | Creation Phase Continued & Exhibitions of Learning Scheduling

After a short week last week, groups should be getting back into routine with their ritualized weeks.  Blogs will come out with Announcements this week, but lesson plans will be based on the discipline group and their creation advisor. 

Announcements:

  • Molly will be checking in with you this week to setup Exhibitions of Learning times for venues. She will meet with each group after the first 15 minutes of class each day.  The schedule will be released next week.
  • Remember to ask for the week of Exhibitions of Learning off from work: January 9th through January 12th.  If you need a letter from to school or a phone call to your employer, let us know.  Your advisors are your advocates and any one of us will be willing to advocate for you.
  • Remember our school days are shifted on our Exhibitions of Learning days.  It is your normal school hours and attendance is tracked.  Please avoid scheduling any appointments during the school day (talk with your parents and remind them).  Athletes must have notes from their coaches, otherwise your attendance on those nights are expected (Official hours will be clarified soon).
  • Advisors will be rounding out Evidence Checks this week and entering them into Skyward.  If you have clarifying questions about grades, send emails to your creation advisors for IDEAS Block, not Tim or Molly unless they are your creation advisors.  
  • Advisors, please make sure to mark attendance. 


Tuesday | Work-shopping a Project

  • Workshop a single project and give valuable feedback
  • Yearlong projects will be checking in with Tim during the class period (He will seek you out)


Wednesday | Tinker within your Discipline

  • Take the first 15 minutes of class to dive into something engaging in your discipline such as creative movement, take apart something, write a short story, doodle a poodle, etc. Then return to your studio time journals.
  • Seniors head to Molly to schedule your venue for Exhibitions of Learning at 8:15


Thursday | Work-shopping a Project
  • Workshop a single project and give valuable feedback
  • Yearlong projects will be checking in with Tim during the class period (He will seek you out)
  • Juniors head to Molly to schedule your venue for Exhibitions of Learning at 10:10 until 10:40
  • Sophomores head to Molly to schedule your venue for Exhibitions of Learning at 10:40 until 11:10.
Friday | Small group Feedback
  • Break off into Groups of three and follow the Micro Lab protocol for Feedback. 
  • Evidence Check one will be completed by you and your advisor by the end of today (through one on one conferencing).
  • Freshman head to Molly to schedule your venue for Exhibitions of Learning at 10:10 until 10:40. 
  • Stragglers that have not scheduled Exhibitions of Learning may come after 10:40 until 11:10.
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Week of November 21-22 | Creation Phase Continued

After an eventful week last week, groups should be into their ritualized weeks.  If your group is still working through the ritualized week, you can follow the plans as previously laid out.  Blogs will come out with Announcements this week, but lesson plans will be based on the discipline group and their advisor. 

 Announcements:

  •  After Thanksgiving break, Molly will be checking in with you to setup Exhibitions of Learning times for venues. 
  • Remember to ask for the week of Exhibitions of Learning off from work: January 9th through January 12th.  If you need a letter from to school or a phone call to your employer, let us know.  Your advisors are your advocates and any one of us will be willing to advocate for you.  
  • Remember our school days are shifted on our Exhibitions of Learning days.  It is your normal school hours and attendance is tracked.  Please avoid scheduling any appointments during the school day (talk with your parents and remind them).  Athletes must have notes from their coaches, otherwise your attendance on those nights are expected (Official hours will be clarified soon).
  • Advisors will be rounding out Evidence Checks this week and entering them into Skyward.  If you have clarifying questions about grades, send emails to your advisors for IDEAS Block, not Tim or Molly unless they are your advisors.  
  • Advisors, please make sure to mark attendance. 
Monday | Professional Models

Tuesday | Work-shopping a Project
  • Workshop a single project and give valuable feedback
  • Yearlong projects will be checking in with Tim during the class period (He will seek you out)

Wednesday | Teacher Records Day
  • Aren't you lucky? A day off!  Maybe take some time prepare for Presentations of Learning.

Thursday | Thanksgiving
  • Remember to give Thanks for our school community and one another.
Friday | Black Friday
  • Enjoy a day of shopping or another day to prepare for Presentations of Learning on Monday or Tuesday next week.
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Evidence Check #1 | Where are you in your process? | Friday, Nov. 17, 2016

We are officially at our halfway mark for creation phase.  Today, your advisor will be meeting with you individually, going over where you are in terms of your evidence.  You will fill out a rubric together and provide feedback based on where you need to be for the December 9th deadline for final products in creation phase.

 After December 9th, we will be moving into Artist Statements and Presentations.

Take some time to reflect on your trimester and the growth you have made.  As you move into new opportunities in new seminars, think about how you can continue to foster your growth as an artist in multiple disciplines.  We look forward to your final products!
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Seminar Registration for Trimester 2

Seminar Preview Schedule | Trimester 2 Edition

Go to your first Seminar Preview:  Rosters
Seminar Preview Schedule
10:00-10:25 - Seminar One Preview
10:30-10:55 - Seminar Two Preview
11:00-11:15 - Register for Seminars (Form will be sent out at the right time).

Seminar registration will be sent to Vicki by the end of lunch today, so caps for class (maximum capacity) will be set then.  If you miss registration, you will only be able to register for open seminars that have not met their cap.

Enjoy your day of previews.  We hope you chose to try something new and get a taste for what makes our school so unique.  Anyone can take any class and feel welcome in those spaces! Remember that a preview is not a commitment.

Academic teachers are welcome to preview any classes that you may not have seen in action as well. It is always fascinating to see what our colleagues do so well.
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Seminar Previews Form | Trimester Two Previews for Thursday

Please take the time to fill out this form for Seminar Previews.


Week of November 14-18 | Creation Phase Continued

After an eventful week last week, groups should be into their ritualized weeks.  If your group is still working through the ritualized week, you can follow the plans as previously laid out.  Blogs will come out with Announcements this week, but lesson plans will be based on the discipline group and their advisor. This week we will have seminar previews on Thursday for Trimester 2 seminars.

 This is our last full week of the trimester, make it count!

 Monday | Professional Models

  • Your group may be looking at professional models or following your own ritualized week.

Tuesday | Work-shopping a Project

  • Workshop a single project and give valuable feedback
  • Yearlong projects will be checking in with Tim during the class period (He will seek you out). 
  • Fill out Seminar Preview Form that will be sent out for today. 

Wednesday | Tinker in your Discipline

  • Take the first 15 minutes of class to dive into something engaging in your discipline such as creative movement, take apart something, write a short story, doodle a poodle, etc. Then return to your studio time journals.

Thursday | Seminar Preview Day
  • You will not have IDEAS Block time for working on projects.  Seminar previews will happen in the following schedule (may be changing, so be flexible and watch the blog):
    • 10:00-10:25 | Seminar One Preview
    • 10:25-10:30 | Passing Time
    • 10:30-10:55 | Seminar Two Preview
    • 10:55-11:00 | Passing Time
    • 11:00-11:15 | Seminar Registration (Form to be sent out)
Friday | Small group Feedback

  • Break off into Groups of three and follow the Micro Lab protocol for Feedback. 
  • Evidence Check one will be completed by you and your advisor by the end of today (through one on one conferencing).
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Friday Nov. 11 | Feedback Friday

Guiding Questions:
  • What do you need to know to continue creation?
  • Where are you stuck in creation?
  • What else are you creating?a
  • What are you struggling witah in this phase?
  • What are you rocking this phase?

Announcements

Do Now (5 minutes) Prepare for Feedback
Do Next (15 minutes)
  • The Micro Lab Protocol (IDEAS Block Advisor acts as timer for the group)
    • Groups of 3 - Number of based on the number of groups needed (15 students - 5 groups).  Students who are in the same group are not to be in the same sharing group.
      • Students each get 3 minute to share their project and creation they have thus far.  Only the sharing student is allowed to speak.  
      • After each student shares, there is 15 seconds of silence for everyone to process what was said and thinking about connections for what can be said later on.  
      • After students have all shared, there is 5 minutes to share as a group in overflow (what did not get a chance to be said).

Goal Setting (13 minutes)
  • (3 minutes) - Completed on Studio Time Journal following Smart Goal format.  Pair and Share Goals
  • (5 minutes) - Goal Sharing: Quick 3-5 words
  • (5 minutes) - Get set up and started based on goal. Do you understand what you need to do?  Do you have any frustrations or setbacks?

Studio Time (37 minutes) Return to classroom spaces by 11:00 if working in the hallways!
  • 15 minutes: Start studio time with directed purpose behind what you are accomplishing. Last 5 minutes clean up the room if studio time involved building materials or art supplies
  • 2 minutes: Circle up and check on progress in studio time.  What did you accomplish? What are you struggling with?
  • 15 minutes: Continued studio time
  • 5 minutes - Take time to Pair-Share your accomplishments and quick feedback before you write your reflections.

Ticket Out (5 minutes)
  • Complete studio time reflections completed on Studio Time Journal sheets
  • Fill out the Materials Request Form for Stuart.
  • Fill out Exhibitions of Learning FormSurvey

Thursday November 10th, 2016 | Workshopping and Extended Studio Time

Guiding Questions:
  • How can sharing help develop your project further?
  • What is co-creativity?
  • Fill out Exhibitions of Learning Form

Announcements
  • Review and establish daily or weekly routines before next week.
  • Review, tweak, and commit to routines and ways you will document progress individually and as a group.
  • Fill out the Materials Request Form for Stuart (If he is graciously still taking responses)
  • Fill out Exhibitions of Learning Form
  • Tomorrow your advisor will be checking evidence of creation with you.  Please make sure you have your evidence ready to show.  

For groups with their own Ritualized Week - Follow your CREATION Advisor’s routine after looking at Announcements

Do Now (5 minutes) Prepare for Workshopping
  • Prepare as though you are presenting your project today based on the evidence you have right now.  What have you created thus far?
Do Next (15 minutes)
  • Workshopping Method
    • Circle up - Choose someone to present their project components. Take 8 minutes to present your project.
    • Feedback - Others complete their feedback on a slip of paper or postit note.  Write down Warm/Cool/Suggestions for feedback.  Remember to keep feedback specific and think about what kind of feedback you would want. When you are done with a piece of feedback, crumple it into a ball and toss it into the middle of the circle for a Trash Talk.  When the presentation is complete, everyone grab a piece of feedback from the middle and share out responses from the paper.

Goal Setting (13 minutes)
  • (3 minutes) - Completed on Studio Time Journal following Smart Goal format.  Pair and Share Goals
  • (5 minutes) - Goal Sharing: Quick 3-5 words
  • (5 minutes) - Get set up and started based on goal. Do you understand what you need to do?  Do you have any frustrations or setbacks?

Studio Time (37 minutes) Return to classroom spaces by 11:00 if working in the hallways!
  • 15 minutes: Start studio time with directed purpose behind what you are accomplishing. Last 5 minutes clean up the room if studio time involved building materials or art supplies
  • 2 minutes: Circle up and check on progress in studio time.  What did you accomplish? What are you struggling with?
  • 15 minutes: Continued studio time
  • 5 minutes - Take time to Pair-Share your accomplishments and quick feedback before you write your reflections.

Ticket Out (5 minutes)
  • Complete studio time reflections completed on Studio Time Journal sheets
  • Fill out the Materials Request Form for Stuart.
  • Fill out Exhibitions of Learning Form
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Wednesday November 9th, 2016 | Extended Studio Time

Guiding Questions:
  • How can sharing help develop your project further?
  • What is co-creativity?
  • Fill out Exhibitions of Learning Form

Announcements
  • Review and establish daily or weekly routines.
  • Sophomores are in Milwaukee for college tours at MSOE and MIAD
  • Review, tweak, and commit to routines and ways you will document progress individually and as a group.
  • Fill out the Materials Request Form for Stuart (If he is graciously still taking responses)
  • Fill out Exhibitions of Learning Form

For groups with their own Ritualized Week - Follow your CREATION Advisor’s routine after looking at Announcements

Do Now (2 minutes) Prepare for Studio Time
  • Mental Preparation and Material Setup (notebook, materials, tabs, closing distractions down). Coordinate the day with partner(s). If time permits, starting thinking about and developing your goal for studio time today.  Think ahead.
Do Next - Goal Setting (13 minutes)
  • (3 minutes) - Completed on Studio Time Journal following Smart Goal format.  Pair and Share Goals
  • (5 minutes) - Goal Sharing: Quick 3-5 words
  • (5 minutes) - Get set up and started based on goal. Do you understand what you need to do?  Do you have any frustrations or setbacks?

Studio Time (40 minutes) Return to classroom spaces by 8:50 if working in the hallways!
  • 15 minutes - Goal Sharing: Deliberate goal setting for today.  Where does your goal need to take you?
  • 13 minutes - Get setup and started based on goal.
  • 5 minutes - Do you understand what you need to do?  Do you have any frustrations or setbacks? What did you figure out that challenged your understanding or furthered it?
  • 15 minutes: Revise your goal and continue in studio time with directed purpose behind what you are accomplishing. Last 5 minutes clean up the room if studio time involved building materials

Ticket Out (5 minutes)
  • Complete studio time reflections completed on Studio Time Journal sheets
  • Fill out the Materials Request Form for Stuart.
  • Fill out Exhibitions of Learning Form
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Tuesday November 8th, 2016 | Workshopping and Extended Studio Time

Guiding Questions:
  • How can sharing help develop your project further?
  • What is co-creativity?
  • Fill out Exhibitions of Learning Form

Announcements

For groups with their own Ritualized Week - Follow your CREATION Advisor’s routine after looking at Announcements

Do Now (5 minutes) Prepare for Workshopping
  • Prepare as though you are presenting your project today based on the evidence you have right now.  What have you created thus far?
Do Next (15 minutes)
  • Workshopping Method
    • Circle up - Choose someone to present their project components. Take 8 minutes to present your project.
    • Feedback - Others complete their feedback on a slip of paper or postit note.  Write down Warm/Cool/Suggestions for feedback.  Remember to keep feedback specific and think about what kind of feedback you would want. When you are done with a piece of feedback, crumple it into a ball and toss it into the middle of the circle for a Trash Talk.  When the presentation is complete, everyone grab a piece of feedback from the middle and share out responses from the paper.

Goal Setting (13 minutes)
  • (3 minutes) - Completed on Studio Time Journal following Smart Goal format.  Pair and Share Goals
  • (5 minutes) - Goal Sharing: Quick 3-5 words
  • (5 minutes) - Get set up and started based on goal. Do you understand what you need to do?  Do you have any frustrations or setbacks?

Studio Time (37 minutes) Return to classroom spaces by 11:00 if working in the hallways!
  • 15 minutes: Start studio time with directed purpose behind what you are accomplishing. Last 5 minutes clean up the room if studio time involved building materials or art supplies
  • 2 minutes: Circle up and check on progress in studio time.  What did you accomplish? What are you struggling with?
  • 15 minutes: Continued studio time
  • 5 minutes - Take time to Pair-Share your accomplishments and quick feedback before you write your reflections.

Ticket Out (5 minutes)
  • Complete studio time reflections completed on Studio Time Journal sheets
  • Fill out the Materials Request Form for Stuart.
  • Fill out Exhibitions of Learning Form
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