RESOURCES
- Exhibitions of Learning Components and Examples
(A detailed outline due to be shared with Project Block Advisors on Tuesday, December 22nd. Project Block Advisors will provide feedback using Jupiter as well as notes or conferencing.) - Exhibition Rehearsals - January 6th - 9th
(All students will participate in rehearsals by presenting and providing feedback. In the past, these experiences have been essential to revising Exhibition Outlines and dramatically improving the formal EoLs.) - Exhibition Schedule - January 12th & 14th
(Please note that attending Exhibitions of Learning from 12:00-8:00pm is required. Students are responsible for requesting off of work and rescheduling other conflicts.) - Exhibition Volunteer Responsibilities
(Exhibitions are a collective responsibility and collective accomplishment, volunteers are needed and there is a place for all interests and skills. Contact Madison O'Brien to sign up.)
MONDAY >>
Groups should begin their time together with at Compass Points about Exhibitions of Learning. Students should draw from Friday's workshops and past experiences. Keep the conversation focused on planning ad presenting (not schedules, feedback forms, or other logistics) : E - Excitements, W - Worries, N - Need to Know, S - Suggestions. Project Advisors are encouraged to bring these Compass Points to the meeting after school on Monday. Use studio time to create outlines. Remember that the components of an EoL do not need to appear in order. Ticket Out: What do you want your audience to think and feel when your Exhibition is over? (Document this as a point of reference for rehearsals. Notecards are a good medium - Tape them to the board until January 6th.)TUESDAY>>
The focus of today is the Audience Interaction component. Create a list of the best Thinking Routines for Exhibitions of Learning. Brainstorm the purposes for each. Share ideas for how to best incorporate them into an Exhibition of Learning, including how to set an audience up for successful engagement.
(Example: A Hear. Think. Wonder. would be introduced before the music is played, giving the audience some direction for what you will be asking of them after they listen. Because time is important, you might choose to take 5 things people heard, 4 things people think, and 3 wonders. Are you going to capture these? How will you transition from the audiences ideas back to your own ideas and the rest of the EoL?)
It is important that Thinking Routines are not directed at getting feedback on the Exhibition of Learning, but are focused on the ideas and creation. We will reinforce this again at rehearsals.
All students should share a complete and detailed outline with their Project Block Advisor before leaving today.
WEDNESDAY
As a group, determine who might be most prepared to try out their Exhibition of Learning in front of the group. Spend the remaining time in smaller groups reading through outlines as practice. At this point, add stage directions and reminders about what to do and what resources you'll need. (i.e. How will you use the space? When is it most important to memorize so that you are fully engaged with the audience and not looking at notes? Do you need someone to help you with technology or materials?) Everyone should read through once.
WINTER BREAK HOME LEARNING : Practice your Exhibition of Learning in front of a mirror and a human. That means at least to rehearsals before returning to school!
