WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD, OPENING NEW DOORS, AND DOING NEW THINGS, BECAUSE WE ARE CURIOUS AND CURIOSITY KEEPS LEADING US DOWN NEW PATHS.
- Walt Disney
MHS INNOVATION LAB - PAIS PRESENTATION
FROM CLOUDS TO REALITY ▸ Job Description
▸ Hiring the right staff member
▸ Budget
▸ ReDesigning the Classroom Space
▸ Rebrand the Class Name
PROGRAM STRUCTURE ▸ Main Content Delivered during “Specials”
(42 minutes per 6 day cycle)
▸ Collaboration with Grade Level Teams with integrated projects
▸ Non-Traditional Class Times - Recess
▸ After School Programming
▸ Monday After School Activity Program
▸ Coding Groups Before and After School
▸ Enrichment Programming
▸ Summer Camp
STEAM EXPLORERS
▸ Co-Taught with House Parents
▸ STEM Focused
▸ Teacher Directed
▸ Activities Based Curriculum
▸ Resources:
▸ PBS Design Squad
▸ Squishy Circuits
▸ SeeSaw (iPad App)
IN FIFTEEN YEARS WE’LL BE TEACHING PROGRAMMING JUST LIKE READING AND WRITING . . . AND WONDERING WHY WE DIDN’T DO IT SOONER
Mark Zuckerberg
INNOVATION LAB - PAIS PRESENTATION
HOUR OF CODE▸ December 7- 13
▸ code.org How to guide
▸ Minimal prep time
▸ Self guided or teacher directed
▸ Computers are optional*
▸ Learn with your students
▸ Low to no cost
▸ Possible Extensions
▸ code.org 20 hour course(s)
▸ Google CS First course(s)
WONDER LEAGUE ROBOTICS COMPETITION
▸ Coding in the real world
▸ Ozobots
▸ Team based with teacher support
▸ Organized by Wonder Workshop
▸ 1st Annual Competition
▸ Multiple Apps
▸ Wonder: Primary app for competition
▸ Blocky: Uses block code similar to code.org
SOLVED BY DESIGN - MORE THAN A MAKERSPACE
▸ Students and school community find the problems to solve
▸ Teachers support and facilitate student learning, manage community connections, and manage tools and materials
▸ Organizational Tools
▸ Twitter: @SolvedByDesign
▸ NearPod Proposals
▸ Hardware and resources
▸ 3D Printer
▸ Littlebits
QUESTIONS?TODAYS MEET: QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, & FEEDBACK
IMAGE & VIDEO CREDITS ▸ Reimagine
▸ ISTE Student Standards
▸ SAMR Model
▸ Common Sense Media
▸ Hour of Code Video