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A new role focus for instructing in this new culture!

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From beginning with 18 educators in 2001, futurePREP'd now works with over 400 educators each year

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Enrollment is open for futurePREP'd Academy 2021!

futurePREP'd Academy is an afterschool program that pairs Ottawa Area high school students (9th-12th) with local businesses to provide innovative solutions to challenges businesses are facing. Space is limited, so apply quickly to ensure you get a spot!

Core Values

Supportive - Students should drive their own learning whenever possible. Educators will give students the freedom to choose while providing support, structure and facilitating learning.

Authentic - Challenges should be authentic so students and educators will be invested. Students should be able to develop new, unexpected and innovative ideas.

Community - Educators and students should be connected with their local community. By collaborating with community partners, all groups involved find more relevancy and ownership in their community.

Project-Based - With a focus on a deep understanding of standards and content, teachers will design and students will be able to critically think through challenges that provide relevance in the classroom.

Skills4Success - Giving opportunities to practice critical thinking, collaboration, accountability, communication, technology literacy, citizenship and flexibility educators will help today's student become tomorrow's global leader.

Post-secondary institutions and employers desire that today's students to be prepared for the challenges of the 21st Century. Whether it's a career-based track or a college-bound pathway, Ottawa Area Intermediate School District (OAISD) provides students with the resources and training they need to become responsible and productive members of their communities. Through our comprehensive futurePREP'd Program, we offer innovative tools and experiences to help students make decisions that will positively impact not only their career decisions but also their quality of life for decades.

futurePREP'd offers an array of innovative tools and experiences that help students not only invest in their education, but also creates a desire for further training and helps prepare them for life (and a career) after high school. With tools such as Skills4Success (S4S), Project Based Learning (PBL), and The Creative Sequence becoming implemented in more schools, we are seeing positive outcomes with students that share in one or all of the processes.

The Skills4Success are a set of 21st Century or Soft Skills that have been developed with the input of regional employers, colleges and universities, local school districts, and community members.

IChallengeU is a two-week summer educational opportunity for students in grades 9 - 12 to gain work experience while they solve real-world issues from local businesses and scholarship opportunities.

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During this exciting week, students work with a team to solve a real-world challenge the company is facing. At the end of the week, students pitch their solutions back to the company.

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futurePREP'd Academy is an afterschool program that pairs Ottawa Area high school students (9th-12th) with local businesses to provide innovative solutions to challenges businesses are facing. Space is limited, so apply quickly to ensure you get a spot! Supportive - Students should drive their own learning whenever possible.

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What skills and dispositions would you like students to become proficient in?

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Using the "Ideal Student" protocol is a great way to discuss as a district, school, or team, what you are working toward

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Identifying Skills and Dispositions that Matter to Your Businesses and Community

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A good place to start thinking about this is PBLWorks (The Buck Institute for Education) Gold Standard PBL Framework

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Exemplar Learning Units with Industry/Community Partners that Have been Tested and Refined by Educators

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​ Design thinking is a non-linear, iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. Involving five phases-Observation, Investigation, Incubation, Solutions and Validation-it is most useful to tackle problems that our partners are facing.
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Skills4Success

The Skills4Success (S4S) Framework is a set of 7 interrelated skills that have been developed through a collaborative research process with local businesses/organizations, colleges/universities, and school districts. While certain skills within this set may be more prevalent or important at times, they are not meant to be viewed in isolation from one another. For instance, the ability to communicate effectively often involves a strong foundation in technology literacy and the ability to effectively collaborate and work with others.

A structured approach to learning where students tackle meaningful projects that address significant content.
Growth - Strengthen and interest-based yet open to taking risks.
Supportive - Educator facilitated, yet student-led.
Authentic - Real and focused, yet open to new innovative possibilities.
Holistic - Product yet process focused.

​Community Connection

Post-secondary institutions and employers desire that today's students to be prepared for the challenges of the 21st Century. Whether it's a career-based track or a college-bound pathway, our counties provide students with the resources and training they need to become responsible and productive members of their communities. Through our classrooms, we offer innovative tools and experiences to help students make decisions that will positively impact not only their career decisions but they are able to collaborate with local partners to solve real challenges.

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​ Design thinking is a non-linear, iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. Involving five phases-Observation, Investigation, Incubation, Solutions and Validation-it is most useful to tackle problems that our partners are facing.

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SLATE (Student Learning Achieved Through Engagement)

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SLATE (Student Learning Achieved Through Engagement)

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Slate Valley, 7 days ago

FHUHS CHEER CAMP
July 12-16th (Monday - Friday) 1:30-4:30 p.m. at FHGS Gym

This camp is open to ANY incoming 8th -12th grader - Boys and Girls in the Slate Valley School District.

Come join the fun - learn team building skills, how to be a leader, what cheering is all about, and work on basic fundamentals cheering.

NO prior experience needed!!

Come one, come all!
Join Varsity Cheer and Competition Coach, Danielle Burdick for the week.

You will need comfortable clothing, sneakers and a water bottle. Please enter the FHGS gym from the back parking lot and on the Dollar General side. No sign up or enrollment - just show up.

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FHUHS CHEER CAMP July 12-16th (Monday - Friday) 1:30-4:30 p.m. at FHGS Gym This camp is open to ANY incoming 8th -12th grader - Boys and Girls in the Slate Valley School District. Come join the fun - learn team building skills, how to be a leader, what cheering is all about, and work on basic fundamentals cheering.

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Community-focused, Confidence-building, Authentically Assessed, Driven to chance-taking, Encouraged student ownership, Challenging, Voice and Choice focused, Professional Atmosphere  driven (LBD), Flexibility-focused, Failure-sensitive, Non-linear, Engagement through Modeling

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Overcoming the World's Challenges - The Global Goals

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The climate crisis. Ensuring no one goes hungry. Human rights abuses. Extreme poverty. Problems of this scale can be overwhelming, but the Global Goals(also known as the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs) are the solution to tackling them.

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Internships, Collaboration, & Branding

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Elementary Career Cohorts

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Voice, Choice, & Confidence

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with our school coordinator

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Student Challenge and Ownership of Learning

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Student Challenge and Ownership of Learning

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Kids' Konference

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Conference Presentations