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Band and forensics already doing this!! Much to learn from them :)
Night of the Notables
Changing AP Culture - point obsessing. Motivate with problems, not points
Give tools to be independent thinkers because we don't know what the jobs will be
Change attitudes about small details
Cross collaboration between depts
Failing forward
Being intrinsically motivated by "doing" school

What do we need?
-More collaboration between students
-being accountable to each other
Approach to teaching -
-Let them struggle!!
-change what you do with students who already know it
-Teaching problem solving
-how to get parent buy-in with changes?
-parent support for risk taking??!!/trust from parents
-educate community about growth mindset
-make kids more accountable
(natural consequences - with safety net?)

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In the past Special Ed kids were hidden in a basement.  Now they work with everyone.  We need to make sure that they can interact even more.
How can we teach things that may be obsolete in the future?  We need to teach kids how to think.
Give them the information and ask what they can do with it.
Let them use their phones in creative ways.
Problem solving vs retaining information.
Kids need to know how to function in life.  Maybe not even just to function, but to do well.
Learn how to work together.  Few jobs involve solo work.
Communication is necessary.
Collaboration is needed.
The set-up for project based learning is so important.
How to measure what is done and how to give feedback?
Do we give total freedom or give help?
How does each person learn and succeed?
What happened to the other two kids who were in the team that didn't finish?
Kids still have to pass college entrance tests, so how do we combine this.
The universities need to change, too, if we are going to change.
Not everyone needs to go to college.
The most important thing is to teach kids who to think.
Are high schools going to take the place of universities?

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How does AP help teach skills and perform well on AP exam?
Finding a balance between societal expectations and "a better way"
Publishing test scores counters the path we are taking.
Class sizes become a problem.
Get parents on board with the idea that this a different approach.
Being willing to take a risk.
Similar to CAPS?
Traditional or not ALL students need to learn these skills.
Lecture model is not accessible to ALL students whereas PBL can reach ALL.
PBL lets them use their strengths while learning something new.
Grades?  Learning through failure.  Do you put that "F" in?
How can we help kids pursue their passion while still being able to find a job?
College classes are not taught in the High Tech High format.
Soft Skills in public ed, more opportunities.
Focus less on "projects" to finish, more on "problems" solve
Watching students fail is really difficult as a teacher
Kids (especially in BV) are so afraid of failure, yet failure is
really necessary in this process
How do we as teachers work in opportunities to fail that aren't worked into the yearbook?
Need to meet a deadline.
I don't want to be working harder than them.

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1.  Autonomy, but we are set up traditionally
-set curriculum (WL)
2.  Relevance, only memorable experiences
- part of a team...was very motivating
-creation and sharing with an audience
-thirst for knowledge
3.  More flexibility
-different accountability
-student choice
-intrinsic motivation that comes from students asking their own questions
-compassion, they are our future and will be taking care of us
4.  true collaboration  with colleagues outside our departments...current schedule often prohibits this

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prepared to face the unknown, providing choice to students, not settling on the past, accountable, desire to complete b/c it is important.

Public exhibition of product in creation of a class news publication, drew on multiple people, teachers sharing experiences, relationships

more focus on the use after the class, open to outcomes, being "ok" with failure, embracing ambiguity, asking better questions

autonomy in the classroom, shed ourselves of the traditional classroom, open ended scheduling over the 4 years, having students reflect

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1. Nick Foster - "Don't be stuck in the past"
2. Teachers caring about students and showing an interest in their lives makes a big impact on student learning. It's not always content, it's environment and relationships.
3. Problem solving. Learning how to start and take initiative for themselves and not watch for someone else. Communicate verbally, explaining reasoning, making decisions.
Nick Foster - "SPEAK"
4. Do things, making students curious again and fostering that mentality. Don't be afraid to fail and try again.

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1. Why are you doing what you're doing if you hated it as a kid learning? But change is scary and we tend do what what we're comfortable with. If we taught Science the same way we did in the 80s, we would be flat lining--information changes.
2. Teachers who cared impacted us.Students can determine who cares and who doesn't. We liked the classes where we were up on our feet DOING stuff--actively engaged. We were impacted by teachers who treated us as young adults. Learning by doing impacted us in certain classes. Having a responsibility--such as yearbook pages--achieving a goal taught us that we CAN get things done. We liked feeling like an important part of a bigger whole.
3. -independence;
-no bells (that's an antiquated idea) just start teaching on time!;
-self-advocacy
-less parental helicoptering
-genuine responsibility
-movement away from standardized testing
-debunk the myth that nobody can fail BUT create opportunities for redemption and allowing the learning to occur authentically
-fewer students to teacher ratio IN REALITY
-find a balance between getting the basic stuff down (ACT success, etc.) and "big" project-based learning (avoid a one-size-fits-all approach in our school; some kids benefit from a more traditional approach, some from a more innovative approach)
-enthusiasm, curiosity,
-stop fighting the technology! integrate it a bit more
4. -eliminate industrialized bells, please (they're like factory whistles!)
-eliminate busy work and grade padding
-limit sit & get
-encourage kids to experience failure as a path to eventual success (we need district permission to have the time to allow kids to practice failure)
-more authentic and immediate student feedback
-cultivate motivation and interest
-it's HARD work to be this innovative teacher, which can be a barrier or detriment to actually achieving these innovative ideas; teachers would need resources and support and TIME to really try  to do these things well (achieve Purpose + Autonomy = Mastery for EVERY lesson/unit/project/etc.)
-teachers need to feel safe to fail or mess up and learn and grow from it

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1.
- You need to evolve with the times.
- You can either be innovative or stagnant.
- Each class is different and comes in with unique skill sets.
- The teachers who made connections and valued our opinions had the biggest impact on us. In short, treated us as people with feelings and unique skill sets.
2.
- Open-ended tasks with autonomy.
- Relationships were essential in the most impactful learning experiences
3.
- Active learning experiences
- Kids thinking for themselves
- Students are critical consumers of information
- Students making decisions
- Be out of the classroom
4.
- Getting students to believe that it is ok to fail
- Getting rid of the rigid, traditional schedule

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1. Time to enter into the 21st century.
1. What school was meant to be 20 years ago is not what school is meant to be today.
1. "Google" has made certain aspects of teaching obsolete.

2.  Activities (academic and non-academic) requiring teamwork
2. "Doing" activities
2. Intellectual discussion
2. Self Paced
3. "Real World" application of content and skills
3. Cross-curricular collaboration
4. More student independence, less "hand-holding"
4. Let kids make more decisions
4. Embrace failure, learn through failure
4. More student reflection -- kids just want to see their grade
4. How students are assessed/graded; COLLEGE ADMITTANCE

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-Technology to even fill out application and interview
-Content is so specific
-Collaboration is needed if you don't feel confident in project based
-How do we still prepare for college?
-Colleges are changing admissions. Looking for leaders and thinkers
-Creativity needs to be taught now! Performing Art is important!
-Failure is OK!!!!
-Focus on the process!
-Utilize our current "experts" in this area (Debate, Coaches, Art, Social Sciences) who have used this model with no curriculum
Ideas/Content can stay, but how we teach it needs to changes.
-Life Skills and Soft Skills are more important. Content is now accessible to all.
-Not only a financial necessity. Our Democracy is at risk.
-There are still elements where we need to play the game/jump through hoops.
-We need to teach our students how to make mistakes.
-Teach kids how to self-advocate.
Tomorrow's classroom is flexible.
Break your routine once a week and do something totally unrelated to your curriculum.
Try something new and have fun! Bring your passions to your teaching.
-Model how to take risks
-Change your attitude about grades. Convey this to the kids and free their minds to engage.

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1-Step out of your comfort zone and teach in ways I may not be comfortable with.  Teach differently than we were taught.
-it is our responsibility to keep them engaged and interested in learning.
-soft skill education
-the thought is overwhelming and scary, but we see the value.
-carving out the time in the curriculum and how to do it is the challenge
-allowing the students the autonomy to complete/work on tasks without intervening to "help" is difficult but will prove rewarding.
2-the activities that involved hands on experience.
-learned from big failures... learned experiences
-"fail big to move on"
-impactful teachers who care about the student as a human being.
3-critical thinking/problem solving... classes in logic
-purposeful learning
-face to face 2 way communication and conversation.
-focused questions/conversation.  Actual questions/thoughts in words.
-teamwork/group work and collaboration skills.
4-Instead of the "winning the AP/GPA" mindset, focus on what makes you the best you.  -Take courses that help you feel healthy and happy instead of stressed out and anxious.
-force more variety in their day with more soft skill focus or hands on courses.
-  more collaboration across subject boundaries.  Shared visions and projects.
-mind/body/creativity balance

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Not preparing students for the future If we don't rethink our instructional methods.
The future is project based learning, so why are we not teaching students how to be successful in the future.
How can you ask someone to make a decision if they have never made a decision.
Don't be afraid to fail.  It's a great learning experience.
Project based learning prepares you for life.
Our best experience came from being inspired by teachers.
Group 12 did not have a good experience when they just received information from the teacher.
Schools work better when they collaborate with other students. This kind of teaching will take collaboration with all educators in the school.
Stop teaching how to pass the test.  Teach to life experience.
Put your phones away and learn how to communicate with others.

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Commitment to renewal, constantly refreshing teaching skills as well as learning activities to incorporate a changing learning environment. We have to quit being comfortable in the way we have always taught something.

Outstanding learning experiences are those that you remember years after the fact; it must connect to student's lives to have relevance. Teacher connection with students create outstanding learning experiences.

Students taking on more responsibility for their own education; accountabilit