Sharing School & Site Collaborations by Natacha Scott https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection What BPS schools or teachers did you engage in deep learning experiences? What did the experience include? en-us 2018-06-28 06:29:58 UTC 2020-09-07 02:55:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png Supporting Teacher Leaders info8568_1 https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868607 Many BPS teachers led workshops about their practice for other educators at teacher professional development programs on various history/social studies content.]]> 2018-06-28 13:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868607 Hosting BINcA seniors for their capstone projects https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868706 We hosted three students who focused on housing, food access, and third spaces in Boston

]]> 2018-06-28 13:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868706 BINcA presentation mishy https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868765 Presentation @ BINcA about New England's history of cultural genocide v. Native peoples

Conversations w Natacha about bringing Upstander Academy to Boston in 2019

]]> 2018-06-28 13:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868765 Hosting a Model UN conference attended by many BPS students https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868778 100+ BPS students researched clean water and nuclear proliferation from the perspective of an assigned country, and spent the day presenting and debating their position]]> 2018-06-28 13:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868778 Historic New England https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868795 Kerri Anderson’s 5th grade class from the Kenny School. The most engaged, well prepared and fun class I had all year. Kerri noticed art work up from a different fifth grade class, inquired about it and enthusiastically asked to participate in the project next year.]]> 2018-06-28 13:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868795 Guest judging for BLA 8th grade civics capstone https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868804 We heard presentations from andgave feedback tostudents on Imagine  Boston 2030's  topic areas, including affordable housing, education, gun violence, and income inequality in Boston. ]]> 2018-06-28 13:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868804 Working with a BPS teacher to see how he linked iCivics games and resources with current events https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868808 Sat in on several classroom sessions to see what works best, what might need more explanation and how we can improve the experience for teachers and students - we even made a change immediately afterward!]]> 2018-06-28 13:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868808 Seeing BPS school middle and high school students present to legislators and community leaders about the community issues they've taken action on at the State House. https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868850 2018-06-28 13:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868850 Collaborative student programming and PD that connects multiple sites and stories. jsmith229 https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868854 2018-06-28 13:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868854 MFA Boston https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868859 Partner schools for our VTS/BPS partnerships. Engaging students in looking closely at works of art, thinking critically and providing evidence, and making connections to broader themes and their own lives.

EMK Student Docent Program — students teaching students about art and history.

Teacher PD provided enrichment. More in-depth learning to come! ]]> 2018-06-28 13:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868859 NPS https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868861
Amazing year!! Lots of prototyping, piloting and evaluations. Thanks to an amazing community of teachers and partners to help make these experiences happen for 1500+ BPS students.

Timilty 6-8 Spectacle Island history investigation
Josiah Quincy upper - 6-7 Mapping and navigation
EMK 9th Grade History Slam EVERYWHERE
O’Donnell 5 (x3) - Charlestown Navy yard / USSCM; Spectacle Island; Black Heritage Trail / MAAH
McKay 5th grade- BHT & MAAH; Peddocks Island
Adams School 5th grade CNY/USSCM; Spectacle Island 
Mario Umana - grades 2-8 - Spectacle Island jr rangers and VTS
BTU 6-7 grade - Spectacle Island Mapping and topography
Lyndon School 6th grades - Spectacle Island

]]> 2018-06-28 13:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868861 https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868902 At the end the guided museum program, Who was John F Kennedy?, A child said, I want to come back with my family. This was filled by a chorus of "me too".

]]> 2018-06-28 13:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868902 Leventhal Map Center. Worked with the Muniz high school to integrate map research in senior projects on ways they would improve Boston. Students created a map with images and their projects. Worked with Snowden HS to use digitized maps showing redlining during 1930s during study of New Deal. Students created Thinglink maps with research. https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868974 2018-06-28 13:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868974 Haley School 4th grade https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868999 Prototyping 19/20th immigration focused program in the North End]]> 2018-06-28 13:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268868999 Observing Excel HS students participate in link learning with middle school students about coding https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869002 2018-06-28 13:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869002 Peab. Museum https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869108 Pilotted K-2 in-gallery literacy program based on Native American Pacific Northwest folklore ]]> 2018-06-28 13:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869108 EMK Institute/BINcA https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869138 Working with BINcA students to learn about local, state, and federal representative government, to explore examples of student-led civic action in Boston and write to our elected officials.]]> 2018-06-28 13:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869138 https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869153 Snowden French class discovering French colonial possessions all over the world through historical maps to raise questions about language and control.]]> 2018-06-28 13:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869153 MAAH https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869163
Via TSI engaged teachers in close read of 18th Century petitions with the effort to broach the subject of Bias in History and the consideration of historical myth. ]]> 2018-06-28 13:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869163 MFA https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869179 Visual Thinking Straegies (VTS) Partner school, Hurley School 

Worked with 8th grade teacher and students to design a Student Docent program. 8th grade students built and facilitated Art of Spanish Speaking World tour for Hurley 4th grade.  8th graders used VTS Facilitation skills for tour and researched their artwork ]]> 2018-06-28 13:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869179 https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869180 2018-06-28 13:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869180 https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869203 2018-06-28 13:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869203 Tech Boston design challenge https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869316 We helped TBA students use a design process to brainstorm and ideate around two projects they were working on: upgrading a nearby elementary school's library, and helping raising awareness of Daily Table in Dorchester (10 min walk from their school)]]> 2018-06-28 13:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869316 Gardner Museum https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869361 Starting a new format for connecting and partnering with BPS students and teachers - Thinking Through Art - a PD program where teachers become comfortable with the Gardner and learn VTS method. Then they bring students twice to the museum. 
Seeing these students feel comfortable at the Gardner and watching them engage in meaningful dialogue with each other. Teachers were able to see new strengths in their students too!]]> 2018-06-28 13:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869361 Raise Your Voice winter break workshop https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869388 Collaboration between 826 Boston and EMK Institute. Students learned about speechwriting and the power of words and wrote speeches about issues they care about. ]]> 2018-06-28 13:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869388 EMK multi site visit https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869430 Various freedom trail sites/NPS coordinating to bring out the 9th grade ]]> 2018-06-28 13:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869430 MHS Teacher PD programs, including Teaching LGBTQ+ History and Monuments & Historical Memory https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869434 2018-06-28 13:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869434 Facing History jennjonesc https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869516 Providing Resources Speaker to Several BPS - for example Dr. Terrence Robert of the Little Rock Nine.  Working with Schools through a grant "Inspiring Civility"  - Community  Academy of Science and Health
Ongoing Partnership school - Tech Boston, Latin Academy, My Part of the Story Professional Development for BPS educators ]]> 2018-06-28 13:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869516 https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869528 Many teachers taught our curriculum and deeply explored issues of justice with students. This included mock trials and civic education in classrooms. Critical thinking and developing civic motivations and anticipatory skills ]]> 2018-06-28 13:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869528 Case Method Project https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869578 Working with a group of BPS history, government, and civics teachers to pilot HBS case studies centered on the history of American democracy, and the case method pedagogy, in high schools. Students engaged with rigorous college level texts and were placed in the role of decision maker in a series of critical moments in our nation's history. Students discussed the case studies, answering a series of challenging questions that push students to develop and articulate effective arguments grounded in an accurate understanding of history. Teachers from Madison Park, Excel HS, TechBoston, EMK, New Mission, and BLS participated this year.]]> 2018-06-28 13:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869578 Authors and teachers https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869653 Teachers engaged in direct learning from authors to provide more opportunities and skills for students to write about history and with primary sources in their classrooms. ]]> 2018-06-28 13:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268869653 Seeing students engage with the VIetnam War through oral histories from Veterans, imagery from the time and film. jsakata https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268872448 2018-06-28 14:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/natachascott23/EOYpartnerreflection/wish/268872448