What Matters in WPS Middle School by MB Davies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty information, resources, inspiration to start the year! en-us 2021-05-03 12:50:17 UTC 2024-09-19 14:56:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/sticky.jpg Above and Beyond mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951642 The 4 C's of 21st Century Learning: To address the needs of our 21st century learners, we infuse the “4 C’s” – creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking – in all that we do.  As such, we deliver lessons across the program that prepare our students not only for high school, but for life, taking teaching and learning above and beyond. ]]> 2021-05-03 12:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951642 mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951652 2021-05-03 12:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951652 Middle School "seeds" mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951658 2021-05-03 12:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951658 mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951665 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951665 Think About It: mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951669 We have 3 years of optimal time to help change our students’ brains for life; this is when they best learn these vital traits/qualities:
o  Persistence (rebounding after challenges)
o  Learned optimism 
o  Desire for sovereignty, how to achieve it
o  Quest for deeper meaning via exploration
]]> 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951669 Hardscape mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951675 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951675 Everyone is a leader mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951684 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951684 MS Faculty Guidelines mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951695 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951695 Task List mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951701
  • Map your year: what are the "big ideas" students should grasp by the end of the year?
  • Set up your course folder on Google Drive:
    1. Syllabus
    2. Course Snapshot
    3. Unit Overviews
    4. Weekly Agendas

    • Create your syllabus (coordinate with your grade level team using template)
    • Work on weekly agendas
    • Prep your room/hardscape set up
    • Set up your BULB portfolio, ready to share with students
    • Set up Canvas
    • Plan for Laker Labs!
    • Plan for Global Campus
    ]]>     2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951701     Sample Weekly Agenda mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951706 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951706 mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951713 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951713 Canvas Protocols mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951719 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951719 mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951724 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951724 Why Middle School? mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951726 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951726 for 2024-25 mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951730

  • PE Intensive offerings

  • heightened focus on portfolios!

  • development/refinement of cross-curricular units

  • ELL offerings

  • Shadow opportunities

  • Exams

    • Semester and Final evaluations are administered to assess individual student progress. These assessments offer students the opportunity to demonstrate their learning in a blend of traditional and creative methods. Emphasis is placed on student reflection, knowledge application, and ownership of learning.

      • added on at end of Q2 and Q4 grades

      • no column on report card

      • still worth 10% overall, and ALL count

      • must be celebratory and connective in nature, not punitive or rote memorization

  • Welcome to...

    • Monica deFalco, Science

    • Keith Walsh, Social Studies

    • Omar Pena, PE

    • Nicolette Quintero, Dance

    • Annabella Camise, Art

    • Branden Loetz, Digital Arts

    • Mariko Bliss, MYP Coordinator

    • ]]>     2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951730     SGA Announcements mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951735 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951735 mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951740 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951740 WPS MS website mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951745 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951745 Who are we teaching? mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951747 "Schools play a key role in providing young adolescents with educative programs that promote freedom and independence within a safe space."]]> 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951747 Check out these resources! mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951750 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951750 Weird & Wonderful mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951753 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951753 The Power of Adolescents mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951757 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951757 mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951759 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951759 Who are they? mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951762 Adolescence is the most significant time of brain development.  Research shows that at age 11, we experience a resurgence of the brain.  Model thinking for your students – try out some “thinking” exercises. Brainstorm, discuss, debate. Think out loud so they see the process.]]> 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951762 How they learn mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951765 They need opportunities to support, reflect, and consult (teamwork, portfolio reflections, forum discussions); they must “do” every day to learn for life.]]> 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951765 The WPS Crest, simplified mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951767 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951767 The Evolution of a Middle Schooler? mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951771 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951771 "I Never Said I Wasn't Difficult" mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951775 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951775 mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951778 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951778 SMILE mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951779 Because of the tumultuous nature of adolescence, we must help our students (and each other) to be positive! ]]> 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951779 Create your future... mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951783 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951783 Be Remarkable mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951787 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951787 5 years (for 8th grade TAP!) mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951790 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951790 What they need mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951792 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951792 a good reminder mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951795 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951795 Writing mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951802 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951802 Agendas mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951805 updated to work for combo schedule


    ]]>     2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951805     Overview mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951819 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951819 Teachers' Guide mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951824 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951824 MS Faculty mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951829 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951829 MS Campus Map mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951831 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951831 PBT! mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951834 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951834 Block Teaching 101 mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951840 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951840 80 minute Blocks mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951844
  • Lakers, Look 10 minutes
  • Mini-Lesson 20 minutes
  • Student Application of Learning/around-the-room assistance 30 minutes
  • Interactions, Discussions, Collaborations 10 minutes
  • Wrap-up 10 minutes
    • ]]>     2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951844     MS Photos mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951855 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951855 mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951866 2021-05-03 12:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1484951866 Mini-Lesson approach mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1595944917 Lakers, Look 5 minutes
    Mini-Lesson 15 minutes
    Workshop 20 minutes
    Wrap-up & Reset 10 minutes]]>     2021-06-09 14:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/1595944917     Celebrate the ones that do mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/2615012760 2023-06-05 16:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/2615012760 Calendar Ideas mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/2653709017 2023-07-31 18:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/2653709017 Enacting our Mission mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/3019322214 How do we engage & inspire our students?

    • student ownership: portfolios, reflections

    • assessment for learning

    • classroom flow

      • greet at the door, check attendance/dress code

      • Lakers, Look (focused, relevant) & discussion

      • Mini-lesson

      • students get to work!

    • deliberate units with essential questions

    • peer evaluations/conversations to develop ownership and community

    • festivals/showcases


    ]]>     2024-06-05 15:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/3019322214     Professional Development mbdavies https://padlet.com/mbdavies/WPSMSfaculty/wish/3019341004 Take advantage of:

    • Student shadows

    • Teacher visits

    • Team meetings

    • Professional share

    • Resources

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