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ENDEAVORENDEAVOR
An Integrated Learning An Integrated Learning Model Model
for High School Studentsfor High School Students
Tahoma High SchoolMaple Valley, Washington
IntroductionsIntroductions
Barry Fountain (bfountai@tahomasd.us)Barry Fountain (bfountai@tahomasd.us) 35th Year/Social Studies35th Year/Social Studies Fourteen years working with integrated programsFourteen years working with integrated programs
Bill Weis (bweis@tahomasd.us)Bill Weis (bweis@tahomasd.us) 11th year/Science11th year/Science Nine years working with integrated programsNine years working with integrated programs
Leif Heins (lheins@tahomasd.us)Leif Heins (lheins@tahomasd.us) 9th Year/Language Arts9th Year/Language Arts Two years working with integrated programsTwo years working with integrated programs National Board CertifiedNational Board Certified
Terry Duty (Terry Duty (tduty@tahomasd.us)) Principal, 12th year Tahoma High SchoolPrincipal, 12th year Tahoma High School
…Provided we don’t have to change the schedule…Provided we don’t have to change any of our existing practices…Provided we don’t have to adopt any
new practices.
It is our mission to ensure the success of It is our mission to ensure the success of ALL our students. We will do WHATEVER ALL our students. We will do WHATEVER
IT TAKES to ensure their success!IT TAKES to ensure their success!
Tahoma Senior High Tahoma Senior High School:School:
30 minutes southeast of Seattle30 minutes southeast of Seattle
Grades 10-12Grades 10-12
Single high school districtSingle high school district
1600 students1600 students
91% Caucasian; 13% free/reduced lunch91% Caucasian; 13% free/reduced lunch
127 staff; 85 certificated teachers127 staff; 85 certificated teachers
Block Schedule (101 minute periods)–Periods 1, 2, and 3 on Blue Day–Periods 4, 5, and 6 on Gold Day
Typical DayTypical Day
8:15-9:56 (101 minutes) Large Group (all students)8:15-9:56 (101 minutes) Large Group (all students)
Announcements, team building, reflection, discussion, Announcements, team building, reflection, discussion, practice, review, assessment, and other options.practice, review, assessment, and other options.
10:41-2:4510:41-2:45
Rotation 1 (65 minutes)Rotation 1 (65 minutes)
Rotation 2 (65 minutes)Rotation 2 (65 minutes)
Rotation 3 (65 minutes)Rotation 3 (65 minutes)
BENEFITS: Flexibility and EfficiencyBENEFITS: Flexibility and Efficiency
BB
DDCC
AA
RIGOR
RELEVANCE
Rigor/Relevance Rigor/Relevance FrameworkFramework
High
HighLow
Low
RelationshipsRelationships
Relationships of Little Importance
Relationships EssentialRelationships
Important
RelationshipsImportant
Personal Skill Development
Student Engagement
Stretch Learning
Core Learning
Four Learning CriteriaSchool Others
Alan Mullaly
Personal Skills Personal Skills (Habits of Mind)(Habits of Mind)
Arthur L. CostaArthur L. Costa
Thinking FlexiblyThinking Flexibly PersistingPersisting Managing ImpulsivityManaging Impulsivity Applying Past Applying Past
Knowledge to New Knowledge to New SituationsSituations
Striving for AccuracyStriving for Accuracy Questioning and Questioning and
Problem SolvingProblem Solving Gathering Data Through Gathering Data Through
the Sensesthe Senses Creating, Imagining, Creating, Imagining,
InnovatingInnovating Metacognition: Thinking Metacognition: Thinking
About ThinkingAbout Thinking
Listening with Listening with Understanding and Understanding and EmpathyEmpathy
Thinking Thinking InterdependentlyInterdependently
Taking Responsible RisksTaking Responsible Risks Thinking and Thinking and
Communicating with Communicating with Clarity and PrecisionClarity and Precision
Responding with Responding with Wonderment and AweWonderment and Awe
Finding HumorFinding Humor Remaining Open to Remaining Open to
Continuous LearningContinuous LearningProperty of Tahoma SD
Types of IntegrationTypes of Integration
ContentContent
Personal Skills and Thinking Personal Skills and Thinking SkillsSkills
Personal skills and thinking Personal skills and thinking skills development skills development withwith
content integrationcontent integration
Personal Skill: Listening and Understanding with Personal Skill: Listening and Understanding with EmpathyEmpathy
Thinking Skill: Point of ViewThinking Skill: Point of View
Science Genetic engineering and stem cell technology
Language Arts My Sister’s Keeper
Social Studies Senate Hearing – genetic engineering
Personal skills and thinking Personal skills and thinking skills development skills development withoutwithout
content integrationcontent integration Personal Skill: Creating Imagining and Personal Skill: Creating Imagining and
InnovatingInnovating
Thinking Skill: Problem SolvingThinking Skill: Problem Solving
Science Science Chemistry of molecular structureChemistry of molecular structure
Language ArtsLanguage Arts Buff projectBuff project
Social Studies Social Studies Darfur and RwandaDarfur and Rwanda
"The future belongs to a different kind of person," Pink says, “designers, inventors, teachers, storytellers — creative and empathetic right-brain thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who doesn't."
How we used How we used A Whole New Mind A Whole New Mind to enrich personal to enrich personal
skillsskills
Personal Skills Personal Skills Culminating ProjectCulminating Project
Guiding QuestionsGuiding Questions• Who am I and how do I learn?Who am I and how do I learn?• What is school?What is school?• How do we incorporate How do we incorporate
Daniel Pink’s ideas?Daniel Pink’s ideas?• How do we incorporate How do we incorporate
Habits of Mind? Habits of Mind? • What is the future of school?What is the future of school?
Creating, Imagining, Creating, Imagining, InnovatingInnovating
Create the school of your dreams, Create the school of your dreams, synthesizing your ideas, Pink’s synthesizing your ideas, Pink’s ideas, and the district’s Habits of ideas, and the district’s Habits of Mind. Include a diagram or model Mind. Include a diagram or model of the school, a visual aid to of the school, a visual aid to explain logistics, and an explain logistics, and an informational brochure. informational brochure.
In ClosingIn Closing
Do we believe the following? Do we believe the following?
““Imagination is more important Imagination is more important than knowledge… The intuitive than knowledge… The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that We have created a society that honors the servant and has honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.“ ~Albert forgotten the gift.“ ~Albert EinsteinEinstein
Qualitative DataQualitative Data
Student TestimonialsStudent Testimonials
““After being in Endeavor for nine weeks, I feel that I After being in Endeavor for nine weeks, I feel that I have become more confident talking in front of have become more confident talking in front of people, and I am a risk taker. Last year, I wouldn’t people, and I am a risk taker. Last year, I wouldn’t even raise my hand to answer a question, even if I even raise my hand to answer a question, even if I knew it was correct, but now, only after nine weeks, I knew it was correct, but now, only after nine weeks, I am answering questions that I don’t know, and I’m am answering questions that I don’t know, and I’m building off of other people’s thoughts…”building off of other people’s thoughts…”
““After being in Endeavor for nine weeks, I am After being in Endeavor for nine weeks, I am extremely happy that I am in it. I like the way extremely happy that I am in it. I like the way everything is run. It is so much easier to learn when everything is run. It is so much easier to learn when everything is all tied together rather than three everything is all tied together rather than three separate classes…”separate classes…”
““After being in Endeavor for nine weeks, I feel that my After being in Endeavor for nine weeks, I feel that my mind has opened up and I can speak freely. I used to mind has opened up and I can speak freely. I used to be very shy and would never speak my opinions. be very shy and would never speak my opinions. Endeavor has got me thinking more…”Endeavor has got me thinking more…”
Thank you for Thank you for attending!attending!
Terry Duty (tduty@tahomasd.us)
Barry Fountain (bfountai@tahomasd.us)
Leif Heins (lheins@tahomasd.us)
Bill Weis (bweis@tahomasd.us)
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