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Welcome to the ASC Scholars Academy's Project L.I.F.T. STEAM Camp! Our camp, starting September 7, 2013, provides students from Bruns Academy, Walter G. Byers School, Druid Hills Academy, and Thomasboro Academy with an enriching arts and STEAM-based educational experience. Enjoy arts-based residencies led by local providers, participate in a community-based project, and showcase your creativity at our spring Literary Festival. We are excited to nurture authentic student engagement through differentiated learning and interdisciplinary themes. Join us for an unforgettable journey!
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Welcome to ASC Scholars’ Academy! Project L.I.F.T. STEAM Camp September 7, 2013
We are so glad that you said, “YES!” • Goal: To provide students at Bruns Academy, Walter G. Byers School, Druid Hills Academy, and Thomasboro Academy with a dynamic experience. We will provide arts-based residencies, a community-based project, and STEAM-based units of study. We will culminate this experience with a Literary Festival in the spring.
Residencies • Provided by local arts-education providers • Visual Art, Performing Art, Writing, Digital and Media Literacy • Schedule provided to you for your residencies
Community-Based Project • Will be a coordinated effort between the school community and other community agencies. • May take place in the fall or spring sessions.
Literary Festival • Will be planned by the ASC Education Leadership Staff • Will include partnerships with arts-education providers • Will be an opportunity to celebrate and transform students’ written work
Professional Development • Hosted at one or more school sites • Allows you to showcase your work!
Camp Staff • Lead Certified Instructor • Certified Instructor • Co-Director • Camp Associate
Lead Certified Instructor • Grouped into grade families (PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8) • Plan a unit of instruction for one grade • Coordinate the planning and activities for grade family at the site • Serve as the collaborative leader for the family • Communicate with ASC staff
Certified Instructor • Plan a unit of study for one grade level • Serve as the leader to associates in the grade level • Create a supply order for the grade level to correspond with unit plans ($125/week) • Coordinate morning arrival and dismissal gathering and class groups for the grade
Camp Associate • Deliver a unit of instruction that is planned by an instructor to a group of scholars • Organize the daily activities of the group of scholars • Keep record of attendance for assigned group of scholars
Camp Co-Directors • Serve as a support to all instructors, associates, and scholars • Ensure that residency schedules are distributed • Monitor bus and car arrival • Coordinate “moving parts” of camp • Oversee student sign in and out • Respond to student management concerns
Support from ASC • Coordinate the residencies • Plan the Literary Festival • Coordinate the community-based project • Provide opportunity for unit planning support • Order supplies (delivered in tubs) • Ensure that you get paid! • Feed you every chance we get!
Number One Goal Authentic Student Engagement
Differentiation Four Areas in Which We Differentiate: • Content • Process • Product • Learning Environment
3 Ways We Differentiate • Readiness • Learning Profile • Interest
STEAM Camp Focus • Differentiating content and product by Interest Dare to Differentiate Wiki
Integration Glue • Interdisciplinary Themes Change Relationships Empowerment Conflict Exploration
STEAM-Based Unit Planning Kindergarten Example • STEAM Point Resource • Collection of STEAM Resources on Crystal’s Wiki • Pinterest • Your colleagues!!
Backwards Design • Begin with the end in mind! Know Understand Be able to do
Unit Plan Structure • Plan for approximately 3.5 hours of unit study per day • Typical schedule could have 1 hour of art residency per day, but some times there will be a double and other days will not have a residency (flexible planning) • One hour for lunch and recess • Up to one hour of structured movement activity planned during the day
Shared Plan • Remember that your plan will be used by your “grade mates” • You will need to be explicit in your instructions to maximize impact on all students
Format • Format template can be found on Crystal’s Wiki • Not meant to be limiting!
Supplies, supplies • The supply spreadsheet will be posted to the wiki. • The orders are due NO LATER than Monday, September 16. • Each class will receive a set of standard supplies.
Unit Plan Due Date • Due Friday, September 20 • We realize it may still need some work! • We will review in group sessions on September 21. • Move In Survey!! On Crystal’s wiki: crystallail.cmswiki.wikispaces.net