SMART START Your School

Frayer a Classmate

Name

Describe your classmate (what do they look like?):

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What are 4 things they like? (food, teams, movies, bands)

What are 4 things they do not like?

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Draw a picture of their pet or dream pet, based on their

description:

Smart School Start

2014Academic Mini-Mixer

Frayer a classmateEstimated time: 20 minutes

Academic Goals

Culture GoalsGet kids to know each other’s names

Get kids to know each other’s likes and dislikes

Students learn to communicate efficiently

Students are assessed for deeper answers

Students learn Frayer model note-taking

Students learn to provide multiple correct answers

Teacher: BIG IDEAS

Emphasize having four facts on EACH category

Art doesn’t count as much as IDEAS

Focus on moving around the room

Teach students to speak at appropriate levels

Give students specific times for each activity - teach them to finish

Step 1: Show students Frayer model examples

Step 3: Photo copy the next slide,

back to back

Have kids fill out the Frayer model note-taking on a friend

Then, they share out

Step 5: Ideas for connecting

• Have kids form groups based on likes

• Have kids reform groups based on dislikes

• Have kids vote on the favorite picture in each group

• Have all students share to the group, but make it a “light” experience

What are 3 Memories

of the

1 week of school?

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How long does the honeymoon last?

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it last?

START WITH A

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The reality of the first week:

Who reads it?

So, how good can the “rules” be?

"Handbook" is sometimes applied to documents that are produced within an organization that are not designed for publication—such as a company handbook for HR, for instance. In this case, the term is used nearly synonymously with "manual."

One read = % of comprehension?

Common Nightmares?

Smart School Start

2014Academic Mini-Mixer

Dogs and CatsEstimated time: 20 minutes

Academic Goals

Culture GoalsGet kids to know each other’s names

Get kids to know each other’s likes and dislikes

Teachers model appropriate discussion

Students are assessed for Venn Diagramming skills

Students describe character and characterization

Things unique to the dog

Things shared by both1.

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Things unique to the cat

Back to the story

Reality

The reality of the first week:

A different reality:

Teach the Handbook

Day 1, 2 and 3: Half of Class = school wide team building Half of Class = teaching the handbook

Smart Start FIRST 3 DAYS

TheProjectofHow.com

Smart Start NEXT 2 DAYS

Day 4 and 5 Half of Class = Tech Boot Camp

Half of Class = Soft start and cool stuff that's coming

Smart School Start

2014iPad Version

App Mixers

Estimated time: 20 minutes each

APP MIXER CONCEPT:

Get kids using the most important apps QUICKLY

Introduce the kids to each other and build culture

Work on presentation skills, in informal ways

Teachers get comfortable with apps

APP MIXER CONCEPT:

Do one or two of these a day during your first week with iPads

Suggestions:

Or do them all day long for one day!

These App Mixers will be MESSY!

It’s ok. It’s only the first or second

week of school, right?

Have fun! Let the kids show off

their tech and leadership skills

Garage Band JAMS

Students form teams of three or four

Students open Garage Band

One student starts a Bluetooth Jam Session

The other three students can play instruments in one single track, wirelessly recorded on the main iPad

These can be played for the entire class via the teacher’s computer speakers

Garage Band JAMS

Academic outcome?

Students can use Garage Band for interviews and to record original jingles for their videos.

iMovie Superheroes

Students open iMovie, click the “+” to make a new movie

(not a movie trailer….yet)

Locate the camera and turn it on

iMovie Superheroes

Locate the camera and turn it onCheck the ? for help

iMovie Superheroes

MISSION: Find out ONE favorite superhero name from as many classmates

as possible!! Record them saying it. They should say:

My favorite superhero is: _________________

TIME LIMIT: ONLY 4 minutes!

HINT: Only record ONE sentence per person!

iMovie Superheroes

Drop the clips in any order

Trim them

Add favorite music!

Share them via Airplay!

Hint: find the little gear

Educreations Interviews

Everyone sketch an avatar of themselves on paper

4 minutes!

Educreations Interviews

Open the Educreations App

Use your school Google info to make an account

First: Find out what the buttons do! (3 minutes)

Make three slides using

Take a picture of 3 classmates’ paper avatars

One picture per slide

Educreations Interviews

Ask each classmate that you have an avatar for these questions:

What’s your favorite kind of shoe?

What’s your favorite song?

Two questions per person =)

Educreations Interviews

Hit the RECORD button in Educreations

Say each classmate’s name and say what their two favorite items were,

while you write with your finger!

HINT: You can pause on each slide!

Educreations Interviews

Select DONE

PICK PRIVATE Email it to your teacher

iPad App Mixers

Results? 500 Podcasts 500 iMovies 500 Keynotes 500 Presentations THOUSANDS OF CONNECTIONS

The First Week of School

No Academics, per se

Results? A safe learning community Teachers connected to kids Kids connected to kids Don't kid yourselves: Freshman measure success by how many friends they have!

The First Week of School

No Academics, per se

The Power of Paradox

Social Media:

Let them in, but we own the high ground

Digital Footprint Project - show them the ropes

Leadership: The Bureau of Internal Affairs

Have a school Facebook, use it, post funny stuff

Follow them on Twitter and Facebook, judiciously

Open it at school - secret reason

Constant Light

Touches

Minarets.us

Results

60% of students from other districts

2nd highest API in Madera County

88% of grads going to college

92+% of grads going to college or career

Happy, clean, friendly

We do not have graffitti

http://www.wilderdom.com/games/descriptions/SurvivalScenarios.html

Your plane is going to ditch in Alaskan waters, with 8 people on board, but the raft can only take 6 people; choose who will survive...

Choose / rank people in terms of who will get to live or die in situations with limited survival resources:

Participants role play characters (a bit like a Murder Mystery) Each person gets a "card":

one person is pregnant, with twins one person is a beloved sports star

one person is a "Steve Jobs"/"Donald Trump" titan of industry one person is thought to be the next President of the USone person is a parent, with 6 children one person is a Noble prize winning scientist one person is a childone person is a military hero, famous for saving 20 men

Survival Scenario Exercise - Lost at SeaCan lead to high emotions; people get intensely engaged, particularly when choosing who will survive, and none of the decisions are easy. No right answers - any so-called "correct" answers are based on debatable values (e.g., ageism, sexism, racism) Highlights individual's dispositions, group processes and decision making

Possible Debrief Questions

How were decisions made? Who influenced the decisions and how? How could better decisions have been made? Did people listen to each other? if not why not? What roles did group members adopt? How was conflict managed? What kinds of behavior helped or hindered the group? How did people feel about the decisions? How satisfied was each person with the decision (ask each participant to rate his / her satisfaction out of 10, then obtain a group average and compare / discuss with other groups' satisfaction levels) What have you learnt about the functioning of this group? How would you do the activity differently if you were asked to do it again? What situations at work/home/school do you think are like this exercise?

SURPRISE ENDING: When the Navy Seals did this, they solved it in 1 minute. First: WE ARE ALL GOING TO LIVE. The strongest will take turns in the water. No one is getting tossed.

Be careful: People will let you die to survive themselves.

Charter Director - Minarets High School • Minarets Charter HS Apple Distinguished Educator Google Certified Teacher CUE Presenter 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 Creator, CUEMACUL RoadTrip 2012 Madera Country Teacher of the Year (2010) Central Valley Computer Educator of the Year (2010) “Best of CUE” Presenter Creator of “Rock Star Teacher Camps” Creator of “CUE” education strand at MacWorld 2010

Credentials:

Jon Corippo Assistant Superintendent Mariposa County Office of Ed Mistercorippo.com jcorippo@gmail.com @jcorippo

Apple Distinguished Educator