Madison Middle SchoolMadison Middle School

The Mission of the Madison Middle The Mission of the Madison Middle School is to provide all students School is to provide all students

personalized instruction by certified personalized instruction by certified faculty through diverse class offerings faculty through diverse class offerings

in a technologically enhanced in a technologically enhanced environment.environment.

We will never reach new lands We will never reach new lands if we are afraid to leave the if we are afraid to leave the

shore.shore.

How did it all get started?How did it all get started?

Technology Lab 1999Technology Lab 1999Arctic Cat, Lake CentralSchool Board Bob’s Electric May & ScofieldArctic Cat, Lake CentralSchool Board Bob’s Electric May & ScofieldDale Frewaldt Madison Middle school F&M Bank Norwest Bank Dale Frewaldt Madison Middle school F&M Bank Norwest Bank First Madison Bank Rapid Air Gehl Krug Products Security Bank First Madison Bank Rapid Air Gehl Krug Products Security Bank PersonaPersona

Theory Behind Synergistic Labs – Why were they developedTheory Behind Synergistic Labs – Why were they developed

I started teaching Integrated Studies Lab in 2006.I started teaching Integrated Studies Lab in 2006.

• Different than regular classroomDifferent than regular classroom

• Grading is different Pretest/RCA/Assessments/Post Test/ Grading is different Pretest/RCA/Assessments/Post Test/

• Everything is student basedEverything is student based

What is an Integrated What is an Integrated Studies classroom?Studies classroom?

It is a classroom designed to It is a classroom designed to address today’s most rigorous address today’s most rigorous math, science, and technology math, science, and technology

standards. standards.

What does an Integrated What does an Integrated Studies classroom look like?Studies classroom look like?• Our Integrated Our Integrated

Studies classroom Studies classroom consists of 12 consists of 12 modules where modules where students work in students work in pairs to discover pairs to discover different occupations different occupations available to them in available to them in a technological a technological worldworld..

What are the 12 Modules? What are the 12 Modules?

• Plastics and Plastics and PolymersPolymers

• Digital Graphics Digital Graphics and Animationand Animation

• Flight TechnologyFlight Technology

• CNC ManufacturingCNC Manufacturing

• Audio BroadcastingAudio Broadcasting

• RoboticsRobotics

• Research and Research and DesignDesign

• Engineering Engineering BridgesBridges

• Practical SkillsPractical Skills

• ElectricityElectricity

• Digital VideoDigital Video

• Alternative EnergyAlternative Energy

What do the students learn at What do the students learn at each Module?each Module?

Plastics and PolymersPlastics and Polymers

In this unit students In this unit students will explore the will explore the concepts of plastics concepts of plastics and polymers.  and polymers.  They will also They will also discover uses for discover uses for polymers and the polymers and the technology used to technology used to recycle them.recycle them.

Computer Graphics and Computer Graphics and AnimationAnimation

In this module In this module students will students will work with work with different different software to software to develop develop several digital several digital assignments assignments (morphing, stop (morphing, stop motion motion animation, animation, virtual reality) .virtual reality) .

Flight TechnologyFlight Technology

• In Flight In Flight Technology, Technology, students will students will identify factors identify factors that determine that determine flight, build an flight, build an air foil that can air foil that can be tested, and be tested, and use a flight use a flight simulator to simulator to practice flying.practice flying.

CNC ManufacturingCNC Manufacturing

• In this module In this module students will learn students will learn about the evolution about the evolution of computer aided of computer aided drafting and learn drafting and learn how to interface a how to interface a computer with a computer with a machine. machine.

Audio BroadcastingAudio Broadcasting

• Students will learn Students will learn about the operation about the operation of a radio station of a radio station and produce a 15 and produce a 15 minute broadcast minute broadcast complete with complete with commercials, news commercials, news stories, music, stories, music, commentary, and commentary, and special effects.special effects.

RoboticsRobotics

Students will learn of the Students will learn of the history of robotics, history of robotics, how to manipulate a how to manipulate a robotic arm and use a robotic arm and use a joystick to maneuver a joystick to maneuver a robot to perform robot to perform selected activities selected activities both with a computer both with a computer program and program and remotely.remotely.

Research and DesignResearch and Design

In this module students In this module students will learn the relevance will learn the relevance of specifications, design of specifications, design and create a CO2 and create a CO2 dragster. Students will dragster. Students will also use power tools to also use power tools to produce a dragster and produce a dragster and do a performance do a performance assessment by racing assessment by racing their CO2 powered their CO2 powered dragsters down a 70 dragsters down a 70 foot track.foot track.

Engineering BridgesEngineering Bridges

In this module students In this module students will design and will design and construct a bridge out construct a bridge out of balsa wood and of balsa wood and learn about the jobs learn about the jobs and responsibilities of and responsibilities of architects and architects and engineers. Students engineers. Students will test their bridges will test their bridges to see how many to see how many pounds they will hold.pounds they will hold.

Alternative EnergyAlternative EnergyStudents will learn Students will learn

about basic about basic concepts of energy concepts of energy and about and about traditional and traditional and alternative energy alternative energy sources . In this sources . In this module they module they explore wind explore wind energy, biomass, energy, biomass, and solar energy.and solar energy.

Digital VideoDigital Video

Students will learn about Students will learn about the importance of the importance of computers in the computers in the digital editing process. digital editing process. Students will edit Students will edit video that has been video that has been supplied and also supplied and also create a news story create a news story where backgrounds where backgrounds need to be added.need to be added.

ElectricityElectricity

In this module, In this module, students will students will learn about learn about magnetism, magnetism, motors, motors, voltage, voltage, resistance and resistance and measurement.measurement.

Practical SkillsPractical Skills

StudentsStudents will be learning will be learning about the proper use about the proper use and safety of common and safety of common hand tools, hand tools, investigating various investigating various systems within a home, systems within a home, and performing and performing activities that simulate activities that simulate common do-it-yourself common do-it-yourself household maintenance household maintenance

jobsjobs . .

Students have the Students have the opportunity to participate in opportunity to participate in

6 of the 12 modules per 6 of the 12 modules per semester.semester.

What do the students have to What do the students have to say?say?

Bailey JohnsonBailey Johnson

““I like all the hands-on activities.”I like all the hands-on activities.”

James ClarkeJames Clarke

““We get to do different things like use the We get to do different things like use the robots. I won’t probably ever get to do robots. I won’t probably ever get to do that anywhere else.”that anywhere else.”

Leo FarfanLeo Farfan

““It is a classroom where you get experience It is a classroom where you get experience for future jobs. I like it.”for future jobs. I like it.”

Lillie JohnsonLillie Johnson

““It is a fun way to learn how to do new It is a fun way to learn how to do new things.”things.”

Samantha OlsonSamantha Olson

““I liked building the cars the best.”I liked building the cars the best.”

Chloe NordlingChloe Nordling

““Fun!!”Fun!!”