Ridgeview 21st Century Learning

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Ridgeview Elementary Dunlap students will continuously excel in a global society… 21 st Century Learning

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Ridgeview Elementary

Dunlap students will continuously excel in

a global society…

21st Century Learning

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Fourth Grade “EXPLORE”

EXPLORE is RES 4th Grade’s version of the 30 minute Intervention Block.

Students are grouped with other students who are similar learners.

Teachers plan learning activities that are inspired by Dunlap’s Vision Statement.

Students are challenged to use their brains in ways they’ve never done before!

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Effective Communicators

Communication Challenge

Students competed in teams to build a replica of a mystery structure model. Each student’s role had an impairment that had to be overcome in order to succeed in the challenge. (For example, not being able to speak or see the structure)

•Director : sees the model, but can’t build it. •Builder: builds model without seeing it• Runner: delivers directions from the Director to Builder, without being able to speak!

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Critical Thinkers

Popsicle Stick Challenges

Students were challenged to manipulate popsicle sticks to make various new designs. Students learned to “think outside the box,” and to persevere through a frustrating problem!

“Make 3 identical squares by moving 4 popsicle sticks...”

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Critical Thinkers

The Great Egg Drop Challenge

Students were challenged to create a container that would protect a raw egg from breaking when dropped from Ridgeview’s roof.

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Skilled Collaborators

Students were challenged to create a recognizable object out of various types of geometric solids. Students used teamwork to plan, measure, and build their objects.

Statue of Liberty

Unicorn

Decorative Flower Pot

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Skilled Collaborators

MTV Project

Students were challenged to create new musical instruments that played 3 different sounds. Then they were grouped into bands, and had to compose and perform an original song for the class.

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Self-motivated learners, Technology-capable creators

Students chose any topic of personal interest to research.

They created presentations in Glogster, Prezi, or Animoto and used the Smart Board to share them with their Explore group.

GPS

Snakes

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Self-motivated learners, Technology-capable creators

The Roaring Twenties was an exciting time in history.

Students in 5th grade were charged with creating a presentation for their classmates.

Many options were brainstormed and accepted.

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Aviation and Dance of the 20’s

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Liniot

Taking notes

Document

Sources

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Technology-capable creators

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4th Grade Feedback

76%

23%

How often does Explore challenge your brain?

All the timeSometimesNot much

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Working with students who learn like me

The projects and activi-ties challenge my brain

It allows me to be creative

All of the above!

What have you enjoyed the most about Ex-plore?

4th Grade Feedback

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5th Grade Feedback: Roaring 20’s Project

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Do We Use Enough Technology in the Classroom?

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What do you enjoy the most?

Top 3 Ideas: 1. Helps with

answers, research, and homework

2. Makes learning more fun

3. Easier than writing

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How have the netbooks helped you this year?

29%

47%

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Netbooks

Spelling City for PracticeEasier and Faster for ResearchAccumulated more AR pointsAble to type papersIXL MathCreate projects in a new way

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Food For Thought… 2012-2013