Welcome to My Blog

Here is where I'm documenting my evidence and reflections toward proficiency in the goals I've established for the MGI week. Please explore the tabs above to see evidence related to the topics of my strand. Use the Proficiency links to the right to explore progress toward the proficiencies I'm pursuing. I hope you find some of my work helpful as we all try to figure out personalized learning for young adolescents.

Organization Strand Proficiencies - Do Not Delete

Standards

1.     Understand developmentally responsive and socially equitable organizational structures (e.g. teaming, flexible grouping and scheduling, and transition programs) that support early adolescents' developmental needs for close, trusting relationships

2.     Understand how to work cooperatively and respectfully with all families to support students' learning and development.

3.     Promote for an adult advocate for each young adolescent

4.    Support a democratic system of continual collaboration by all stakeholders that encourages authentic student voice and a shared vision to guide decisions.

5. Growing skill in functioning effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

Organization Strand Topics - Do Not Delete

• SCHEDULING
• What should be considered when developing a schedule for young adolescents?
• How can a schedule meet the developmental needs of young adolescents?
• TEACHER-BASED GUIDANCE
• What is teacher-based guidance?
• How do we advocate for all students?
• How do student-teacher relationships impact teaching and learning?  
• How are student-teacher relationships central to teaching and learning?
• TRANSITIONS
• What adolescent issues are central to transitions and transition planning?
• How can we plan for transitions into and out of middle school?
• How can we incorporate the voices of students and families into transition plans?
• FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
• How do you use a strength-based as opposed to a deficit-based approach to engage families?
• How do effective middle schools engage families?
• What are the different roles that families can play in a middle school?

• SERVICE LEARNING
• What are the distinctions between community service and service learning?
• How is service learning developmentally appropriate?
• What does a blueprint for developing service learning projects look like?