Two months into Year Two

at Hampton have been filled with

teachers facilitating and encour-

aging relationships, student voice/

choice, rigor, and relevance.

Congratulations to all teachers

for diving in or being “the first on

the dance floor.”

Next, are examples of some

of the great things we celebrate.

If something was overlooked,

that was purely unintentional.

Please share at the e-mail above

for a future issue.

Ms. Masters has her

students working on math con-

cepts by student choice, in

groups or independently, with

flexible pacing. The students

produce a product showing their

mastery of the concept (i.e. Pow-

erPoint, poster, writing, etc . . . .)

The final component has the

students meet with Ms. Masters

out in the hall to complete an

assessment either verbally or

resolving on paper.

Mr. Huffman, Ms.

Somerville, and Mr.

Guillory’s classes are study-

ing nationalization. The students

were provided their competency

to master an understanding of

issues dividing our nation before

the Civil War (slavery and the

spread of it to new states).

The students researched the

two sides and were assigned the

task of comparing historic, op-

posing viewpoints. The products

reflecting understanding of the

two sides could be in any form as

long as it related to North vs.

South with their selected conflict.

This process provided relevance

and rigor for our U.S. History

students.

In engineering class, Mrs.

Nguyen’s students are build-

ing simple machines out of paper.

Students researched the compo-

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Coach’s

Corner

2

Makerspaces

2

More PL

Celebrations

3

Calendar 4

It’s a

Mindset

4

H a v e I d e a s o r

S t o r i e s t o S h a r e ?

D e a d l i n e i s t h e 2 0 t h

o f e a c h m o n t h .

S u b m i t t o

v e r n . b u c k @ h e n r y . k 1 2 . g a . u s

The

Personalized Learning Buzz O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S

O F

I N T E R E S T

Our Amazing

Teachers

Sign Up for New

Makerspaces

It’s A Mindset

October is Filled

with Events and

Activities

Celebrating Personalized Learning

nents that go into simple ma-

chines and the functionality of

machines. Students were given

patterns and worked collabora-

tively to figure out how to put

the machines together. Once

they figured out the process,

they had to decide the purpose

the machine would serve.

Check Out These Real-World

Problem Solving Results

and Solutions to Help You

Plan a PBL unit.

(click the video at right)

P A G E 2

Important Dates: October 2015

T

Coach’s Corner: Have You Found Your Students’ Hidden Talents and Strengths?

This month is going to be an

exciting time at HHS. Teachers

are going to be exploring ways to

tap those hidden talents and

strengths of our students by way

of our Lyceum/Makerspaces.

Teachers are going to be explor-

ing PBL modules to implement in

class that tackle real-world prob-

lem solving and get students

engaged in their learning. We

are also starting our advisement

session. Teachers are going to

develop what their high school

portrait would have looked like

and then have students develop

their high school portrait.

Also, we are very excited to

showcase the amazing work of

our students and teachers as

visitors from other states begin to

visit our campus.

—Mrs. Michelle Huffman

Helpful Teacher Resources:

Links to PBL Ideas

BIE Project Search

Design a School Makerspace

What is a Makerspace? So glad

you asked. Attached are three

videos that can elaborate and

demonstrate these learning

spaces:

Video 1 Video 2 Video 3

So how can you help with

these new additions at Hampton?

Another great question! If you

could go through your garage,

sheds, basements, and closets to

find any items on the list below,

our school would benefit from

these donations. We have sup-

plies like markers, paper, glue,

yarn, etc . . . , but we want to

really have learners make things.

If you see an item in your

storage that you think would be a great addition and it is not on the

list, then please donate it anyway.

Items for donation:

hot glue guns

Electronics (to be restored or

disassembled)

tools (sets, partial sets, pieces)

Legos

Kinetex sets

old printers (for use?)

Play-Doh

Makerspaces are Open, Sign Up

art supplies

(glitter, ribbon, tissue paper, stuff for

crafts)

batteries

wires (alligator clips)

tires (off bicycles, or small items,

no car or truck tires please)

Where do I bring my

donations?

Thanks for a great response. There

will be plastic bins in the main office

and room 323

Who can use these rooms?

Glad you are so excited: anyone.

We are posting sign-up sheets out-side rooms 330, 413, and 415.

We look forward to the bustling

activity in these new learning spaces.

There are reading stations, computer

stations, whiteboard brainstorming

stations, individual areas, and mak-

erspace area. The one thing we ask is

please don't take furniture out of

these rooms and let's not move it

just yet.

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3

Mr. Paul Roberts — Weems

Cemetery revitalization.

Mrs. White — various meth-

ods to demonstrate mastery related to Dante’s “Inferno.”

Ms. Evans and Mrs. Wyatt —collaborating law and art clas-ses for “Mystery Clue.”

Mr. Pasch — developing

community engagement with the Partnership Club

Ms. Johnson — creating stu-

dent tales using The Arabian Nights.

Ms. Fletcher — hypothesis

and statistics determining 4-day school week options with presentation choices.

Mr. Turner — being a new

dad!

Ms. Gambrell—solving math

with puzzles and color-coding.

Mrs. Truong — choices for

assessment and reflection.

Ms. Chaganti — math and

body measurements.

Mrs. Parham — individual

pacing and choice for pre-

Ms. Nealis — environmental

science using a Zombie Apoca-lypse with options for Mine-craft, digital, and written en-gagement.

Mr. Hall —utilizing the Mak-

erspaces for math equalities and properties.

Mrs. Edwards — enhancing

the Lyceums/Makerspaces with her creativity.

Mrs. Price — real-world ex-

perience with Pre-K children.

Dr. Smith—country and west-

ern music for character analysis and expository writing.

Mrs. Mears — studying com-

plex numbers and student

choice deciding assessment. Some students did simple charts, pictorial representation, and others produced a poem/song . (above)

Coach Perry — developing

young leaders with Hampton Gents.

Celebrating Personalized Learning (continued) Just a Few More Examples of our Amazing Learning

calculus assessment.

Mrs. Williams—creating own

road map built with transversal lines.

Mrs. Dhody — studying mac-

romolecules and choosing how to show the different infor-mation on macromolecules. The students chose ways that met their learning styles and strengths.

Ms. Gutierrez —technology

for language practice; reflection and feedback for mastery.

* * *

The highlights and examples listed are just a small sample of our teachers’ efforts to create a

PL environment at HHS.

Thank you to ALL teachers and staff as we celebrate all that you have done everyday for our learners !!

P A G E 4

Oct. 29 - 31 — Frankenstein

Oct. 29th — PLT Jam Session (Tentative)

— T3 3:30 pm

Nov. 2 –3 Professional Learning

(Students do not report)

Reminder:

All departments should be starting, in progress, or finishing 1st PBL unit (real-world, problem solving activity) to be completed by Thanks-giving break.

Oct. 12th — PBL 101 Refresher

(Students do no report)

Oct. 14th — Ware Consulting PLT Q & A Oct. 14th — Grades Posted Oct. 15th — PA School Visit 1:45 pm — T3 3:30 pm Oct. 16th — Florida school visit Oct. 17th — Homecoming Parade Oct. 19th — Report Cards

Oct. 19-23 — Homecoming Week

Oct. 22nd — T3 3:30 pm

Oct. 27th — Red Cross Blood Drive

Oct. 1st —MDC and Cohort 16

(Day 3)

— T3 3:30 pm

Oct. 3-4 — Maker Faire 2015

Decatur, Ga (Free)

makerfaireatl.com

Oct. 5th — PLT Meeting 3:30 pm

Oct. 6th — PLT visit Lincoln HS

Oct. 7th — Design Team 3:30 pm

Oct. 8th —Graduation Task Force

10:30 am

— T3 3:30 pm

Oct. 9th — End of 1st 9 Weeks

Oct. 10th — PBL Unit Planning

9 am to 1 pm (voluntary)

Calendar

Advisory & Belonging

Path

People

Place

Pace

Great Expectations

Real-World Problem Solving

Scholar Portraits

Critical Skills Set

Culture & Climate

PL is more of a

mindset than a

model