Our Journey
Assessment for Learning
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Personalized Learning Committee
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High School Innovation Planning Grant
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Timeline...
- July 27, 2015 = Meeting with faculty and community stakeholders about career pathways, J-Term committee, and steering team.
- June 25, 2015 = Faculty members invited to notify Mr. Habeeb of how they'd like to be involved in the grant process.
- June 24, 2015 = Press release by Governor McAuliffe's office announces that Salem High School is a recipient of a High School Innovation Planning Grant.
- June 1, 2015 = Grant application submitted.
- May 27, 2015 = Faculty elect to submit grant application.
- May 22, 2015 = A draft of the grant application is shared with all faculty members via Google Drive.
- May 18 & May 26, 2015 = Informational meetings are held after school to provide information & answer teacher questions about the grant.
- April 13-14, 2015 = A group from SHS visits several schools in Ohio for facilities and personalized learning ideas.
- April 3, 2015 = Faculty members are invited to attend a meeting with Mr. Habeeb during the school day to discuss the possibility and feasibility of applying for the Innovation Planning Grant. Those who are unable attend are invited to email or meet with Mr. Habeeb. It is concluded that the grant is a path we would like to pursue.
- March 27, 2015 = The VDOE requests proposals for the High School Innovation Planning Grant (see Superintendent's Memo).
- The Mass Customized Learning team, later titled the "Personalized Learning" team, met several times during the school year. Please see our meeting minutes to read the topics discussed.
October 29, 2014
November 19, 2014
January 21, 2015
- Summer 2014 = Members of the "mass customized learning" team were invited to read the book Inevitable by Schwann & McGarvey.
- April 14, 2014 = At our faculty meeting, we brainstormed what the concept of traditional education would look like if we no longer said, "It can't be done." For example, at Disney World, the "imagineers" think of ways to solve their problems where the statement, "It can't be done" is not allowed. We announced that as teachers, we can also think of customizing learning for all students, or "mass customized learning," without assuming that changes to the traditional education model cannot be done.