September 30

The SAN Script – Tuesday, September 30

Photograph by Paul Bica   The Maloja Pass (Italian: Passo del Maloja, German: Malojapass) (elevation 1815 meters/5954 ft) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden, linking the valleys of Engadin with the Val Bregaglia and Chiavenna in Italy. It marks the watershed between the Danube and Po basins. [source] Maloja is one of the highest road passes in Switzerland, you can see the complete list here. If you like amazing roads like this one, be sure to check out the Sifter’s previous post: 21 Roads You Have to Drive in Your Lifetime

Photograph by Paul Bica
The Maloja Pass (Italian: Passo del Maloja, German: Malojapass) (elevation 1815 meters/5954 ft) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden, linking the valleys of Engadin with the Val Bregaglia and Chiavenna in Italy. It marks the watershed between the Danube and Po basins. [source] Maloja is one of the highest road passes in Switzerland, you can see the complete list here.
If you like amazing roads like this one, be sure to check out the Sifter’s previous post: 21 Roads You Have to Drive in Your Lifetime

voice of the day

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

Elie Wiesel

prayer of the day

Lord, in the times when we feel powerless to prevent injustice, may we have confidence that you are with us to the end. And may this confidence propel us to speak out against evil. Amen.

 

We are at 84 votes as of 5:30 am today – please vote today and every day for the next 14 days so we can make it into round two!

St. Anthony Today

Kim out – Ryan in

Debra out – Nicole Dagenais in (new to short list)

Shayna in all day working on mural – priming of the wall

Please vote for St. Anthony today!!

Student Support meetings continue today – Sabina, Paul, Geraldine, junior teachers

please see our student engagement list – I am trying to complete notes from the meetings to this list.

ALPs and long-range plans due today

6 Principles Of Genius Hour In The Classroom

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Genius Hour In The Classroom: 6 Principles Of Genius Hour

by Terry Heick

Genius Hour in the classroom is an approach to learning built around student curiosity, self-directed learning, and passion-based work.

In traditional learning, teachers map out academic standards, and plan units and lessons based around those standards. In Genius Hour, students are in control, choosing what they study, how they study it, and what they do, produce, or create as a result. As a learning model, it promotes inquiry, research, creativity, and self-directed learning.

Genius Hour is most notably associated with Google, where employees are able to spend up to 20% of their time working on projects they’re interested in and passionate about. The study and work is motivated intrinsically, not extrinsically. The big idea for Google is that employees motivated by curiosity and passion will be happier, more creative,  and more productive, which will benefit the company in terms of both morale, “off-Genius” productivity, and “on-Genius” performance.

What’s The Difference?

Genius Hour provides students freedom to design their own learning during a set period of time during school. It allows students to explore their own curiosity through a self-manifested sense of purpose and study while within the support system of the classroom.

A key distinction compared to more open, self-directed learning and user-generated learning experiences is that within a “Genius Hour” framework, this student-centered approach is only used a portion of the schedule, providing students a choice in what they learn and how they learn it during a set period of time within a school day.

Genius Hour In The Classroom: 6 Principles Of Genius Hour

Sense of Purpose

Students must find their own sense of purpose in what they study, make sense of, and create. The context and motivation are no longer entirely academic, which forces both the student and teachers to make adjustments.

full article here

 

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Posted September 30, 2014 by mcguirp in category random posts, SAN Today

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