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toc =__2012-2013 Committee Members__=

Mick Scott Kathy Smith Nancy Dimitriades Doug Finkel Darren Holgate Willie Matsuzaki Rebecca Pollard Anileen Gray Susan Kearney, Facilitator


 * February 2013 Status Report**


 * ARC Mid Year Report - December 2012**

__9-25 Meeting Notes:__
 * ARC recommendations from 2012 report handed out (short and long term).
 * Wiki agreed upon as organization of committee data, but faculty meeting presentations to different divisions a necessity.
 * "We will be the leader in academic innovation in the region" etc., from strategic planning committee recommendations.
 * Project-based vs. //problem//-based learning
 * Project - learning goals focused on product of project
 * Problem - group picks a problem to work on together to solve
 * Agreed that language in reports should be something like "problem- and project-based learning".
 * Went through ARC recommendations from 2012 report.
 * HW: go through entire 2012 ARC report, review recommendations, and pick a few to chomp into.

__10-23 Meeting Notes:__
 * NAIS - integration of global education and STEM
 * "Seeking" and not "Seek," "Living" and not "Live by"
 * Exit interviews for seniors: how have these programs changed you?
 * Why global?
 * (what are the expected outcomes for a student who goes to a global school?)
 * teaching students to respect all people
 * understand cultures and traditions
 * an awareness of global issues
 * tolerance for different views
 * more than cultural awareness - iearn.org
 * international classroom
 * teach children to work together across borders
 * learn about issues in a global context
 * environmental sustainability
 * something greater than ourselves
 * world is shrinking (due to digital technology)
 * enrich and personalize course objectives
 * what structures can we put in place to have a value-added program?
 * Why STEM?
 * (what are the expected outcomes for a student who goes to a STEM-integrated school?)
 * 3 themes around technology for teaching and learning: access, computing, composition (including fabrication)
 * mastery of course objectives, not just covering content
 * goal is not to create more mathematicians and scientists, but more math and science literate citizens
 * when science and math are covered in an applied way, you have engineering and technology
 * helping students succeed is as much about how we teach as about what we teach
 * achievement gap = untapped potential
 * what structures can we put in place to have a value-added program?
 * Portfolio? Not necessarily individual
 * STEM - developing people who think on their own. They think on their own, find a problem, create a solution. Our students developing programs or items for people in Baltimore or around the world.
 * Areas where we need to support teachers and other adults on campus - summer grant global volunteering.
 * Authenticity gives meaning to the learning.
 * Take the school mission and infuse Global and STEM best practices...

__11/27 Meeting Notes:__
 * Review Mission/outcomes graphic
 * Big, important task.
 * Tying everything we do together.
 * Faculty buy-in.
 * We need the mindset that decisions and momentum are made according to the mission statement and the best interest of our students.
 * IB learner profile?
 * Faculty conversation has to begin with discussion about power of school mission.
 * IMYC update
 * 12/12/12 visit from IPC
 * Common Core
 * Good guidance for new teachers
 * Good guidelines, milestones for looking where children are
 * Match the developmental continuum with LS and IPC
 * Meets the children where they are
 * Time for faculty development
 * Great focus on elementary math - don't move too fast
 * Gave examples of integrated math and not just the traditional Algebra, Geometry... path
 * Some good things that we are not necessarily doing well
 * Great structure
 * Doesn't dictate content, but dictates skills

__12/11 Meeting Notes:__
 * Discussion on update to diagram
 * Agreement!
 * More discussion on digital nature of the diagram - links to info and alumni reflections.
 * Update on global space - Oster room
 * Get globes and maps
 * Welcoming space for visiting families
 * Eventual telecommunication
 * Tutoring space (language outside of class)
 * Use existing furniture + new furniture (must be budgeted) - maintain traditional in the room
 * Museum wall with photographs from student and teacher international trips
 * Small global library - SP communications office showing our global story, and documents from families, etc.
 * Draw in people with layout/materials
 * Being painted over Christmas
 * Photos and info from Emily M.
 * Discussion on name of room (must keep Oster in the name) - **//Oster Room for Global Connections//**
 * IMYC update
 * Visitors from company coming tomorrow
 * Kathy and Nancy shared the benefits of the IPC, for students and teachers
 * Richer, more coordinated
 * Special area classes (modern language in particular) affected
 * Modern language teachers modified (in coordination) schedule of topics to match IPC curriculum
 * Coordinated science, math, history, arts in US - agreed.
 * US non-IB Design Technology
 * STEM advisory
 * STEM space
 * Global partnership - Hangzhou Entel
 * How is it going to benefit our students, school, and community
 * Getting the reasons out to our community is important
 * One of the top boarding school's (academics, language)
 * A partnership

Year end Report 2011-2012 Year End Report - Video Summary media type="file" key="ARC2.mp4" width="480" height="480"

** Revised Meeting Schedule 10/14/11 ** **Committee Members**

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