Trail Gnome Central

Name Game

Contact Info

Ken Reissig kreissig@uvm.edu
Susan Hennesy sthennes@gmail.com
Tricia Stokes stokestr@gmail.com
Dana Cummings dcummings@etsd.org 802-373-2244 text, cell

MGI 2016 Website
MGI Week At A Glance

Reflective Product(s) and Action Research Proposal due Friday, July 15

Reflective "Memo"Expectations

Designated Proposal and Reflection People

Nature and Needs/Brain Based Learning      Submit to/Share With Ken      kreissig@uvm.edu

Mikaela
Billy Jo
Chris
Dan R

All Others                                                        Submit to/Share With Dana     dcummings@etsd.org

Friday Agenda

7:00-8:00	BREAKFAST	Huden Dining Hall
8:00-8:30	TOWN MEETING	Campus Center
8:45-11:30	TEAM TIME AR Project - Abstract Table Talk Prep MGI Evaluation	Team Rooms
11:30-1:00	LUNCH & DORM CHECK OUT (KEYS!!!)	Huden Dining Hall
1:00-2:30	TABLE TALKS--Protocol	Campus Center
2:30-3:00	CLOSING & CAREER CAMP

Title.

Working Title for the Action Research project (fewer than 15 words)

Abstract.

In fewer than 50 words describe your action research project and explain what you hope to learn from it. You may include your research question(s). You will likely rewrite this abstract after completing your project to better reflect what actually happened.

Agenda - Thursday

Reflection Memo review

Action Research check in

(end at 4:30)

4:30 to 6:00 ELO Expo!

6:00 to 6:30 Cash Bar

6:30 to 7:30 BBQ

7:45 to 11:00 The Karaoke Smackdown! Fireside Lounge

Friday reminders

Abstract: working name of project, one or two sentence summary to share

MGI Survey/Evaluation

Table Talk prep - sharing the work with others outside of Trail Gnomes

Agenda - Wednesday

Reflecting with Proficiencies:

• See how a 7th grade team used both content-specific and transferable skills to structure their year. Students and teachers negotiated a theme, integrated units were built with scales and aligned to the theme, and students created Awareness Projects built upon their passions and interests.  Watch the short student reflection videos below to see how they speak to their learning through the lens of transferable skills.
• Bee Garden
• Castle

Lindsey and her students sharing their Negotiated Curriculum process

Schedule - 

9:30 - Stowe with Lindsey for Project work

9:30 - 10:30 Susan w/Ryan exploring Schoology

10:30 - PAML meet w/ Protean

10:30 - Billy Jo meet w/ student

10:30 - Stowe meet w/students

Module support:

9:45 Life & PLPs

10:30 Lindsey and Flexible Pathways

2:00 - 2:30 Goal-setting conversation (cross-school conversation)

2:30 - PAML meet w/ students (7th & 8th)

3:30 - Tech discussions w/Ryan, Brian, Jeff

Module Support:

3:00 - Katy & Project-based learning

4:20 - 4:45 PLP (re)Design - Student Pitches & Prototypes

- Tuesday

TA Activity-Ken
Integrated Curriculum-Susan
9:30-10:30--AM "Schedule"

1. Facilitated Three Pillars: PLPs, Pathways, Proficiencies-Susan, Don Taylor-Main Street Middle School; PLP Pathways, Lindsey Halman-Edge Academy. Campus Center, cafe downstairs
2. "On Team" Work, Modules, Consultation

2:00 - 2:30  

• Action research - share out with examples & reminder of the module for support
• Post evidence of learning on the blog during the 2:00 to 5:00
• Pull back together at 4:45 to fill out WIN form and post a more formal reflection

BreakOut:

2:30 - 3:15 PAML/SMS exchange (Stowe Break Out room)

4:40 - 5:00 Reflection and WIN

3:00 - 4:00 Susan facilitated Intro to Proficiency-based Learning (

Agenda - Monday

Welcome to Team Trailblazers!  Name Game

10:15 to 10:45  Goal Clarity & Sharing Activity

10:45 to 11:45

Intro to Blogger & MGI Website & Modules

• First blog post - selfie (individual or group) & a photo of their end goal posters.
• Helpful Links: Blog Creation Instructions, List of Blogs, Ways to Post

2:00 to 4:00
Module exploration and consultation - share evidence of learning on our blog

4:00 to 5:00

• Please take our surveys
• Share with us your WIN (What I Need tomorrow) 
• Name Game

Everyone take the Trailblazer survey (Exit Card).  We will use this to guide our planning for tomorrow.  

If you have not recently taken the Tarrant 'Survey of Teacher Practices'

go.uvm.edu/a4k2h

Link

If you have never completed the Tarrant 'Survey of Teacher Practices'

survey.uvm.edu/index.php/238563/lang-en