Transcript jan 5 SLC - ProfessorKlein

Mr.
Do Now: Take out your notebook and a pen.
Good morning!
Aim: What are the SLC’s at A & D?
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Jan. 5
SLC
‘Small Learning Communities’
There are 4 Academies at A & D.
1. Freshman Academy: Located on the 5th Floor
2. Graphic Design/iIlustration Academy: Located
on the 4th and 5th Floors
3. New Media Academy: Located on the 4th and 7th
Floors. Film and Video, Digital Photography and
cartooning and animation.
4. Architecture, Fashion and VE Academy: Located
on 2nd, 3rd and 7th Floors
SLC
What are the purpose and the goals for the creation of
SLC’s?
1. To create a community where all students in majors
share the same teachers to create an environment
where teachers and students know each other.
2. This enables teachers to track their students’ progress
not only in their majors, but also in the academic
classrooms.
3. SLC’s join forces to meet the needs of the students
and to monitor progress to allow timely graduation.
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4. The students have a specific day for tutoring to
strengthen skills where needed (Wednesdays)
5. Students have the same guidance counselor for their
three years in their major. This allows students to get to
know their guidance counselor who can create a more
personal pathway for each student.
6. It allows teachers to plan together and to strengthen
curriculum and communication amongst colleagues.
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How can you describe the effect SLC’s have in the school?
S: Smaller Groups, Similar Interests, Student Centered,
Improved Student Outcomes
L: leadership amongst students and teachers; individualized
learning objectives for all students
C: Creative collaborative curriculum, Communication
between parents, teachers and students