My+Handbook


 * Big Ideas**

Engaging Students in Learning - Five Key Actions

1. Develop a Deeper Understanding of Young Adolescents 2. Provide More Responsive Teaching and Learning Experiences 3. Build Stronger Learning Relationships 4. Increase Student Voice, Choice, and Responsibility 5. Strengthen Community Involvement

click on the links above to see the jigsaw we did on the 5 Big Ideas from the new MECY MY Document: //Engaging Middle Years Students In Learning - A Direction for Change//


 * = [[image:1_Deeper.jpg width="366" height="399" caption="#1: Developing Deeper Understanding of Young Adolescents"]] ||=  ||= [[image:2_Responsive.jpg width="428" height="399" align="center" caption="#2: Providing Responsive MY Practice, Programming & Curricula"]] ||
 * [[image:3_Relationships.jpg width="365" height="448" caption="#3: Building Stronger Relationships"]] ||  || [[image:4_Voice_&_Choice.jpg width="431" height="467" caption="#4 Student Voice and Choice"]] ||
 * [[image:5_Community.jpg width="366" height="465" caption="#5 Cultivating Community Connections"]] ||  ||   ||

My Mind Map
 * = [[image:Improving_Student_Engagement_@_MY.jpg width="828" height="437" link="MY Mind Map"]] ||

Outcomes
Outcome #1: Determine the essential components of a MY environment (physical, cultural, identity, programming Outcome #2:  Examine, assess, and show learning opportunities/experiences which contribute to an engaging MY learning environment Outcome #3: Identify and show a variety of strategies educators could use to enhance learning experiences for MY students Outcome #4: Identify ways of communicating the MY resource with all stakeholders Outcome #5: Identify challenges in implementing My philosophy and seek alternatives which address the unique characteristics of individual schools and communities Outcome #6: Show/describe and model assessment FOR/AS learning for MY students Outcome #7: Define key concepts/common language relating to MY philosophy