TechBoston Academy
TechBoston Academy is delighted to announce that, with the support of a $300,000 grant from the Barr Foundation, we are partnering with the STEAM Studio Foundation, MIT Edgerton Center, New Vista, and BPS Innovation to redesign our high school to support our students' entry into the Innovation Academy. We launched our redesign process in January, 2018.
Winter & Spring 2018: Initial Planning
Winter & Spring 2018: Initial Planning
In January, our initial design team reviewed grant details, updated one another on our respective work, and created plans for expanding our design team to include teachers and students!
In January, our initial design team reviewed grant details, updated one another on our respective work, and created plans for expanding our design team to include teachers and students!
We're excited and hopeful about all the work ahead in designing TBA STEAM Studio
We're excited and hopeful about all the work ahead in designing TBA STEAM Studio
The TBA STEAM Studio design team spent two days learning and sharing during Barr's January Wider Learning Ecosystem Convening. A highlight was Caroline Hill's session on equitable design. Caroline is the Founder and Principle Design Engineer at the DC Equity Lab.
The TBA STEAM Studio design team spent two days learning and sharing during Barr's January Wider Learning Ecosystem Convening. A highlight was Caroline Hill's session on equitable design. Caroline is the Founder and Principle Design Engineer at the DC Equity Lab.
Keep checking for updates on our work this spring...
Keep checking for updates on our work this spring...
Build understanding and ownership
- TBA staff visit Greater Lawrence Technical School to see a STEAM Studio in action
- Supported by New Vista a minimum of six meetings will be held to develop stakeholder engagement, including meetings with students, parents, staff, and administration. Union representatives will be part of the engagement process. From these meetings an expanded design team will be formed representing all stakeholder groups.
- Every member of the 9th grade staff will attend a personalized, innovative linked learning school site visit or conference.
Individualized Learner Profile Platform (ILPP) in advisory
- TBA will pilot the use of an ILPP in advisories. Students will complete learner profiles; set and track personal, social emotional, and academic goals with advisor, teacher, and SSD; communicate with advisor on continued results of engagement survey.
Develop teacher training roadmap
- TBA and MIT will collaborate to develop a training roadmap that incorporates MIT’s experiential/action learning and teaching methodology
Pilot Maker learning
- Edgerton Center staff will work with staff on makerspace design options and help staff integrate maker/engineering projects with the curriculum. MIT Edgerton will also bring in student interns to support the work.