Cohort 2.5

Workshop 4

Pre-Work

1. Uncommon Measures

Consider some unexpected indicators that might help you forecast future success, and then go out, observe, and test your hypothesis. Bring your completed Uncommon Measures worksheet to the workshop.

Uncommon Measures Worksheet

2. Sign up for coaching

Don't forget, we're available for video conference coaching sessions (or even the humble telephone). These sessions can really help you get the most out of our time together. We encourage you to sign up as a team, since you’re focused on orchestrating coherent hacks and involving others in your schools.
Here’s how to sign up:
- Boston Arts & BCHS: Sign up for a coaching session with Kippy here.
- BDEA & EMK: Sign up for a coaching session with Darry here.

Missed Workshop 3? Please sign up for a coaching time so we can get you caught up to speed.

3. For inspiration from the Fellows Network

Need a little inspiration of what it can look like to have a team hacking a school culture of deeper learning? Check out this video from ASCEND in Oakland.

Logistics

Venue Details

Who: Microsoft GARAGE, A makerspace available to Microsoft employees where they are encouraged to problem-solve in new and innovative ways.
Address: 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA 02142
Directions & Arrival
- Parking: There is a nearby parking garage that charges a fee for the day. We strongly recommend you utilize public transportation or a rideshare service.
- Enter the building on the first floor and provide photo ID for the security guard. They will then send you up to the first floor where you will be met by one of us and brought to the classroom.

20190208MASSMicrosoftGarageComputerScience.mp4

Take a look at some MA Superintendents spending the day at the Microsoft GARAGE!

Workshop 3

Pre-Work

1. Buddy Visits

Remember that you will start the morning a visit to your Buddy School by some team members, and with others hosting your Buddy at your school.
What happens on a Buddy Visit? This is a chance to share your hack and your school with a fellow School Retooler. Share artifacts and stories from your hack(s). Use the Buddy Visit Reflection and Discussion Guide to help you reflect on and talk about your hacks.

Buddy Visit Guide

2. Download and Complete Reflection Worksheet

Reflection is the critical moment to take stock and think about how you’d like to iterate your hacks. Watch how easy it can be.
Now, capture and reflect on what you've learned about your hack.

Reflection Worksheet

3. Prepare Your Artifact

Please collect one or more artifacts from your hack(s) to bring and be ready to share the story of your experience. Artifacts can be photos, sketches, prototypes, or anything else that will help you share your story and what you're learning. Don't have an artifact yet? Ask your Buddy to take a picture of you at the scene of the hack.

Logistics

Schedule

Morning (8:30-11am)
- Host/Visit your Buddy School
- Coordinate directly with your buddy to specify exact times and logistics
Afternoon (11:30am-4pm)
- Arrive at General Assembly by 11:30am

Venue Details

Who: General Assembly provides content and classes with the goal of closing the global skills gap. They offer courses in the fields of data, design, business and technology.
Address: 125 Summer St, 13th Floor, Boston MA 02110
Directions & Arrival
- Parking: There is a nearby parking garage that charges $43 for the day to park. We strongly recommend you utilize public transportation or a rideshare service.
- Enter the building on the first floor and provide photo ID for the security guard. They will then send you up to the 13th floor where you will be met by one of us and brought to the classroom.

What to Bring

Photo ID for the security desk at General Assembly
Your hacking artifact
Your reflection worksheet

Additional Resources

Workplace Group

Please feel free to use this group as a place to interact with each other in between our full-group workshops. Run ideas past each other, pose difficulties you might be having and get feedback, celebrate things that are going well! We can also use this group to share interesting opportunities or things that we think will be helpful for each other!

Cohort 2 Workplace Group

Workshop 1 Resources

Materials
- A folder of everything you were handed or were shown during the first workshop
Slide deck
- Slides include links to supplemental videos, websites, & other external resources
Hack Mindset Videos
- These videos also provide an explanation for your socks!

Workshop 1

Pre-Work

-DO-

1) Complete Baseline Survey <15 minutes>

Cohort 2 Baseline Survey

2) Complete Workshop Logistics Survey - LINK <3 minutes>

This is a short survey letting us know things like who your emergency contact is and if you have any dietary restrictions.

3) Empathy Interview: What learning experiences do others find to be memorable?

Download the activity, find a student and an adult willing to spare 5 minutes each, and get started!

4) Deeper Learning Snapshot: What is happening in your school today?

Download the snapshot and bring it along as you observe at your school.

-PLAN-

Mark time on your calendar between Workshop 1 and Workshop 2 for your Shadow a Student day.

-WATCH/READ-

For inspiration, please read/watch the three pieces below:

Deeper Learning (4 minutes)
2018 Deeper Learning Conference speaker Gia Truong, CEO of Envision Education (12 minutes)
“Why Successful Habits Are About Structure, Not Effort” (short Fast Company article)

Why Successful Habits Are About Structure, Not EffortThe number one driver of whether a habit change is a success or not is how big the initial goal is. Everyone, if they’re consistent, will eventually achieve something massive. But the people that end up failing are the people trying to achieve overnight success.

Logistics

Who: Our Workshop 1 partner is Accelerate: the Wentworth Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center

When: 8am-4pm on January 15 (Cohort 2) and January 16 (Cohort 3)

Where: Wentworth's brand new Center for Engineering, Innovation and Sciences located on the main quad (pictured to the right)

Directions & Arrival: The main office is located at 550 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115. Parking will be available in the Parker Street lot. Please carpool as space is limited. You must submit the names of drivers via email to Karissa Goff by 1/11/19 in order to reserve your spot. For directions to campus and how to get to the parking lot, follow this LINK.

What to Bring:

Laptop
Your Deeper Learning Snapshot
Notes from your Empathy Interview

Agenda

Workshop 1 AgendaToday we are going to spend time exploring your identity as it connects to leading and designing for equity, what is hacking, the need for deeper learning and equity, and your aspiration for your school. Our workshops will always include lunch, breaks throughout, and we will wrap up the day by 4 ...

Workshop 2

Pre-Work

-DO-

1. Shadow a Student

Understand the school experience from the perspective of a student. As we discussed in the workshop, be intentional about who you choose to shadow as you continue to work toward equitable deeper learning in your school. Pick a day to shadow before our next workshop and get started.

Student Shadow Worksheet

2. Complete your Quick Wins

"Check on Student Safety Net" is the jumping off point for your Quick Wins. You can find the details of each Quick Win on the cards that you found in your goodie bag at the end of Workshop 1. We strongly encourage you to choose two other activities from the Quick Win cards you received in your School Retool goodie bag.

3. Select a Big Idea and share it

Your Hacker’s Companion (red, spiral bound booklet) contains 19 Big Ideas (Deeper Learning practices). Select one you’d like to experiment with- or “hack”- during the fellowship. Before workshop 2, send an email to the group to let us know what Deeper Learning Big Idea you’d like to explore.

-PLAN-

1. Decide when you will spend the day shadowing a student and put it on your calendar

2. Choose your Big Idea and email it to the cohort

-WATCH-

For inspiration, please watch these two videos:

"Know Your Why" - Michael Jr. (4 minutes)
"Empathy" - School Retool (2 minutes)

Logistics

Morning

Who: Snowden International School at Copley

Where: 150 Newbury St., Boston MA 02116

When: 8am-11am on March 12

Directions & Arrival: There is no parking available at the Snowden but the Copley Square MBTA stop is just across the street. Using a rideshare service is also a great option! When you arrive, someone will meet you in the lobby and bring you to our meeting space for the morning.

Afternoon

Who: Bolling Building (Central Office), Rooms 2-12 A/B

Where: 2300 Washington St, Roxbury MA 02119

When: 11am-4pm on March 12

Directions & Arrival: We (Maggie, Kippy, Darry and Karissa) will be calling rideshare cars to get folks from their school visit to the Bolling Building. If you absolutely must drive, there is limited street parking. Once you arrive at the Bolling Building there will be someone to meet you in the lobby and bring you up to the 4th floor.

What to Bring:

Notes from your student shadowing experience and quick wins

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