Advisory Fairness

This afternoon an activity that was originally intended to take only a few minutes transformed into a passionate class discussion of peers offering warm and cool feedback as well as suggestions for next time. -----Advisory Fairness.

Every student was involved in active discussion or observation and reflection. Students developed excellent action plans that related to the student needs and the reason for referral.
The Advisory committee had just enough time to finish, but we did not get a chance for reflection.


Post your reflection of the experience:
What is your reaction to Advisory Fairness?
What are some questions you still have?
Who does Advisory Fairness help?

What is Family?

We had a shift in advisory plans today, due to the field trip. Our advisory was paired with another this afternoon. All students from both advisories today were flexible and made the afternoon run smoothly. After pushing tables together to form one large discussion circle (square), we spent quite a bit of time on a motivating question. Class began with the question "What is family?"
Everyone eagerly participated, giving their own opinion of family. Some students felt that it was a group of individuals connected by blood, while others argued that family can be a group of people that aren't necessarily related but connect with one another somehow.
All answers were supported with explanations and examples. It was an intense discussion that lasted longer than the planned two minutes, but everyone was engaged and if not directly speaking, students were involved and actively listening.
We followed up with a related hands-on activity where every student worked until the last minute of class.
Some voices were not heard and I am offering you the opportunity to share your thoughts here. This blog, as always, is open to any student wishing to contribute.
so........ in your opinion,
What is family?

College Information

With application deadlines quickly approaching, some students at QHST are rushing to get everything in order. Other students have recently completed the PSAT's and are just beginning to think about college.

Some questions for you to explore:
How do students decide where to go?
What should you be thinking about when choosing a college?

Below is a set of links compiled by the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2006/07/30/education/edlife/

Rubrics

Educational rubrics
When working with project based learning, rubrics are a big deal . How well do you know rubrics? Share what you know.


What is a rubric?
Why do we use rubrics?
When should rubrics be used?
Where can you find sample rubrics?
What can you use to make rubrics?
What can we ask teachers about rubrics?

What questions do you have about rubrics? Post them here.



We will explore these questions next Wednesday in Advisory. Try to gather a rubric from any of your teachers to bring with you.

A link to the teacher/student questionnaire will be posted shortly.