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" I often hear educators talking about high expectations and rigor. These are buzzwords that everyone agrees are an important part of education. However, as I participate in walkthroughs with principals and debrief what we are seeing, I'm finding that school leaders often struggle to know what to actually look for. They can identify a rigorous text and determine whether expectations around scholar product are "high" or "low," but seem to miss opportunities to identify key cultural indicators of the presence or absence of high expectations."

"These projects are examples of the work that is done at all of the High Tech High Schools. It is our record of what we have done and how to get there. Teachers can utilize this to show off what they have done with their students, and get ideas from others teachers. Students can show their parents and friends the work that they have done, and the community can see how project based learning enables students to do and learn. Please enjoy the projects and videos."

"Team Management - High Production/High People According to the Blake Mouton model, Team management is the most effective leadership style. It reflects a leader who is passionate about his work and who does the best he can for the people he works with. Team or "sound" managers commit to their organization's goals and mission, motivate the people who report to them, and work hard to get people to stretch themselves to deliver great results. But, at the same time, they're inspiring figures who look after their teams. Someone led by a Team manager feels respected and empowered, and is committed to achieving her goals. Team managers prioritize both the organization's production needs and their people's needs. They do this by making sure that their team members understand the organization's purpose , and by involving them in determining production needs. When people are committed to, and have a stake in, the organization's success, their needs and production needs coincide. This creates an environment based on trust and respect, which leads to high satisfaction, motivation and excellent results. Team managers likely adopt the Theory Y approach to motivation, as we mentioned above."

Example of how Project-Based Learning might look like at high school. While no project or PBL school is perfect, this can serve as inspiration for your own practice.

Tiny house project from High Tech High

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"Several strands of work including workforce preparedness, character development, social emotional learning, and mindset, now inform school districts and networks. However, it remains challenging to describe the aims and measures of a rigorous well-rounded education"

Being used in Norton City, one of the VA4LIN divisions.

Strategies for creating high quality screencasts

Great source for high quality photos that are free to download and use.