Setting Description
HIGH TECH ELEMENTARY
exploring, discussing, designing, reflecting, refining
THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS.
HABITS OF
HEART & MIND
The culture at HTe was founded with 5 character traits that are fostered in each classroom.
-Be Curiosity
-Be Reflective
-Be Empathetic
-Have Integrity
-Act Confidently
CULTURE
Elements of Project Based Learning fostered at HTe:
> Planning
> Deliverables (End Product)
> Exemplars (Teacher Samples/Models)
> Critique (Student Voice)
> Mutliple Drafts
> Students as Researchers
> Letting Go
> Beautiful Work
> Exhibition
High Tech Elementary follows the Critique Principles founded by Ron Burger:
-Kind
-Specific
-Helpful
PROJECT BASED LEARNING
ACADEMIC PHILOSOPHY
To appreciate the connectedness of our world, subjects are not taught in isolation from each other. The majority of the projects we create weave scientific, mathematical, literary, historical, and artistic facets together, creating a whole greater than the sum of its parts.
PLAN & LET GO
is comprised of parents and family members working to make a difference for the children who attend High Tech Elementary.