This year, Springpoint will host three sessions at iNACOL’s 2017 Symposium, as well as a Springpoint network and friends happy hour. Please join us for light food and drinks on Tuesday October 24 from 6:30 to 9 pm at The Attic, which is located on the 2nd floor of Disney’s Boardwalk Inn, at 2101 Epcot Resorts Blvd, Orlando, FL 32830. Let us know here if you can join us and if you’ll be bringing guests. See below for details on our sessions, including two featured sessions. We hope to see you all there!
StorySLAM: Teaching and Learning in New Ways – Featured Session!
Wednesday, October 25 from 2:15 – 3:15 pm
Location: Northern Hemisphere BC
Students, teachers, and principals of competency-based high schools will share their experiences in an interactive StorySLAM format, focused on the theme of “Teaching and Learning in New Ways.” Stories will illuminate the challenges and possibilities of innovative new learning environments, including personalized learning, competency-based education, and student-centered school design. We hosted a StorySLAM at last year’s iNACOL Symposium, which garnered a lot of positive feedback that we’re excited to bring it back for a second year in a row. The great stories from last year were featured on CompetencyWorks. Springpoint’s own Victoria Crispin will moderate. Storytellers include:
- Brian Brochetti, College and Career Success Manager, Lincoln-West School of Global Studies
- LaKayla Eberhardt, Student, Lincoln-West School of Global Studies
- Margarita Lopez, English teacher, Urban Assembly Maker Academy
- Richard Rutherford, Student, Urban Assembly Maker Academy
- Carlos Beato, Founding Principal, International High School Langley Park
- Yonatan Weldeberuk, Student, International High School Langley Park
- Sam Sherwood, Director of Instruction and School Design, Springpoint
Supporting Competency-Based Learning Practices with Positive Youth Development
Tuesday, October 24 from 10 – 12:15 pm
Location: Southern Hemisphere II
In this interactive workshop, participants will explore how the principles of positive youth development theory (student voice and choice, trusting and supportive relationships, high expectations, and engaging learning experiences) are essential in supporting competency-based learning. Participants will work in groups to identify ways to implement student-centered, competency-based education with integrity through an understanding of positive youth development practices. The session will be moderated by Sam Sherwood from Springpoint and Jenny Curtin from Barr Foundation.
How Districts Innovate: New Small Schools in Cleveland Metropolitan School District – Featured Session!
Tuesday, October 24 from 2:15 – 3:15 pm
Location: Northern Hemisphere BC
Hear from a panel of district and school leaders from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD). Panel members will reflect on the district’s portfolio strategy, which includes the design and launch of new high schools through the Opportunity by Design initiative. Moderated by Matt Pilarski from Springpoint, panelists will discuss how the process of creating new small schools drives innovation in the district and leads to approaches like mastery-based learning and community-driven school model design.