Murray+Hill+Academy

The iZone empowers schools to develop unique models of blended learning. In the interest of sharing your questions, resources, and strategies with others, please record the work you are doing in your school teams below. This page can also be used in your share out with other Blended Learning schools on Tuesday afternoon from 1:00p-2:30p.


 * Integrating CBL (Challenge Based Learning) at Murray Hill**

1) Four Big Ideas for the 1st year
 * 1) Identity – use the challenge on the Apple website
 * 2) Responsibility – created at the Apple website
 * 3) Success
 * 4) Transformation

2) Orientation ideas:  3) Advisory: 1. Students have a folder where they are keeping their homework, etc. Update calendar for the day or the week 2. Use the time for individual conferences 3. Extended time on Monday for advisory to ease into the school day (30 minutes) 4. Tuesday - Thursday (10-15 minutes) - //can eliminate from schedule if there is not time// 5. Extended time on Friday for advisory (whole school) at the end of the day (30 minutes) a. shout out the good students for the week b. student of the month c. small group activities (team building) d. foster school community 6. Advisory activities a. check agenda for the week (using google calendar, etc.) b. set goals for the week c. check emails d. individual conferencing with faculty e. implement guided discipline advisory throughout the year
 * 1) 1st Day - Parent/student general activities
 * 2) Break out rooms with activities with students and teachers
 * 3) Inform students of izone participation and challenge based approach
 * 4) Challenge based learning activity (introduction) *Large challenge is Identity
 * 5) 1st part is getting to know yourself
 * 6) 2nd part is getting to know your school community

Focusing Question - How can we use blended learning within the context of our Challenge Based Curriculum?