Action+Plans

=Schedule=

- "Class" in the morning, Project based work in the afternoon - 1 Friday a month, no students, faculty discovery time- FedEX day at the end- present what you discovered that day - Mentors work with students on their "year project" on the same Friday mentioned above

=Culture=

- Clarify expectation for parents/students/teachers - Educating parents through college counselor RE: universities that value creative thinkers/ critical thinking skills - Build tech use into teachers assessment - Stop resisting use of social technology - Teacher workshops to share best practices

=Philosophy of Education=

- Research and understand the skills better (critical thinking, creative thinking) - Help teachers to become critical thinkers about their teacher (self-eval/review) - Shift from content to skills (content should not be the end; ti should be the catalyst) - Have on-going, fruitful discussions with faculty about learning and teaching