Proud to be a Mount Vernon Mustang! Congrats to Coach Dabbs and the entire team for a thrilling victory over Landmark at Homecoming 2017!
Have a Conversation
Every student is worth a conversation.
Cascade: Ditch the Distractions
Learning and Assessment Map
Pioneer Tomorrow
Pioneer Tomorrow Begins Today!
How amazing is it that I get to work at a school that refuses to be outpaced and is seizing our one shot to prepare and impact this generation of students!?
A virtual tour of the new Upper School building from Mount Vernon on Vimeo.
The Most Revealing Question
The Most Revealing Question
It’s a good day when you can get a specific, meaningful answer to this question. At the dinner table or in the crosswalk at the end of the day, I have asked my students and my own children, “So, what did you learn today?” My experience is that one’s answer to this question is very revealing (and often disappointing).
“Tell me something you learned today.”
“Um, I don’t know.”
“What’s something you learned?”
“Stuff.”
“Can you think of something specific?”
“I learned some math.”
“What did you learn in math?”
“Fractions.”
It’s like pulling teeth. Every once in a while, I’ll see a child’s eyes light up, their posture straighten, and their energy come alive as they describe something very specific in vivid detail.
I dare you to try it. Make it a daily habit. Ask anybody and see what responses you get.
Resources:
Why You Should Harness the Power of Reflection
Learning to Improve
Learning to Improve
by Anthony S. Bryk, Louis Gomez, Alicia Grunow, and Paul LeMahieu
Six principles that represent the foundational elements for improvement science carried out in networked communities:
* Make the work problem-specific and user-centered
* Focus on variation in performance
* See the system that produces the current outcomes
* We cannot improve at scale what we cannot measure
* Use disciplined inquiry to drive improvement
* Accelerate learning through networked communities
Resources:
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Thanks for the Feedback
‘Thanks for the Feedback’ by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
Feedback Filter VTR
We Are Mustangs! – Welcome Assembly
Maker Project: Desk & Work Space Renovation
