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  Elizabeth Lynn's Math Adventure
Elizabeth Lynn's Math Adventure

Visit to Kent Innovation High School

5/17/2015

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As a second year participant in Future Prep, I was fortunate to visit Kent Innovation High School to speak with teachers who use PBL in all subjects, every day.  All of us visitors were blown away from the tour of their facilities.  The use of space made it clear that this is no ordinary high school and that much thought went into how to best support the learning practices supported by this school.  
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There were many common areas with seating and a monitors that allow students to connect to their portable device.

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The student pictured on the left is working in a large, cubical type area with ample white board space.  There were a cluster of about four of these in the common area.

Classrooms have glass walls, opening to the common areas and to joining classrooms.  Chairs are movable and tables can easily be reconfigured to accommodate different groupings of students.

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I love the floor to ceiling white boards in this math classroom.
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The rolling chairs have rounded shelf above the wheels for a student's belongings.  This allows students to move quickly and easily and for their stuff to stay out of the way.


The glass wall of the physics classroom had giant posters showing several Driving Questions that students have investigated. Each included an average student rating at the bottom.
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Message on the wall in common area:

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    Abbreviations Used:
    ISN= interactive student notebook
    WWK= words worth knowing
    PT= performance task



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