December 21, 2022"I'm so excited for this exam," said no person ever.Except, this year, I did. So did Mr. Martin and Mrs. Carmichael. And many of the students in the LABS cohort. They were getting pizza, but that was only part of the reason.
Posted Monday, February 6, 2023
October 20, 2022“How else could we help her get the ball in the basket without doing it for her?” Mrs. Holder asked. One of her students piped up right away. “Backhand,” he said, and Mrs. Holder followed up. “Yes, we could try throwing it a different way. What other ideas do you have?”The room was silent; students were pondering. The basket still stood twenty feet away and the student who had volunteered for the activity still stood before it. “Did I give you any other rules?” Mrs. Holder asked, prompting them to think. “I just said the goal was to get it into the basket, right?”
“How else could we help her get the ball in the basket without doing it for her?” Mrs. Holder asked.
One of her students piped up right away.
“Backhand,” he said, and Mrs. Holder followed up. “Yes, we could try throwing it a different way. What other ideas do you have?”
The room was silent; students were pondering. The basket still stood twenty feet away and the student who had volunteered for the activity still stood before it.
“Did I give you any other rules?” Mrs. Holder asked, prompting them to think. “I just said the goal was to get it into the basket, right?”
Posted Thursday, February 2, 2023
October 24, 2022Adapted from Thoughts on Field Notes from Reed CollegeDate: 10/24/2022 Time: Noon Location: Movement LabObserver: Laura MooreIn response to the Someday wishes of swinging inside, engaging in a "field day" and going on a field trip, we took LABS students and INC students to the Movement Lab for a chance to bond, and a chance to see how accommodations can provide access points for all students.
November 16, 2022LABS students came together for a potluck meant to bring people together and to both develop and grow bonds between students, teachers and guests. The class invited administrators and School Board members to join their luncheon, and they all sat around a table in community with one another.
August 25, 2022It’s pretty powerful to watch a group like that, to witness their journey to grow into themselves, especially after COVID. It doesn’t always happen for every class. Bells come quickly, distance feels safe, the business of knowing keeps pounding on the door with pressing matters that tend to get in the way, so when a group of strangers actually choose to mix and bond, to stop and giggle, to wonder and wander and share, while it can look a bit chaotic, or feel a little scary, the truth is, it’s also a recipe for magic.
It’s pretty powerful to watch a group like that, to witness their journey to grow into themselves, especially after COVID. It doesn’t always happen for every class. Bells come quickly, distance feels safe, the business of knowing keeps pounding on the door with pressing matters that tend to get in the way, so when a group of strangers actually choose to mix and bond, to stop and giggle, to wonder and wander and share, while it can look a bit chaotic, or feel a little scary, the truth is, it’s also a recipe for magic.
Posted Monday, November 14, 2022
September 2, 2022In LABS, a collaborative course that combines IB Language & Literature and IB Cultural Anthropology, Sean Martin and Linda Carmichael turn societal programming upside down. This is the first year for LABS, and Martin and Carmichael initiated the school year by inviting students to share “someday wishes,” an idea spawned from the article “Letting Student Voice Lead the Way,” in ASCD.
In LABS, a collaborative course that combines IB Language & Literature and IB Cultural Anthropology, Sean Martin and Linda Carmichael turn societal programming upside down.
This is the first year for LABS, and Martin and Carmichael initiated the school year by inviting students to share “someday wishes,” an idea spawned from the article “Letting Student Voice Lead the Way,” in ASCD.