Following a nationwide application process, 15 finalists were selected to pitch for the ASU GSV 2020 Innovative Educator Award. Come hear directly from the educators who are implementing innovation right now in schools and districts across the country!
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2:00 - 2:07
What Makes a "GOOD" School? - Rethinking Outcome Measure in K-12 Education
Sarah Young and Tiffany Stanley, Utah State Board of Education
The Utah State Board of Education is building a statewide infrastructure to expand school measures beyond the traditional graduation rate and accountability test scores. In alignment with our Utah Portrait of a Graduate (https://www.schools.utah.gov/portraitgraduate) the state is creating a system to move toward the use of experiential data sets to compliment the operational data sets that have traditionally defined school measures.
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2:08 - 2:15
Wellness Wednesdays at Thrival Indy
India Hui and Charlie Redd, Thrival Academy: Indy
In collaboration with Charlie Redd, founder of Haven Yoga Studio, Thrival Academy: Indy has designed a wellness curriculum based on Emory University’s Social, Emotional, Ethical Learning framework. We have decided to transition to this specific framework because of its focus on student empowerment as well as its alignment with traditional yoga philosophy.
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2:16 - 2:23
The Startup of You: A Revolutionary Framework for Student Engagement
Corey Mohn, Blue Valley CAPS
Students navigate 18 weeks in five pillars: personal exploration; project ideation; tech and product development; business planning; and plan presentation. Providing effective supports and coaching, students are allowed to ideate, pivot, and focus on market-driven product innovations at their own pace.
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2:24 - 2:31
Creating Community Partnerships
Rachel Langenhorst, Rock Valley Community School District
Rocket Manufacturing was born from the belief that the best way to truly prepare students for the workforce was to bring the workforce to them. Rocket Manufacturing is a fully-functional, profitable, student-run business run right within the walls of Rock Valley Community Schools, engaging students in every aspect of the manufacturing business during their school day. Through collaboration with community business leaders and instructors in ag, industrial technology, business, and even art, our students learn all elements of employability from concept to delivery.
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2:32 - 2:39
The World of Work Initiative
Ed Hidalgo, Cajon Valley Union School District
Guided by a school district vision to develop happy kids, in healthy relationships on a path to gainful employment, the Cajon Valley Union School District board advanced a strategic initiative to integrate a career development framework, across the school ecosystem, for every child in every grade starting in kindergarten. This initiative, led by teachers, and integrated in classrooms, is an effort to prepare every child for the future world of work.
