THE GLOBAL CLASSROOM
"If work is fun then education must also be fun . . ."
Syllabi and class information:
Independent Living
Work Preparation
Work Experience
Work Based Learning (under construction)
Classroom location:
- Advisory - 15A
- First period - Prep
- Second period, Life Skills English, 17A
- Third period, Consumer Math, 7A
- Fourth period, Independent living, 13A
- Fifth & sixth periods, Work Prep & Work Exp, 11A.
Planning ahead:
Parent-student-teacher conferences are coming the last week March.
Flight Team 2008 will be held April 29th from 5:30 to 8 pm in the conference rooms at Whidbey General Hospital. A flyer will be sent out in April providing more details.
For more information, please return to OHHS & OHSD
Welcome:
This year’s goals are that students learn to have a vision, develope that purpose, and live toward those goals by actively engaging their communities. Our Vision, Passion, and Purpose is outlined below:
- Vision: All students have a more seamless "transition" into various aspects of post-high school community living.
- Passion: All students learn to develop & maintain the week of their individual lives "NOW," instead of waiting till after they exit special services and the school district - regardless of their graduation/ exit date.
- Purpose: All students learn to develop and maintain a living support network, which is active and vibrant in their lives before they graduate/ exit school.
Work Based Learning (WBL) is part of Career and Technical Education (CTE). One of the best ways to develop transition programming and post-school goals for students who have Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) is through WBL and CTE. The students: Juniors and Seniors, as well as Adult Students 18 - 21, are enrolled in Independent Living, Work Prep and Work Experience classes. Each student brings unique gifts and challenges. We are striving to establishing a network for students, parents, peer educators, community leaders and other stakeholders, as the educational community (of which we are a part) seeks to prepare students for greater indepenence in a diversified and complex world.
For more information about WBL & CTE, go to the OSPI link provided (Other Resources, p.2); click, Programs, Career and Technical Education, CTE, then Work Based Learning. To learn more about Transition, please click on Other Resources, then click on the link for Center for Change in Transition.
First Aid course has begun: Students who are in Independent Living (4th period), Work Prep (5th), and Work Exp (6th) period classes, will start First Aid May 1st. Preparation for course finals will be the last week of May and conclude the first week of June. The cost of the course is $9.00 and can be paid in cash or check during the testing week or by June 5th. A class schedule will be coming home with students, as well as copies of the curriculum. Accommodations will be provided for all students. Each student will get a certificate of participation. Those students who meet qualifications will get a First Aid Card. The class will be taught by Mrs. Jepsen (Health Careers) and Mr. Bakke (Work Based Learning). Mrs. Jepsen is a Registered Nurse and is associated with Island County Red Cross, Mr. Bakke is a former Advanced Paramedic (Illinois), who also has worked as a volunteer Firefighter in Whatcom County, WA. Both instructors have also been through many other Continuing Education classes over the years that are specifically related to this course.
Reflections from Flight Team 2008 at WGH (this past Tuesday night - April 29th): I also heard a lot of positive comments and the format worked well. A special thanks to all the adult students who gave presentations. In addition, we were priviledged to have the Cool Cat Coffee crew (OHHS) serve coffee. A special thanks also goes to Derrel Ann White and her students (Life Skills - OHHS) for making the cookies. Thanks to all of you parents who came in support of their adult students. Thank you to all representatives of service providers, who also presented. South Whidbey, Coupeville, and Oak Harbor High Schools each were represented by students who made presentations of their successes. The power of networking is evident. The hope for our communities, is that as we grow and develop, we draw more people from across a wider spectrum, the the result of improving the employment situations and quality of life for all students and adults.
A new and exciting way technology is helping people with Autism can be found on Best Practice and Data page by clicking the link at left.
Random Thoughts ( ): The Global Classroom has expanded by using available advances in technology, which in this case - is blogging. Now students, parents, and educators can all become more active collaborative members of our global educational community. This site is new and still under construction. Look for this to be running smooth in May (08).
Senior Presentations (April 16th & 18th). These presentations are the equivalent of reaching the Academy Awards. All participating seniors passed, and amazed community volunteers, while bringing parents to tears of joy during their multi-media presentations. We thank all seniors, community volunteers, parents, as well as high school and district staff for committing to this - our third year of using the highly successful format.
Data Collection: Use the chart provided to keep track of your progress. You will have to save it in your documents. When you have completed the form, save to a file in your documents and then print a hard copy for your case manager and parent. This is a key step in self-determination.
A letter from Ari. Read one student's experience with bullying by clicking on the Best Practices and Data link at the left, then Ari in the left margin.
Cool Cat Coffee: Students will be selling coffee during March Parent/ Teacher conferences (3/27, 28). Students delivered coffee at Monday's school board meeting (3/10/08), and to district administrators before their weekly Admin-meeting (3/6/08).
See the Wild Cat News (www.ohsd.net/ohhs/index.cfm) and click the Wild Cat Newsletters in left margin for news updates on success our students are having. You might even be surprised!
Special Olympics: Saturday, March 22 at 11 am, there is a meeting at North Whidbey Middle School for Track and Skills Soccer. The meeting site is located by the Bus area. Tuesday March 25, 5 - 6 pm at NWMS, there is individual skills soccer and Track and Field activities.
Spring swim session has begun. Monday nights from 6:30 - 7:30, at the city pool in Oak Harbor, Participants need a swim suit and towel, the cost is free. There is paper work to fill out when you arrive. Contact Chris Becker at 678-3038 for more details.
Take a quiz by accessing the link on the left: This will be a new route for students to use technology when taking a quiz or test. The math has two quizess linked in left margin. Editor's note: Due to all the activities that required of case management, and meeting graduation and individual needs, this goal has not progressed as we had hoped. May (08) looks to be more promising. Thanks for your patience.