1. List of Exemplar Schools
EDU 692 Andreana Worrells

2. Principal: Kelly Schofield
www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org/dan/
21st Century learning is the way we learn in school
everyday. It is our culture how we talk how we act it
is our expectation what the students life should be.
We should mirror and be that model at school.
Mission: is to contribute our voices as we design a
better tomorrow

3.  Rural school surrounded by apple orchards.
 Parents work in agricultural and produce.
 Title I
 46% Minority,44% Hispanic and 33% LEP
 80% of students receive free and reduce lunch.

4.  To take an interdisciplinary approach to plan
instruction for our students. The social studies
curriculum is the central thread that everything else is
framed off of. Inquiry base activities are used on a
daily basis so the students are involved in problem
solving ,math, science and engineering activities.
Inquiry Base activities help with communication and
collaborating in teams. The Great Book is used to
help with Inquiry Base activities.

5.  The students used the Mac to create a I movie on
Immigration.
 Smart tables are used for collaboration and
communication activities.
 I pads are used for small group instruction with the
guidance of the teacher.
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6.  Use technology parents have at home such as
Smartphone use apps available in circle of influence.
 Set goals work together you can get more
accomplished and you’ll have a better life.
 Have a 21st century mindset.

7. Principal: Ms. Regina Ellis
Mission: The Mission of Franklin School provide a
learning environment that develops productive and
responsible students who are life-long learners

8.  Located in the western suburbs of Chicago.
 570 students
 www.d41.dupage.k12.il.us/school

9.  Project-based learning
 Professional learning communities
 Dedicated time for cross-disciplinary
 Project and collaboration
 District “Think Tank”
 STEM Lab

10.  Habits and Attitudes: a person with these habits and
attitudes is someone who is
 Curious
 Creative
 Resilient in the free of challenges
 Able to embrace change
 Adaptable
 Collaborative
 Open to diverse view points and experiences

11.  Respectful of others
 Respectful of the environment
 Compassionate
 Optimistic
 Nurturing
 Challenge seeking
 Engaged and enthusiastic
 Future oriented with a global perspective
 Intrinsically motivated

12.  A person with these skills and applications is
someone who can…..
 Solve complex problems
 Make connections between present and future
opportunities
 Thin critically, reflectively
 Communicate effectively using a variety of media
and technology communicate effectively to a variety
of audiences
 Utilize multiple literacy skills in learning

13.  Utilize multiple literacy skills in learning
 Utilize organizational skills to enhance learning
 Mediate conflict peacefully
 Pursue a healthy lifestyle
 Appreciate beauty and the arts
 Advocate for one self and others
 Apply current learning to new situations
 Synthesis multiple pieces of information to create
new information
 Assume responsibility for learning.

14.  Principal: Vickie Brown
 www.meadowview.nc.oce.schoolinsi
 Vision: Making Valuable Educational Strides
 Mission: MVES is committed to inspiring students to be
creative innovative problem solvers who are prepared to
globally competitive in the technological world today.
 Purpose: To educate students through creativity and innovative
approaches.

15.  852 students
 Located in a rural community
 Title I
 Large population of military students
 Serve grades k-5
 Half of the student population receive free or reduce lunch

16. This school is a hub for creativity that integrates arts education into every
aspect of the curriculum and uses the arts to help students become 21
century learners.
Project Based Learning is taught at Meadow View. Project-based learning is a
dynamic classroom approach in which students actively explore real-world
problems and challenges and acquire a deeper knowledge.
A+ opened the door to 21st century learning at Meadow View. It taught the
staff to try different ways to deliver instruction and assessment to the
students. The A+ schools program is a whole-school reform model that
view the arts as fundamental to teaching and

17. learning in all subjects. A+ schools combine
interdisciplinary teaching and daily art instruction,
offering children opportunities to develop creative,
innovative ways of thinking, learning and showing
what they know. In A+ schools teaching the state’s
mandated curriculum involves a collaborative, many-
disciplined approach, with the arts continuously
woven into every aspect of a child’s learning.
http://aplus-schools.ncdcr.gov

18.  The Odyssey of the Mind teaches students to learn
creative problem-solving methods while having fun
in the process.
 Students develop team-building skills by working in
groups of as many as seven students per team
 Students learn to examine problems and to identify
the real challenge without limiting the possible
solutions and their potential success.

19.  The creative-thinking process is nurtured and
developed as a problem-solving tool.
 Students of all types will find something that appeal
to them.
 The fun of participation leads to an elevated interest
in regular classroom curricula.
 Teachers have a program to further provide students
with a well-rounded education.
 www.odysseyofthemind.com/learn_more.php

20.  Spanish
 Dance
 Drama
 Art
 Science

21.  Teachers get a 90 block period per 6 weeks to plan
and collaborate lessons aligned with Common Core
with other teachers.
 Students give feedback on their thoughts and feelings
about what’s going on in the classroom. The teacher
takes the data and so what he or she can improve on
or what’s going great.

22.  aplus-schools.ncdcr.gov
 www.d41dupage.k12.i.us?school
 www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org/d
an/
 www.meadowview.nc.oce.schoolinsi
 www.p21.org/exemplar-program-case-
studies/1292-ca
 www.odysseyofthemind.com/