Section 1: Why Change Schools? What is our work?

Instructions:

Click on the highlighted Module you would like to use.  You will go directly to this module, where you will find:

1) a Table of Contents, including page numbers
2) An Introduction to the Module
3) All activities and curriculum materials

Module A:  WHY YATST?  and  WHAT is YATST?

Activity 1:        YATST Brochure  Scavenger Hunt                    
Activity 2:        YATST Overview Video*                         
Activity 3:        YATST Web Wanderings                        
Activity 4:        Graphic Overviews - YATST Goal & Methods            
Activity 5:        Harwood Prezi Powerpoint                        
Activity 6:        YATST Rap Song & Logo                                            
Activity 7:        Margaret Wheatley Quote*                        
Activity 8:        Youth Voice Quote Marketplace*                    
Activity 9:        What Works in the Classroom?  Ask the Students            
Activity 10:      Walk through Time (YATST’s Year Cycle)*    

* Anchor activities for this module that have proven highly effective.            


Module B: WHY do high schools need to change?
1) What does data tells us about how we are currently serving students?
2) What is this 21st Century skill set talk all about?
3) What do we know about learning that can help inform change?                                                                        

Activity 1:      Introduction to the 21st Century - SHIFTS HAPPEN        
Activity 2:      What ARE these 21st Century Skills?                
Activity 3:      Introduction to 21st Century Skills                                            
Activity 4:      Some Sobering Statistics                                        
Activity 5:      Too Many Sitting                                            
Activity 6:      Chalktalks: Neuroscience of Learning & Education Here & Now


Module C:  Introduction to Engagement and the 4 Rs

Activity 1:     Introduction to the 4 Rs                                        
Activity 2:     The 4 Rs: What they Look and Sound Like                            
Activity 3:     The 4 Rs: My Personal Stories                    
Activity 4:     “ Profiles of a Student” Activity:  Applying the 4 Rs                     
Activity 5:      4 Rs Bingo                                 


Module D:     What do Transformed Schools Look Like?

Activity 1:      The Transformation Matching Game                
Activity 2:      Video Resources about Innovation                    
Activity 3:      School Visits                               
Activity 4:      YATST Best Practices Self-Assessment Tool