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Issue #3 • Spring 2009
In tis issu…
ConstruCtivist Consortium
 
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A CoNSTRuCTIvIST LEARNINGCoMMuNITy IS INTENTIoNAL ABouToRIENTATIoN PRACTICES IN oRDERTo ACCoMMoDATE LEARNERS’PRIoR SChooL ExPERIENCESAND ASSuMPTIoNS ABouT hoWLEARNING hAPPENS.Te Spring GLCC Newsletter is fcsedn rientatin. Accrding t te dictin-ar, rientatin is te abilit t lcateneself in ne’s enirnment wit refer-ence t time, place, and peple; ne’spsitin in relatin t tre nrt; teascertainment f ne’s tre psitin,as in a nel sitatin, wit respect tattitdes, jdgments, etc.orientatin is ital t te sccess f innatie initiaties. yet, t few rgani-zatins (inclding scls) pride teirmembers wit te apprpriate rienta- tin t ease teir wa and facilitate tat sccess. A cnstrctiist learning cmmnit is intentinal abt rienta- tin practices in rder t accmmdatelearners’ prir scl eperiencesand assmptins abt w learning appens. orientatin prcesses cancmmnicate t learners te epecta- tin f respnsibilit and independenceregarding teir wn learning. Failre tpride rientatin reslts in disrienta- tin — nt an ptimal state fr learning.Te atrs in tis isse f te GLCCnewsletter, ffer man naigatinal tls t better sere an rientatin prcess.Nanc Frank’s article prmtes nder-standing abt cnstrctiist prgramcmpnents like serice learning iaaqapnics. Micael Wridt describesw te recritment, enrllment, andiring practices f a scl ffer mriadpprtnities fr rientatin. Spreenkleradises s n te necessit f telling rienting stries trg marketing andscial media. Se McKenzie reminds s tat mental ealt cnsideratins infrmw eer interactin wit learnersaffects rientatin. Te Jrnal Sentinelrecentl featred an article n Adbnhig Scl tat prides a differentrientatin t scl cmmnit bea-ir epectatins trg restratie jstice. Ssan Ballje ffers eamples f rienteering actiities tat can pridestdents wit clarit abt te transi- tins frm middle scl t ig scl.Te piece b Sean Micael Darganabt te Man Faces f Cnstrcti-
ism Conference offers readers a rst
glimpse f te pcming eent gar-anteed t pride te cmmnit witan rientatin tward cnstrctiism.Een te Calendar f Eents presentsman pprtnities fr flks t learnmre abt te GLCC and cnstrctiistpractices in rder t naigate teir wnprfessinal jrnes.
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Great Lakes Cnstrctiist Cnsrtim News
WE hAvE FAILED IF WE hAvE NoT PRovIDED A PoTENTIAL STAFF MEMBER oR STuDENT WIThENouGh INFoRMATIoN ABouT ouR SChooL ThAT ThEy CAN MAKE A DECISIoN ABouT BECoMINGA PART oF ouR LEARNING CoMMuNITy.
T Dc f Cg
Orientation During Staff and Student Enrollment 
by miChael Wridt
 Te fndatinal premise f cnstrctiism is tat learners actielcnstrct teir wn knwledge bancring new infrmatin t preeisting knwledge. Staff and stdents ae tepprtnit t eercise initiatie, takepersnal respnsibilit, and be in cntrlf teir learning. Ineitabl, tis cmesdwn t cice and ice.Between a stimls and a respnsemans ae te freedm t csebased n teir self-awareness,imaginatin, cnscience andindependent will. Additinall, newinfrmatin prided prir t terespnse will aid in te cice n w tice te respnse.
The rst opportunity we have as a school
 t pride bt staff and stdents acice and ice abt teir learning isdring te enrllment prcess. InlandSeas’ staff and stdent enrllmentprcess prides as mc infrmatinas pssible trg a cllabratieprcess, s tat ptential staff andstdents can make an edcated ciceabt jining r learning cmmnit.Tis prcess is designed t allwptential enrllees te pprtnit tnderstand r isin and missin andw we manifest tese n a da-t-da basis. Te time spent n tis isetensie.or iring prcess is cndctedcllabratiel wit all ptential staff er a 2 da perid fr a ttal f 6 t 8rs. or stdent enrllment prcessis als cndcted cllabratiel wita cmbinatin f grp and indiidalactiities er seeral cntact das. Webeliee tis t be time well spent.We ae failed if we ae ntprided a ptential staff memberr stdent wit eng infrmatin t make te cnscis cice. Ashenr Daid Trea said “I knw f n mre encraging fact tan tenqestinable abilit f man t eleateis life b cnscis endear.” InlandSeas beliees tat te staff and stdentenrllment prcess can elp indiidalsmake a decisin abt becming a partf r learning cmmnit.Micael Wridt is vice-Prinicpal and LeadTeacer at Inland Seas hig Scl.
The following excerpt is taken from
tdc f Cg,
by Peter Senge, et al.(New York: Doubleday/Currency, 1999)
Failure To reThink our
enterprises will leae s little relief frm r crrent predicaments:rising trblence casing s rising stress; increasing discnnectin andinternal cmpetitieness; peplewrking arder, rater tan learning w t wrk smarter; and increas-ingl intractable prblems bend te reac f an indiidal r rgani-zatin. If  are … smene at anleel cncerned deepl abt tesecallenges, ten  face a danting  task. In effect,  are engaged ina great entre f eplratin, risk,discer and cange, witt ancmpreensie maps fr gidance.Actall, fr mst f man istr,intrepid eplrers ae set t n teir jrnes f discer wittcmpreensie maps. … N neepected tem t pride mre tanrg gidance. yet, weer imper-fect, maps and gides ae beenamng mankind’s mst treasred
artifacts. … Not surprisingly, the rst
atlas makers, w gatered andcllected tse carts and ntesint bks and prtflis, cangedistr. …Witt better maps, it is etremelnlikel tat rganizatinal cangeeffrts will eer sstain temseles.
Each new adventure will be the rst.
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Issue #3 • Spring 2009
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y ys g, GdAv MiddlScl s gig it ig scl pgm itiMPS. Sic mst stdtscm t  t middlscl d td t tsm bildig it my  t sm ids, tcllg bcm:
What’sdiferent about high school? 
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What changes rom 8th to9th grade? 
Wil t s 8t gd gdti dsmm vcti, s ll sstg igs m si-c 8t gd tcs dmilis … it bcm cltt smtig mst b iplc t c, “Youare here, now!”Svl itti sssis, clld“Wlcm t Hig Scl!”, d i t ll t tk stdts ittis  plc. T itti s 9t gds t bcm m sp-sibl, ld d is, ccptig  bigg cllgs, d btt ppd ti t. Bt itt  cm-psiv -itti tgtt y stdts qtly spk ig scl s jst lik middlscl. Ty jkd d plyd it llt vig  ts ly ys! Wstdts visitd ti m middlscl “milis”, ty bcm tt il middl scl kids  yg, my  ti “ig scl”ids still ctd t sm y.Adlts s lizd tt stdtsdd itti bt t sdit bt t ct ctxt,d t did ti t ld tm? I dditi, st dd tb vy ittil bt dsig-ig lvt xpics t gt tmt. Expcttis  cg dt b icldd i itti ctivitislg it clity i t mid’s  tdlts.Plig  t d t d,Gd Av Hig Scl st bgctig 11t & 12t gd csstt  d  Mqtt Ui- vsity cmps. W st lkdstdts tg t gds  iitil cllg t, t s ppt kig.“OMG, I m t dy cllg!”  sikd. Adt xcitmt bg!I cllbti it MUdmissis, itti itGd Av Hig Scl s cgd t xpics ic icldd:
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Y  !
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W d I g  lp?
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H d I d  mp? Tg t Gd AvIstitt clss tgt by K G, c stdtpticiptd i  cmpsts t xpligs tt ld b imp-tt t tm tgt ti igscl xpic. Oitig dlly bg! My gt lst d d ids, t gils djstd ticlts t lk ld, t bys sttldd t bld i, d t st kdlly d t mk t “Wlcmt Hig Scl”  dvt ts ld k li is dit.O cllg d discvy s  tik bt t pps  i-tti i scls is t liz tds t b  ss  plc (t jst bildig)  c  s blgs,kldg bt t is xpctd, dvct t st t  xpics,icldig lss d cgs i lti-sips, d  ss  cisity illig s g t tk isks. IF    cstctivist, itig st-dts ctis tgt ti igscl ys bcs t is lysmili tity tt ill d mp d  cmpss, il ty lt b ti  gid.
orienteering in Scls
by susan ballje
Walking through the  Marquette University campus or a tour, a student rom Grand  Avenue High School shrieked,
 
“OMG, I am
not 
ready or college!” 
OrieNTeeriNG
 A race across unamiliar territoryusing maps and compass.
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