2018-2019-STEAM-Superheroes - Flipbook - Page 16
RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL LEADERS
• Sharing feedback on the program and its impact with the Regional Lead
• Ensuring deadlines for submission of information are met, such as confirming the chaperone
for the student trip and the participants in the professional development event
Leadership in schools is the work of bringing colleagues together to make
learning better for our students. It’s not a role. It’s not a particular person in
a department or building...It’s a way of working together.
– Justin Reich, Executive Director, Teaching Systems Laboratory at MIT
School Leads are encouraged to build a community of teachers and school leaders to help plan, execute,
and document the implementation of the MIT Challenges. The MIT Challenges are flexible by design. This
flexibility allows you to conduct the challenges in a way that makes sense given the calendar, structure,
and culture of your school. Some schools will implement the MIT Challenges as whole school initiatives
while other will gear specific challenges toward a smaller range of year groups. Some schools create a
dedicated time slot in their school schedule each week for students to engage with the MIT Challenges.
Others dedicate a couple of “off timetable” days to the MIT Challenges in order to engage the whole
school with the content.
While each of the three MIT Challenges lists several subjects that are especially relevant, please note the
MIT Challenges are designed to engage all subjects not only traditional STEAM subjects.
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