Casco Bay, King Host Teacher Visits
On March 21st Casco Bay High School and King Middle School hosted teachers from around the country as of part of the Expeditionary Learning Conference in Portland.
On the first day of the conference, participants had an opportunity to spend a day at Casco Bay or King to experience Expeditionary Learning.
At King Middle School, teachers and students planned interactive events and displayed their work. Visitors learned how King builds continuous improvement into its practice and how teachers make high standards a reality for all learners.
Highlights included the “Forces are with Us” performance by the Windsor 6 students, a gallery of expedition products, an opportunity to climb the ropes course, student-led tours, classroom visits and panel discussions on how King uses the ELS middle school model to reach all learners.
At Casco Bay, visitors learned about current student expeditions and investigations.
Tenth graders shared their Science and Health expedition entitled “Got Flu?”, about virology, immunology, epidemiology and cell processes. Students displayed posters that they created to raise awareness about pandemic flu and disease prevention. Visitors also had the opportunity to view student writing, film and music.
In the afternoon, Casco Bay faculty held sessions on Standards-based Grading and Assessment, Learning Expeditions at the High School, and Intensives.
Portland is the first city to offer Expeditionary Learning options in kindergarten through 12th grade. This was the second time in recent years that the city has hosted the national conference.
