{"id":86,"date":"2016-09-26T13:19:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T13:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drwills.edublogs.org\/?p=86"},"modified":"2018-01-25T00:07:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T05:07:09","slug":"pv-parentsstaff-and-high-school-students-join-us-tomorrow-7pm-reimaginereignite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/district\/superintendent\/pv-parentsstaff-and-high-school-students-join-us-tomorrow-7pm-reimaginereignite\/","title":{"rendered":"PV Parents\/Staff and High School students-Join us tomorrow-7PM-Reimagine\/Reignite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dear Putnam Valley Parents\/Guardians, Staff and High School students:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">John Dewey writes: \u201cIf we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On\u00a0Tuesday evening, September 27 at 7:00 PM, the Putnam Valley School District will screen <i>Most Likely to Succeed, <\/i>a film that explores a vision for high schools for the 21st century.\u00a0 The movie focuses on the key skills that students will require to be successful in a global and technology driven economy. The film presents a powerful look at what our students will need to know and be able to do to navigate the post-high school landscape of accelerated change and required resilience and flexibility.\u00a0 At Putnam Valley, we are seeking to increase opportunities for students to find their passion and a path for the future that will further their \u201cpursuit of happiness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Please join us for this film and a panel discussion at the conclusion of the film as we consider these questions:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">What does John Dewey\u2019s statement mean to you? What relevance does it have to how we educate our students today?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">What skills do you think are essential for our students\u2019 futures?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">When you think back on your school experiences, what had the biggest impact on you? What stands out for you as an outstanding learning experience?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">How do students in our school learn to make decisions? What are some examples of how our students experience leadership?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">How much autonomy do our students have in creating and defining projects or big initiatives for themselves?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">What are the benefits or challenges of reflection and assessment of this kind for students, parents and teachers?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I hope to see many of you at 7:00 PM tomorrow night in our Performing Arts Center at the High School.\u00a0 If you\u2019d be interested in joining Ms. Intrieri and I on the panel, please email me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/122502930\">Click here for the movie trailer.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dr. Frances Wills<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Superintendent of Schools<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"mailto:FWills@pvcsd.org\">FWills@pvcsd.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Putnam Valley Parents\/Guardians, Staff and High School students: John Dewey writes: \u201cIf we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.\u201d On\u00a0Tuesday evening, September 27 at 7:00 PM, the Putnam Valley School District will screen Most Likely to Succeed, a film that explores a vision for high schools for the&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/district\/superintendent\/pv-parentsstaff-and-high-school-students-join-us-tomorrow-7pm-reimaginereignite\/\">Continue Reading<span> PV Parents\/Staff and High School students-Join us tomorrow-7PM-Reimagine\/Reignite<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-superintendent","clearfix"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2890,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions\/2890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}