Welcome to my Digital Portfolio. Here you will find all of the information you need regarding projects, homework, student, parent and teacher resources, and more. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!
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About Me:
Alicia "Allie" Wong is extremely passionate about High Tech High's mission and philosophy, mainly because as a graduate of High Tech High International herself, she has seen firsthand the benefits of student-centered, project-based learning. After completing her bachelor's studies at Soka University of America, she went on to obtain her Master's degree in teacher education and teaching credential from the University of Pennsylvania. Knowing that she wanted to go back to her HTH roots, Allie taught at High Tech Middle from 2012-2016 and then attended the High Tech High Graduate School of Education for her second master's degree in Educational Leadership. She then became the Dean of Students at High Tech Elementary, and has been continuing her learning journey with all of the students, families and staff there for the last four years. Outside of school, Allie's interests include soccer, musical theatre, reading, and traveling.
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Workshops I've Led:
Project-Based Learning 101: This workshop is designed for schools new to project based learning, particularly those who wish to build buy-in and work toward a common vision of teaching and learning. Faculty reflect on significant learning experiences from their own lives to extract core features of meaningful learning experiences in general. They then engage in a backwards design process, guided by these features and Adria Steinberg's 6 As, to design an engaging, rigorous project for their students, which they tune with colleagues. Participants leave with a project proposal and feedback on that proposal to guide their next steps.
A Democratic Approach to Project-Based Learning: How can we best prepare students to live as members of a democracy? What happens when teachers and students collaboratively design projects? At this workshop, we will try hands-on practices for implementing co-design with PBL and consider the potential of co-design for enhancing student engagement and learning.
Deeper Learning In Elementary Mathematics: The Power of Student Thinking: In the pursuit of shifting mathematical agency and fostering dialogue that is centered around student thinking, we will explore student solution strategies, analyze student work and consider application in the classroom. Students intuitively solve math problems in ways that demonstrate their conceptual understanding and evolve over time. By considering student thinking, educators are better equipped to orchestrate deeper learning. In this workshop geared for elementary school teachers, participants will experience these strategies first hand and leave with a framework to support increased agency and dialogue in classroom instruction.
A Democratic Approach to Project-Based Learning: How can we best prepare students to live as members of a democracy? What happens when teachers and students collaboratively design projects? At this workshop, we will try hands-on practices for implementing co-design with PBL and consider the potential of co-design for enhancing student engagement and learning.
Deeper Learning In Elementary Mathematics: The Power of Student Thinking: In the pursuit of shifting mathematical agency and fostering dialogue that is centered around student thinking, we will explore student solution strategies, analyze student work and consider application in the classroom. Students intuitively solve math problems in ways that demonstrate their conceptual understanding and evolve over time. By considering student thinking, educators are better equipped to orchestrate deeper learning. In this workshop geared for elementary school teachers, participants will experience these strategies first hand and leave with a framework to support increased agency and dialogue in classroom instruction.