Dixie Heights High School
(Kenton County)
Schools of Study
The School of
Visual/Performing Arts and Media
(VPAM)
Jobs:
Characteristics:
– complicated
– emotional
– expressive
– idealistic
– imaginative
– impulsive
– independent
– introspective
– intuitive
– nonconforming
Abilities
writing
musical
artistic
– composer
– musician
– stage director
– writer
– interior decorator
– actor/actress
– event coordinator
– reporter
– artist
– photographer
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The School of
Science, Technology, Engineering
& Math (STEM)
Characteristics:
– analytical
– cautious
– complex
– critical
– curious
– intellectual
– introverted
– methodical
– precise
– rational
Jobs:
Abilities
mechanical
mathematic
scientific
– mechanic
– aircraft controller
– surveyor
– farmer
– electrician
– doctor
– pharmacist
– wildlife
management
– anthropologist
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The School of
Law, Education, Health & Human
Services (LEHHS)
Characteristics:
– cooperative
– generous
Abilities
– helpful
social
– idealistic
verbal
– patient
emotional
– responsible
– social
– sympathetic
– understanding
– warm
Jobs:
– teacher
– religious worker
– counselor
– psychologist
– social worker
– speech therapist
– police officer
– lawyer
– nurse
– nutritionist
Schools of Study--The Kenton County School District--Dixie Heights High School
The School of
Business & Information Technology
(BIT)
Characteristics:
– inquisitive
– adventurous
– agreeable
Abilities
– ambitious
leadership
speaking
– extroverted
clerical
– energetic
– attention-getting
– impulsive
– optimistic
– popular
– self-confident
Jobs:
– manager
– salesperson
– business executive
– accountant
– sports promoter
– buyer
– bookkeeper
– stenographer
– financial analyst
– banker
– cost estimator
Schools of Study--The Kenton County School District--Dixie Heights High School
So What?
Teaching to the Schools of
Study
• Make references to careers or
jobs with in the SOS’s
• Teach lessons like they would be
taught in a specific SOS
• Design Projects with roles or
student choices tailored to the
SOS’s
Lets match multiple intelligences
to Schools of Study
Some Examples
VPAM
Math:
Social Studies:
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• Discuss art of various era’s or
cultures
• Creative element to
presentations
• Using pictures/photography in
lessons
Angles in art or architecture
Design and sketch
Topology relations
3-D sketches and visual
illusions
Science:
English:
• Visual representations
• The newest technology and
how it relates to media
• Presentations or video
production on topics
• Anthropomorphizing
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Debates
Creative writing
Stage productions
Monologue/Speech
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(STEM)
Math:
Social Studies:
• Normal Math
• Appling math to real-life
• The collection and compiling of
data
• Using mathematical formulas/
equations on real structures
• Use of surveys/opinion polls
• Use of statistical figures
• Discussion of inventions/
Industrial revolution
• Time-lines
Science:
English:
• Pretty much everything you do
in science
• Logically organized information
• Going step by step
• Asking Why?
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Read Science Journals
Technical writing
How-To writing
Approaching things logically
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(LEHHS)
Math:
Social Studies:
• Teaching others
• Statistics
• Real-life examples in related
fields
• Group work with roles
• Short cuts to the answers
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Science:
English:
• Teaching others
• Cause and effect on the
environment/people
• The science behind real issues
• The latest and greatest
innovations
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Law discussions
Use of legal documents
Explanation of lesson plans
Have students create lesson
plans
• Foods of cultures
Writing about public policy
Reading historical documents
Books such as Animal Farm
Debate/Speech
Write about social issues
(Marcus Pfissel)
Schools of Study--The Kenton County School District--Dixie Heights High School
(BIT)
Math:
Social Studies:
• Presenting/learning information
using technology
• Mathematical relations to
simulations
• Finances/Statistics
• Blue Prints
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Science:
English:
Discuss Technology Inventions
Economics/ Types of Business
Create a Business Project
Add marketing element to
projects
• Incorporate Business journals
• Discussing the finances as they
relate to new and old science
• Technical writing
• Nano-technology
• Reading actual business
• Presenting/learning information
specific documents
using technology
• Presenting information using
• The latest and greatest
technology
innovations
• How is this going to help me in
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the future?
SOS Group Work
• Four SOS—Four Roles
• Assign each person in the group to take
on and SOS Role
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VPAM
STEM
LEHHS
BIT
Now You
• Meet with your team mate and discuss
lessons you teach which could be flavored
with SOS
• Decide how many and when you will teach
lessons with an SOS flavor
• Decide how you will begin incorporating
the language of SOS into your everyday
instruction