Welcome! Principal Robby Dodd

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Welcome!Principal Robby Dodd
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Welcome to Argyle!PTSA President Yvette
Maldonado
We are Argyle
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PTSA Mission

• Promotes technologically-enriched
  education  
• Teams with parents, faculty, students staff
  to strengthen our community
• Supports innovative programs and events that
  enhance learning
• Advocates for our children, our school and our
  community 

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What does the PTSA do?
Creative Argyle Spirit
Preparing for College Night
Discussion on Cybersafety
Argyle Mathademics Night
Cultural Arts Assemblies
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Argyle PTSA BEST Partnership
We are ARGYLE!
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Argyles Magnet Focus
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Learning to Problem Solve
We are Argyle
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Tools that Drive Innovation!

• MIT App Inventor
• Gamemaker 8
• Visual Basic
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Adobe Premier Elements

• Dreamweaver
• Java
• HTML 5
• Flash
• Scratch
• Garage Band

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Tools that Drive Innovation!

• Technical Modernization in 2013
• 212 laptops, 435 PCs
• 20 Boebots
• 50 Wacom Tablets
• 45 Macbook Pro Laptops

• 10 Computer Labs
• 36 Alienware Gaming Laptops
• TV Studio
• 42 Sony Bloggie Cameras
• 6 Vixia RF20 HD Cameras
• Lego Mindstorm NXT Robots

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Innovative Curriculum
We are Argyle
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Project SUCCESS

• same teacher for science, social studies, and
  literacy instruction
• two fewer class transitions each day
• interdisciplinary environment
• collaborative learning community
• opportunities for enrichment and support
• Students still participate in the math class most
  appropriate to their level, physical
  education/health and two electives for the other
  four periods in their eight period schedule.

PROJECT Student Unified Curriculum Combining Engli
sh, Science, and Social Studies
 
Available ONLY at Argyle Magnet Middle School!
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Mile Markers

• Grade 6

• Grade 7

• Work in groups to solve a problem
• Create a 3-d tour with Google Sketch-up of
  Outdoor Education
• Design a website to promote Outdoor Education
  this year 

• Form a company that creates or sells a product
  that is available in the school store
• Create a survey and analyze the results to
  determine demands
• Examine the sales data to determine success 

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Grade 8 Capstone

• Form their own small business
• Develop a technology-related product
• Develop resumes
• Structure a business plan
• Create a logo
• Collaborate with a business or non-profit
  organization

Capstone Partners Include Verizon Hess
Construction A Wider Circle Hyatt Circle of
Rights Keeping it Safe Zapold Advisors Freedom
Financial Advisors A-Ha Creations
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Argyle Inventing Your Future!

• Preparing students for
• Computer Science Magnet, Montgomery Blair HS
• IB Program, Richard Montgomery HS
• Information Technology Academy, Wheaton HS
• Computer Applications, Video Production, and
  Information Technology Career Pathway Programs,
  Edison HS

We are Argyle
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Interdisciplinary Learning Cross-Content
Collaboration

• Design a video game
• Collaborate with students in computer art to
  design a cover
• Work in English to write a description for the
  back of the video game
• Write promotional pieces

 
 
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Interdisciplinary Learning Cross-Content
Collaboration

• Research the War of 1812 in Social Studies
• Design cell phone applications using MIT App
  Inventor
• Publish on Google Play

 
 
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Awesome After School Programs

• Before school programs at 7 AM
• Excel Beyond the Bell dinner and programs until
  515 PM
• Cosmic Teens until 615 PM

 
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Argyle andthe 21st Century Technology Student
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2022
The year that current 8th graders will graduate
from college
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1 in every 2
STEM jobs will be in computing
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87,790
Average Salary of a Software Developer according
to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Where computing job salaries rank among U.S. News
Top 100 Salaries
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• Forbes Magazine ranked DC Metro 2 as the best
  cities for tech jobs
• Baltimore area ranked 3

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2010, 2011, 2012
Years that Money Magazine ranked Software
Developer as Best Job in America
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150,000
Jobs open in computing annually
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100,000
Computing Degrees Certifications annually
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50,000
Jobs Unclaimed by Computing Students
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the percentage of HS students who earned credits
in Computer Science according to Computer Science
Teachers Association
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What Happens After Argyle?
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Argyle is preparing your children to be 21st
Century Innovators!