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Orientation

Orientation

Owned by Robert Simpson (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Oct 10, 2024

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
3 - 5:45 PM

Social Media tag >  #hinton25

AGENDA

3:00 PM Students arrive at Armenise entrance

The following shorthand codes identify school & roles

  • KD - Kennedy - Kovach
  • BLA - Boston Latin Academy - Banerjee
  • BLA - Boston Latin Academy - Via
  • Tutor - Hinton Tutors


3:00 PM Hinton Educators Greet Students 

Schools will use the outdoor plaza in front of the Quad entrance to gather.  Teachers will hold up a sign and tutors will report to their assigned school. 

  • Peter Kovach - AP Biology Teacher, E.M. Academy for Health Careers
  • Dr. Jayashree Banejee - AP Biology Teacher, Boston Latin Academy (Not attending, but students will)
  • Dr. Ally Via - AP Biology Teacher, Boston Latin Academy
  • Mr. Rochlin - Hinton Lab Program Coordinator, Harvard Medical School
  • Mr. Simpson - Science Curriculum Specialist, Harvard Medical School
  • Michelle Keenan - Community Engagement & Education Director, Harvard Medical School

Tutors & Lab Assistants

Group 1 - Kennedy | Bre Manning

Group 2- BLA 1 -Banerjee | Harry Li & Helena Coloma

Group 3 - BLA 1 -Banerjee | Jeff Prince & Charles Wang

Group 4 - BLA 2 -Banerjee | Dina Chehada & Theresa Torre

Group 5 - BLA 2 -Banerjee | Kathleen Kim & Wilaysha Evans

Group 6 - BLA  -Via | Chaitra Prabhakara & Peiwan Shi

Group 7 - BLA - Via | Adam Khay & Sema Aygar

Group 8 - BLA - Via | Chris Etienne & Alan Wong

3:20 PM  Move to Armenise Amphitheatre

3:30 PM Big Ideas Framework - Dr. Ally Via

3:38 PM Overview of breakout Tutor groups - Robert Simpson

3:50 PM Meet a tutor icebreaker activities - Led by Tutors 

More details about tutor breakouts.

4:05 PM Open Inquiry - The Art of Questioning Presentation - Led by Tutors 

 



 Tutors assign teams of 3-4 students 

  1. Assign one person in your group to be the reporter.
  2. Appoint a time-keeper. Your team has 10 minutes to list has many questions as you can based on the Hinton portrait. 
  3. Select your top 3 questions. 
  4. Practice changing a Open to a Closed & Closed to Open

Learn more about Augustus Hinton. (Learn about the Augustus Hinton portrait at Harvard Medical School) 

4:15 PM

Tutor groups will complete activity as a larger group. 

AP Biology Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings & Essential Knowledge

EXAMPLE

  1. Markup 1 Big Idea Poster (Tutors select 1 poster each upon arrival)
  2. Make sure all team members contribute their understanding using colored sticker dots.
  3. Tutors and students review the group's understanding.
  4. Select 1 or 2 Essential Knowledge statements to develop a response using the reverse of the poster.

4:35 4:45 PM Tutor groups share their poster presentation with another Tutor group. 

4:50 PM Reconvene as large group in Armenise Amphitheater 

4:55 PM HMS Research Presentations

  • Chaitra Prabhakara
  • Wilaysha Evans
  • Alan Wong
  • ?

5:05 PM Dinner served at TMEC Atrium

5:45 PM Adjourn

What to expect when attending a Hinton Lab session at Harvard Medical School?

Labs will be in person and led by lab assistants & tutors

    • Enzyme Lab 1 
    • Thursday, October 10th > TechBoston Academy (TB)
    • Thursday, October 17th > Kennedy *(KD) & English (EN)
    • Tuesday, October 22nd > Boston Latin Academy - Banerjee 1 
    • Tuesday, October 24th > Boston Latin Academy - Banerjee 2 & Via