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Talent, Joy, Innovation: Clusters (week 2) and e-slot

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Wonder! G4/G5 Week 1 Cluster Summaries

Howdy LME! We're off and running with our G4/G5 clusters and I wanted to get a quick update to everyone as students move forward. Cluster experiences provide challenging, real-world learning for all students, organized around major disciplines, interdisciplinary themes, or cross-disciplinary topics.  Clusters are developed based on student-interest survey responses and during the first meeting, the adult-leader of the cluster shifts to a "facilitator" role, giving students the reins to design the course of study/action the cluster pursues on their way to a "showcase," which will be held on December 8th. The Showcase consists of student-developed products, performances, or the delivery of a service designed for an authentic audience and/or provides a solution to a real/authentic issue. Please enjoy the summaries for the first week of clusters and let me know if you have questions! The Global Games Today we visited ancient Egypt! We started by discover