1. Welcome! Principal Robby Dodd

2. Welcome to Argyle! PTSA President Yvette Maldonado We are Argyle

3.  P romotes technologically-enriched education  T eams with parents, faculty, students & staff to strengthen our community  S upports innovative programs and events that enhance learning  A dvocates for our children, our school and our community PTSA Mission

4. What does the PTSA do? Creative Argyle Spirit Argyle Mathademics Night Cultural Arts Assemblies “Preparing for College” Night Discussion on Cybersafety

5. Argyle & PTSA = BEST Partnership SchoolPTSA Students We are ARGYLE!

6. Argyle’s Magnet Focus

7. Learning to Problem Solve We are Argyle

8. 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

9. 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

10. Innovative Curriculum We are Argyle

11. Project SUCCESS PROJECT S tudent U nified C urriculum C ombining E nglish, S cience, and S ocial Studies 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. Available ONLY at Argyle Magnet Middle School!

12. Mile Markers Grade 6 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 Grade 7 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

13. 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

14. Argyle: Inventing Your Future! We are Argyle 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

15. 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

16. Research the War of 1812 in Social Studies Design cell phone applications using MIT App Inventor Publish on Google Play Interdisciplinary Learning Cross-Content Collaboration

17. Awesome After School Programs Before school programs at 7 AM Excel Beyond the Bell dinner and programs until 5:15 PM Cosmic Teens until 6:15 PM

18. A RGYLE AND THE 21 ST C ENTURY T ECHNOLOGY S TUDENT

19. 2022 The year that current 8 th graders will graduate from college

20. 1 in every 2 STEM jobs will be in computing

21. $87,790 Average Salary of a Software Developer according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

22. #1#1 Where computing job salaries rank among U.S. News Top 100 Salaries

23. # 2&3 Forbes Magazine ranked DC Metro #2 as the best cities for tech jobs Baltimore area ranked #3

24. 2010, 2011, 2012 Years that Money Magazine ranked Software Developer as Best Job in America

25. 150,000 Jobs open in computing annually

26. 100,000 Computing Degrees & Certifications annually

27. 50,000 Jobs Unclaimed by Computing Students

28. 19 the percentage of HS students who earned credits in Computer Science according to Computer Science Teacher’s Association

29. W HAT H APPENS A FTER A RGYLE ?

30. Argyle is preparing your children to be 21 st Century Innovators!