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NJ Green Program of Study

NJ Green Program of Study. Jessica Cangelosi, Project Director Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction. About Polytech’s Involvement in the Green Program of Study Pilot Program. Only shared-time CTE county vocational school district in pilot program

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NJ Green Program of Study

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  1. NJ Green Program of Study Jessica Cangelosi, Project Director Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction

  2. About Polytech’s Involvement in the Green Program of Study Pilot Program • Only shared-time CTE county vocational school district in pilot program • Selected the Electrical/Energy and Carpentry CTE Programs for the pilot • Two instructors are participating, CTE & Science Teachers • Thirty students are enrolled

  3. Implementation of the Green Program of Study Pilot at Polytech • Changed the course name and curriculum to reflect Green Program of study model curricula • Implemented specific student recruitment for the green program of study • Implemented targeted outreach to Science classes at sending schools • Utilizing a part-time Science teacher • Provided teachers professional development opportunities via the Green Program of Study grant from the Office of Career and Technical Education, NJDOE, and the district

  4. Professional Development • Green POS Summer Conference, June 2011 • Reviewed the model 9th Grade curricula exploratory curriculum: Science of Sustainability and Green Careers Exploratory , and prepared implementation strategies • Learned methodology and strategies for implementing project-based learning • PD provided through the Green Program of Study grant • Building Science Conference, Philadelphia, November 2011 • Reviewed the model 10th Grade curriculum: Green Construction/Building Science, and prepared implementation strategies • PD provided through the Green Program of Study grant

  5. Professional Development (Con’t) • GEF Sustainability Course offered online by the Green Education Foundation • 15 hours • PD provided by the district to support the participating teachers • Provided teacher support in implementing the pilot 10th Grade curriculum for Green Construction/Building Science

  6. Positive Impacts • Increase in construction program/ building science content and skills • Increase in student engagement • Real-world application • Computer activities • Lessons and activities provided for teacher • Recruitment spillover

  7. Challenges • Infusing pilot curriculum lessons into the district’s current curriculum • Repetition in some content • Need for more hands-on student activities • Differentiation for struggling students • Alignment to NJCCCS • These challenges will be addressed in future curriculum and pilot district meetings

  8. Grade 10 Curriculum • District is in the early stages of implementing the Grade 10 Green Construction / Building Science Curriculum • Guest speaker, “Free Green and Clean” • Hot-Bed Project • Passive Solar and Geo-thermal Energy

  9. Future Green Program of Study Pilot Program Tasks • Continue to pilot Grade 10 curriculum (Polytech is the first pilot district to implement the Grade 10 curriculum) • Provide additional support for teachers • Provide teacher training in the Energy Management Systems curriculum through C-Tech • Develop lesson template • Articulate Science credit with home schools

  10. Hunterdon Polytech Green Program of Study PilotProject Director Contact Information Jessica Cangelosi, Hunterdon Polytech Green Program of Study Project Director Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction Hunterdon County Polytech Phone: (908) 788-1119 ext. 2006 E-mail: jcangelosi@hcpolytech.org

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