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Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning. Charlottesville City Schools School Board Presentation April 12, 2012. Strategic Plan Update Objective 1.1.1. What is Project Based Learning?.

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Project-Based Learning

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  1. Project-Based Learning Charlottesville City Schools School Board Presentation April 12, 2012 Strategic Plan Update Objective 1.1.1

  2. What is Project Based Learning? The Buck Institute For Education (BIE) defines PBL as “a systematic teaching method that engages students in learning important knowledge and 21st century skills through an extended, student-influenced inquiry process structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully designed products and learning tasks.”

  3. In other words… [PBL] is not the dessert you serve students so they can “have fun” or “get a hands-on experience” after a traditional unit of instruction. Instead, a project is the main course that organizes the unit… it’s helpful to think of the project as the unit. -Buck Institute for Education

  4. Sample Projects Schoolyard Gardens Buford Sod House Tulip Project

  5. Life Science Garden Project Unit Outline • SOL Objectives • Scientific Investigation Processes & Skills (LS.1a-j) • Students… • Conduct research on plant coverings and assigned plants • Design investigations to test their hypotheses regarding plant coverings and growth • Collect and record data over 6 weeks • Data graphed across classes and students identify trends • Analyze data and draw conclusions • Create and deliver a presentation on their results

  6. Moving Forward • School-based teams, led by assistant principals and supported by coordinators, will develop customized PBL units • Teams will establish at least one PBL unit at each grade level and/or course • Field Experiences • Panel presentations at grades 5, 8, and 10

  7. Division Support • Professional Development • Administrators • Teachers • BIE PBL Toolkits • Step-by-step guidance, tools, and tips for implementing PBL

  8. On-Going Support • Dedicated time for cross-school planning • Creating unit plans • Overcoming obstacles • Ensuring consistency • Evaluating the quality and effectiveness of PBL units

  9. Charlottesville City Schools College Readiness and Career PathwaysStrategic Plan Objective 1.3.2

  10. Division-wide Focus on College Readiness and Career Pathways

  11. Fourth Grade Goes to College

  12. AVID: Pathways to College • Systematic Approach • Helping Students • Complete rigorous college preparatory path • Succeed in challenging classes • Enroll in four-year colleges • Training Teachers • Cornell note taking • Socratic seminars • Philosophical chairs

  13. AVID at Walker, Buford & CHS • Year 1 (2010–2011) • 5 grade levels; 7th–11th • 180 students • 3 AVID teachers • Year 2 (2011–2012) • 7 grade levels; 6th–12th • 266 students • 4.6 AVID teachers • All AVID seniors making college plans

  14. College Tours & Career ExplorationIt’s all about Relationships, Rigor, and Relevance! 5

  15. Moving ForwardThinking Differently • Discussions with Universities • Dual enrollment courses • College courses offered at the high school level • Discussions with Students • Don’t take courses in isolation • Connect with college majors & career pathways • Be thoughtful and deliberate • Develop a plan

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