Designing+Year+Three

=Designing Year Three (Step 1) - February 27, 2008=

Agenda

 * PBL in Action (Models)
 * Where We've Been - Where We're Going (Parameters)
 * CART Clusters & Labs (Possibilities)
 * Grade 9/10 Labs Brainstorm (Design)
 * Our Ideas (Sharing)

PBL Videos

 * Group 1 - [|Learning On Purpose: South Grand Prairie High School]
 * Group 2 - [|Developing Minds: Learning How to Rebuild a Town]
 * Group 3 - [|Going EAST: Student and Teacher POVs]
 * Group 4 - [|Engineering Success: Aviation High School]

Expert Group Focus Questions

 * What was your video about (brief overview)?
 * What projects were highlighted in the video?
 * How did the curriculum fit into the projects?
 * How did the projects make learning real for students?
 * How did the video reflect "learning by doing"?
 * How did the video reflect "higher order thinking" (apply, analyze, create)?

Resources

 * NYSED: [|Alternative Education: Making a Difference]
 * Academy School [|Alternative Academic Progress & Accountability] - Update Jan. 8, 2008 (PDF)
 * [|CART Clusters & Labs]