Project Based Learning with a Maker Mindset
The team of four elementary school teachers will pilot a Project Based Learning (PBL)/Maker-Centered program.
Interdisciplinary Real World Challenges
The team of four middle school teachers will work collaboratively on Project-Based Learning (PBL) techniques to address two pressing student needs: increase student readiness for Algebra 1 and improve English/Language Arts writing skills across subject areas.
Improving Mathematical Literacy: School Wide, TK – 12
The team of five teachers, spanning elementary through high school, will engage in a two-year study around best practices to improve mathematical literacy.
Reading Lab Sites
The team of three elementary school teachers will conduct “job-embedded” professional development in the form of lab-sites (action research in the classroom during the course of an entire lesson) to help increase the effectiveness of classroom Reading Workshops.
Peer Coaching: Using Video in Collaborative Inquiry Groups
Six full-time teachers will become facilitators of Collaborative Inquiry Groups (CIGs) aimed at improving literacy in all subject areas.
Inquiry into ELD
The team of three middle and three high school teachers will design and investigate their own inquiry questions on best practices in English language development.