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A New District Approach to Improving Instruction in Academies
Ken TalleyDirector of Career Technology Education
Jefferson County Public SchoolsTerry MillerRyan Deal
Career Pathways Specialist Jerry Burke
Jeffersontown High SchoolScott Warren
Director of State InitiativesSREB - HSTW/MMGW
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Welcome Who is here? This session – Review of a multi-year
approach with two primary goals:Build on teacher externship opportunities to
embed project-based learning in career pathwaysDevelop district capacity to spread and sustain
the work
Overview of Career Pathways PBL Process Overview of Externship Program Presentations of sample projects Questions/concerns addressed throughout
the session
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A Look Back 2007-2012
SREB supports schools and district through Small Learning Community and School Improvement Grants
SLC focus on 9th grade academies and CTE instruction
Five Star Academies Formed in JCPS
2013Pilot Group – Advanced PBL in Summer 2013
2013 -2014Career pathway specialist begin the transition to
role of instructional leaders through Teach 2 Lead Induction Program for new CTE Teachers
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2014 - 2015 Double Pilot Group Size (Summer 2014) Comprehensive Plan Teachers (predominantly CTE) participate in
Externship Teachers participate in PBL Training Career Pathway Specialists and Literacy/Math
Specialists participate in training plus training for them to lead the work
Plan includes regular meetings with school and district leadership
See Handout
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PBL Plan
Ongoing PD – No more Spray and Pray Deep Dives for Career Pathway
Specialists and Academic Specialists Meetings with Career Pathway Advisory
Councils Meetings with Principals Dual Goals Emphasized
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PD Training Dates for TeachersCohort I
PD Training Dates for
Teachers Cohort II
Specialist Coaching Sessions
Gheen’s Flex A 8 – 11 am
District Principal’s
Meeting
1 pm
Area/Theme Assistant
Superintendent’s Meetings12 – 2 pm
Area/Theme Principal’s Meetings
3 – 4 pm
Day 1 September 22 September 25 October 1 October 1
Day 2 September 23 September 26 October 23
October 23MHE Theme – Location TBD
October 23MHE Partnership
Council
Day 3 September 24 December 3November 5
Deep Dive for Specialists
Deep dive for Specialists
Deep Dive for Specialists
Day 4 December 1 December 4 December 8 December 83:00 pm
December 8 Areas 1, 2 and 3
Gheen’s 109
December 8Gheen’s 109
Day 5 December 2 December 5 January 21
January 21BIT Theme
January 21BIT Partnership
Council
Day 6 February 16 February 17 February 26
February 26CMA Theme
February 26CMA Partnership
Council
Day 7 February 18 April 29 March 26
March 26ENG Theme
March 26ENG Partnership
Council - TBD
Day 8 April 28 April 30 April 15 April 15
Area 4, 5 and 6Gheen’s 109
TBD
Day 9 May 6 May 6
Day 10
May 20 May 20HSEIS Theme
May 20HSEIS Partnership
Council
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Best Laid Plans…Lessons Learned
Teachers needed overview of PBL before Externships and PD right after
Multi-day PD is the model, but principals need to be convinced.
Career Pathway Specialists need support to shift into this role
Watch out for the one and dones! Costs are high for ongoing PD and time to
develop projects! Need community support
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2015 – 2016: Professional Development following
ExternshipsCohort I – June 25-26Cohort II – July 9 – 10Cohort III – July 30-31
Training for New Career Pathway Specialists and Academic CoordinatorsTwo Days TBDThe Role of Coaching in PBL
Follow-up PD for all CohortsFlex Day 1Flex Day 2
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2015-2016 (continued)
District Coordination/Sustainability DaysFour, quarterly meetingsMorning sessions with Career Pathway Specialists
and Academic CoordinatorsTwo after school sessions with Assistant
PrincipalsTwo after school sessions with Counselors
2016 HSTW Summer Staff Development Conference Louisville, KYJuly 14-17, 2016
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Lessons Learned
Flex days do not work Principal expectations are key College and Career Readiness in
Accountability System helped with some principals
Career Pathway Specialists are easing into roles
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Pause and ReflectTurn to an elbow partner:
What is a concern you have about the plan?
What do you like?What recommendations would
you have to improve upon it?
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PBL in Career Pathways
Quick Overview
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More than Dessert
Buck Institute Model focused on pathways
Authentic projects with authentic roles determined with business/industry involvement
Use the appropriate problem-solving process
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Authentic PBL – The Transformation!
The Old Model: Teach them and then give the project.
Project Title: Soldering connects your world
Essential Question: How do you choose the correct soldering alloy?
Project Description: Take 6 different base materials and solder alloys; join materials using the soldering process. Evaluate the process for strength and connectivity as well as electrical conductivity.
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SREB DesignProcess
EngineeringDesign Process
TroubleshootingProcess
Life Cycle Design
Business Scientific Method
Ask/Inquire
Identifying the problem
Diagnose the Problem
Define Requirements
Define Question
Imagine
Measure Research
PlanRelevant
InformationFind Possible
SolutionsDesign Analyze Hypothesis
Create
Conceptualization Take Action Build Develop
Test
Experiment/Evaluate Evaluation and
AnalysisEvaluate and
Analyze
Test Evaluate
Improve Implementation Revise Analyze
Communicate ImplementationDeliver Final
ProductEvolution Deliver Communicate
Sample Problem-Solving Design Processes
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Identify what students must know and be able to do to obtain and keep a job in the business that
will support a family of four.
Step One – A new way to engage Business
Assess Business and Industry Needs
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Step Two Brainstorm Ideas
What authentic project will require students to master appropriate technical, academic and
21st-century skills to complete successfully?
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Choose one project idea from your list and develop a draft project description:• Project Title• Brief description of what students will
perform or produce
Step ThreeDevelop a Project
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Project Template
You are a (insert a real-workplace role). You are faced with (insert a problem). You must (insert what must be done to solve
the problem). Once you have decided on a course of
action, you will (insert an opportunity for presentation to an authentic audience).
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Project Description: Workplace role or job title Authentic problem to be solved Identify what students will doTell students how to document solutions
(e.g., presentations, reports, etc.) Authenticity:
Authentic to the field?Prepare students for the future? Doable in high school?
Academics: Does the project require practice of science, mathematics, and language arts skills?
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Authentic Projects Include: Technical Prompt: Design, build and test OR
investigate, conduct, analyze
Writing Prompt: Research/Report; history; theory; contemporary use; design and how to construct electrical motors
Science Prompt: Design and conduct inquiry of a testable hypothesis on motor performance under a variety of conditions
Math Prompt: Test motor under various conditions; collect, analyze and chart on performance and conditions
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Make it the meal!
Project Title: Soldering connects your world
Essential Question: How do you choose the correct soldering alloy?
Project Description: Take 6 different base materials and solder alloys; join materials using the soldering process. Evaluate the process for strength and connectivity as well as electrical conductivity.
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Key Phrase: Design, Build, Evaluate
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PFT Phase One
Science Prompt
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Math Prompt
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PFT Phase One
Literacy Prompt
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PA Example: Blowing in the Wind
Essential Question: Is the answer really blowing in the wind?You are a wind turbine technician and you are faced with working with a design team of wind turbine technicians to research, design, build and test a working wind turbine from a ceiling fan rotor (CWFT: ceiling fan wind turbine) that will charge a battery array and help to reduce the operating cost of a greenhouse. Your team will need to research the various designs for wind turbines and build the most effective, as well as, least expensive wind turbine possible from a ceiling fan.
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Each member of the team must maintain a professional log of daily activity and each team will be responsible for a presentation of the procedures they followed in designing and building and subsequently testing their wind turbine. The team must describe the algebraic formulas and show calculations used to measure the success of their wind turbine in power production during testing. An inventory of parts used and accurate costs must be submitted in the form of a bid proposal that serves as a final analysis cost estimate of production for their wind turbine.
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Sample Projects Jerry Burke – Jeffersontown High School Terry Miller – Career Pathway Specialist
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Essential Question:
Can students use physical and chemical properties of metals to inspect, test, and evaluate a weld made by Shielded Metal Arc Welding process?
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RESULT CAREER READY
Hayden
Brandon
Jocelyn
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Essential Question
Can students identify safe breathing air based on Safety Data Sheets and OSHA Permissible exposure levels?
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Aesthetically pleasing courtyardChemistry, Geometry, Welding
Measuring, Testing, Layout, Fabricating, Mixing, Installing.
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Courtyard continued
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Essential Question:Can students design and build a security gate for a local non-profit organization, Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky?
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Students created and presented a Business proposal
We are the pilot program for Ford NGL. Combines core classes, Algebra II,
English, etc… with our Welding Career major.
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Prepare to Build
Mrs. Hogan Algebra II
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Building Starts
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Welders at Work
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Complete
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Questions
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Thank You!
Every school and every teacher wants to improve. However, few want to change. The fact remains that to improve, one MUST change.
Ken Talley – [email protected]
Scott Warren - [email protected]