Project AP Bound is an initiative to increase access to Advanced Placement (AP) courses for low-income students and English language learners in Districts 17 & 20. The goals are to increase the number of these students taking AP exams and pre-AP/AP courses by providing professional development for teachers, student activities, and online resources. Data on participating staff, students, course enrollment, and exam performance will be collected.
This document discusses reported speech and how to use it properly. It explains that reported speech is used to talk about other people's words, either at the time they spoke or in the past. It provides rules for changing verb tenses, pronouns, and adverbs when using reported speech for statements, questions, and commands. Specifically, statements are introduced with "that"; yes/no questions with "if"; WH- questions with the WH- word; and commands/requests with "to" or "not to".
College Readiness Week will take place from February 11-15, 2013 and feature events presented by the College Board Middle States Region to help students and educators prepare for postsecondary education. The week will kick off with a film screening and panel on college access and include workshops on addressing the Common Core standards, presentations on closing the achievement gap and increasing college readiness, and a college resource fair.
The document discusses project-based learning (PBL) and its use in eTwinning projects. It describes PBL as an inquiry-based teaching method that engages students in solving complex, real-world problems. The document outlines the essential elements of PBL, including defining challenging problems, sustained inquiry, authenticity, student voice, and creating public products. It then provides an example workshop that walks groups of students through a sample PBL project on topics like water pollution, computer networks, and history. The document emphasizes that PBL allows students to learn by doing and that eTwinning and web tools can support students collaborating on international PBL projects.
The document outlines the process for NYC schools to receive funding through the RESO A 2009 program. Schools complete an online survey and selection form to determine technology needs and preferred funding options which include classroom configurations, mobile labs, existing lab upgrades, wireless technologies, and presentation stations. Schools may also request an onsite consultation to assist in planning funding usage. Integration vendors will be assigned to order, deliver, and install approved hardware for schools. The document provides contact information for support throughout the process.
The document provides a list of phrases useful for different aspects of discussion and clarifying complex ideas. These include phrases for clarifying ideas by asking questions, introducing supporting examples, confirming evidence, identifying main points, challenging views, exploring ideas further, working together logically, acknowledging other views, and offering responses. The phrases are grouped into categories based on their discussion purpose, such as clarifying unclear parts, introducing examples, agreeing on main points, and exploring ideas through questioning.
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The document provides examples of formative (AfL) and summative assessment. It discusses showing progress during lessons and over time through formative assessment strategies like using success criteria, tracking boards, and marking work to provide feedback and track improvement. Some specific ideas mentioned include using colored post-it notes to show progress in a lesson, a "tiers of progress" board to move between novice, apprentice, and expert levels, and marking a sample of student work to identify issues and give verbal feedback. The key is that formative assessment, such as these strategies, should be used to monitor progress and guide instruction, not just collect data.
The document provides useful phrases for an oral English test in several categories:
1. Giving opinions, apologizing, disagreeing with people, refusing ideas, asking for opinions and help from others, expressing dislikes, and praising good ideas.
2. When working with a partner, it is important to collaborate, listen to each other, politely express disagreements, allow time for thinking, and ask clarifying questions if something is not understood.
The document summarizes a project by students at Intermediate School 62 in Brooklyn, New York to produce a video called "Living Proof: The Holocaust Happened". The project brought together students from different cultures and religions to share perspectives on the Holocaust and examine the realities of war and genocide. It provides resources for educators on collaborative projects and organizations that connect classrooms globally to study issues like wildlife migration, global issues, and finding solutions to problems.
The document outlines the goals and objectives of a Title IID grant from the Office of Educational Technology. The overarching goals are to improve student academic performance on assessments in core subjects and provide comprehensive professional development for technology integration. Specific goals include improving student achievement through technology, ensuring technology literacy by 8th grade, and encouraging effective integration of technology. Objectives include increasing student competency in technology literacy, engagement, and test scores, as well as developing technology leadership, improving educator skills, and revising school plans to integrate technology.
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The document discusses project-based learning and integrating 21st century skills. It outlines the rationale for using project-based learning, including allowing students to develop deep knowledge and critical thinking skills. It also describes common elements of effective projects, such as aligning them with standards and assessing students. The document then discusses instructional approaches for projects and outlines various 21st century skills, including learning and innovation skills, information/media/technology skills, and life and career skills.
The OPAL Project is a 3-year Title II Part D competitive grant that aims to improve student academic performance in core subjects through effective technology integration and professional development for educators. The project will provide blended professional development for teachers to develop project-based learning units and student e-portfolios. It will also explore online learning opportunities for students. The goals are to improve student performance on state exams and provide sustained, high-quality professional development for educators to infuse technology into instruction. Participating schools must work collaboratively with project staff to support the goals of improving instruction with technology.
The document discusses project-based learning approaches that integrate 21st century skills. It outlines how projects allow students to develop in-depth knowledge on a topic, use critical thinking, make real-world connections, and demonstrate understanding through products. Effective projects are standards-driven, develop 21st century skills, focus on important questions, include ongoing assessment, and engage students through varied instructional strategies that meet varying student needs and abilities. Instructional approaches for project-based learning are student-centered and include students acting as choosers, designers, discoverers, collaborators using multiple sources of information and 21st century skills to make real-world connections.
This document summarizes Dell's services and support offerings for the NYC DOE PCS Program. Dell is committed to providing a high level of service to all five NYC boroughs. They offer two program options - Basic and Standard. The Basic option provides pay-as-you-go services while the Standard option offers more comprehensive included services for a monthly fee. Dell's services include hardware repair, asset recovery, training, and on-site technical support. Dell has over six years of experience successfully supporting the NYC DOE and aims to continue delivering excellent customer service.
This document summarizes several grant opportunities for education, including the Toshiba America Foundation Classroom Grants for math and science projects up to $5,000, the HP Innovations in Education grants for school districts of over 2,000 students focusing on technology and career readiness, the Foundation Center for finding other funding sources, Donors Choose for classroom project funding, and the New York Learning Technology Grant for 3 years up to $50,000 to integrate instructional technology and provide teacher professional development.
The document summarizes a project by students at Intermediate School 62 in Brooklyn, New York to produce a video called "Living Proof: The Holocaust Happened". The project brought together students from different cultures and religions to share perspectives on the Holocaust and examine the realities of war and genocide. It provides resources for educators on collaborative projects and organizations that connect classrooms globally to study issues like wildlife migration, global issues, and finding solutions to problems.
The document outlines the goals and objectives of a Title IID grant from the Office of Educational Technology. The overarching goals are to improve student academic performance on assessments in core subjects and provide comprehensive professional development for technology integration. Specific goals include improving student achievement through technology, ensuring technology literacy by 8th grade, and encouraging effective integration of technology. Objectives include increasing student competency in technology literacy, engagement, and test scores, as well as developing technology leadership, improving educator skills, and revising school plans to integrate technology.
Project Based Learning Ppt For Oct 20 And 22ndragogli
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The document discusses project-based learning and integrating 21st century skills. It outlines the rationale for using project-based learning, including allowing students to develop deep knowledge and critical thinking skills. It also describes common elements of effective projects, such as aligning them with standards and assessing students. The document then discusses instructional approaches for projects and outlines various 21st century skills, including learning and innovation skills, information/media/technology skills, and life and career skills.
The OPAL Project is a 3-year Title II Part D competitive grant that aims to improve student academic performance in core subjects through effective technology integration and professional development for educators. The project will provide blended professional development for teachers to develop project-based learning units and student e-portfolios. It will also explore online learning opportunities for students. The goals are to improve student performance on state exams and provide sustained, high-quality professional development for educators to infuse technology into instruction. Participating schools must work collaboratively with project staff to support the goals of improving instruction with technology.
The document discusses project-based learning approaches that integrate 21st century skills. It outlines how projects allow students to develop in-depth knowledge on a topic, use critical thinking, make real-world connections, and demonstrate understanding through products. Effective projects are standards-driven, develop 21st century skills, focus on important questions, include ongoing assessment, and engage students through varied instructional strategies that meet varying student needs and abilities. Instructional approaches for project-based learning are student-centered and include students acting as choosers, designers, discoverers, collaborators using multiple sources of information and 21st century skills to make real-world connections.
This document summarizes Dell's services and support offerings for the NYC DOE PCS Program. Dell is committed to providing a high level of service to all five NYC boroughs. They offer two program options - Basic and Standard. The Basic option provides pay-as-you-go services while the Standard option offers more comprehensive included services for a monthly fee. Dell's services include hardware repair, asset recovery, training, and on-site technical support. Dell has over six years of experience successfully supporting the NYC DOE and aims to continue delivering excellent customer service.
This document summarizes several grant opportunities for education, including the Toshiba America Foundation Classroom Grants for math and science projects up to $5,000, the HP Innovations in Education grants for school districts of over 2,000 students focusing on technology and career readiness, the Foundation Center for finding other funding sources, Donors Choose for classroom project funding, and the New York Learning Technology Grant for 3 years up to $50,000 to integrate instructional technology and provide teacher professional development.