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Part 3 Making Connections

Part 3 Making Connections. Connecting the curriculum to the “Real World”. Guiding Questions. How would /do you apply content to the world? How would/do you bring the “world” to your school? How would/do you make these connections in your classrooms?.

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Part 3 Making Connections

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  1. Part 3Making Connections Connecting the curriculum to the “Real World”

  2. Guiding Questions • How would /do you apply content to the world? • How would/do you bring the “world” to your school? • How would/do you make these connections in your classrooms?

  3. “Classroom Connections to Real Life Experiences”by Sharon Pettey Taylor • Students come to the classroom with a wealth of knowledge and life experiences. • Recognize a student’s prior knowledge and life experiences. • Ask students to think critically about issues that are relevant to their lives.

  4. Classroom Connections cont. • Students will: • internalize themes and issues. • strive academically • will interpret literary works, discuss current events and answer questions according to their concept of the world. • will find symbolism and themes that are vastly different from our own views.

  5. “An Engaging Program of Real World Learning” • Real world learning organizes learning around complex activities built on multiple themes and academic disciplines. • It includes the following strategies: • Having a real audience for work • Contextualizing locally, but connecting globally • Using real data • Learning content through working on projects • Framing a unit through an “engaging task” • Learning more through “doing” than by “sit and get”

  6. Components of Real World Learning • We start with the compelling theme or problem, then decide which tasks/activities and skills/knowledge are needed to complete project. • These are then correlated to standards. • Projects and problems are based on themes of social significance and personal interest.

  7. Components cont. • Real World learning includes: • Connecting with kids • Learning by doing • Real world connections (please share) • Technology integration (please share) • Student voice and choice Focuses on Higher Order Thinking: Apply; Analyze and Evaluate; and Create.

  8. Sample Lessons of Real World Learning • Community Resource Map- identify “resources” in their neighborhoods. Students learn research skills, communication skills, graphics and computer skills. • CSI/Criminal Forensics Lab- utilize scientific principles and methods to conduct research and develop solutions to issues that impact their community. • Five Themes of Geography and Current Events- Students use any media source and the five themes of geography to break down and analyze a world newsevent.

  9. Benefits of Real World Learning • Can be designed around themes relevant to a given schooland its neighborhoods and to the economic development and workforce demands students will face upon graduation. • Allows students to practice thinking across disciplines.

  10. Resources Article- “Classroom Connections to Real Life Experiences” by Sharon Pettey-Taylor http://teachersnetwork.org/NTOL/howto/implement/connect.htm Article- “An Engaging Program of Real World Learning” http://schoolsweneed.wikispaces.com/Real+World+Learning Photo- Earth from Space- cloudless by Topdog1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/machefsky/4164131932/

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