Convocation of Learning

Tips, Tricks, & Good News at Schoolcraft CS V48

PBL

Project or problem-based learning; both are ways to engage students while allowing creative, authentic ways for choice and voice in pupil's own learning. This issues will focus on best-practices in PBL as well as some helpful tools.

It's Time to Mix Up the Transition Model of Ed

After 100 Years of the Same Teaching Model It’s Time to Throw Out the Playbook. Click this link to get more details!

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Project Based Learning: Assessment and Other Dirty Words

Assessment. Accountability. Benchmarks. Pacing.

These words all carry such negative connotations, yet they’re a driving force in the world we must exist in as educators today. As teachers, we must toe the line every day between progressive ideas tugging at our hearts and external standards with accompanying responsibilities.

Is it possible to move beyond this “either-or” paradigm?

CLICK HERE to Find Out More

Group Work that Works

"I hate group work..." This is heard in many different variations across K-16. One trick to getting the most out of collaborative projects is to have an agreement or contract of expectations and how someone can be 'fired'! Click to see an example!

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Can I hit the standards and still teach PBL?

In a word YES

5 Tips for PBL in Any Content Area

It is critical to ground a student’s understanding of key concepts to tangible processes and results.To help students grasp the intersections between what they learn in school to the world around them, project-based learning is a handy tool.

HQ PBL

A 26 member steering committee and a 90 member advisory team comprised of education leaders from around the world joined together to create a Framework for HQPBL.

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Student Tech Team in Full Effect!

HS students or teachers need help with your Chromebook?

MS/EL students or teachers want help or an extra hand with tech?

USE THIS WEBSITE to check out tips and tricks or fill out our tech request form to get HS students to help you quickly! Customer service and helping everyone learn are our goals!

You can always find our site and form on the Maintenance and Tech Page on our Schoolcraft website.

Schoolcraft PD Menu

Please use this button to check out all that is offered by your peers here at SCS to learn from!

Personalizing Your PD with EduPaths!

Edupaths.org is a state-run website (see: your taxes are paying for it!) of PD opportunites you can choose and complete at your pacing! Interested in learning about something? Chances are they have it! Bonus: you get SCECHs of completion!

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Don't forget!!!

Documentation of utilizing this newsletter or any of our coaching conversations can be evidence of Domain 4 "Professional Responsibilities" A, D, and E on your Danielson evaluation rubric!

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About Us

Matt McCullough - Director of Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Email: mcculloughm@schoolcraftcs.org
Website: http://www.schoolcraftschools.org/
Location: 551 East Lyons Street, Schoolcraft, MI 49087, United States
Phone: 269-488-7250
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Convocation of Learning

Tips, Tricks, & Good News at Schoolcraft CS V48

PBL

Project Based Learning: Assessment and Other Dirty Words

Can I hit the standards and still teach PBL?

Student Tech Team in Full Effect!

Don't forget!!!

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