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Curriculum Development

Tracy Kent, Coordinator
Phone: (518) 736-4360
FAX:     (518) 736-4361
E-mail
:  tkent@hfmboces.org

Curriculum development activities bring together the experiences and expertise of component schoolteachers with diverse backgrounds. In a collaborative, sharing environment, the teachers develop curricula that supplement and enhance the New York Education Department's learning standards.

 
 

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Project-Based Learning Resources

Project-Based Learning (PBL), is a student-centered instructional method that challenges students to solve problems by applying knowledge to everyday situations. These activities are designed to answer a question or solve a problem and generally reflect the types of learning and work people do in the everyday world outside the classroom.

Project Based Learning is synonymous with learning in depth. A well-designed project provokes students to encounter (and struggle with) the central concepts and principles of a discipline. It is characterized by high levels of critical thinking, group collaboration and reflection on learning outcomes.

HFM BOCES is pleased to have partnered with component districts to provide a year-long series of PBL trainings to K-12 teachers. The following resources are provided for teachers who are interested in incorporating PBL units into their classrooms.

 

Best Practices in Project Based Learning (pdf)

Thom Markham, PhD
Presented Feb. 15-16, 2011, HFM BOCES

Tools for PDL Management

Driving Question (DQ) Refining Protocol (pdf)

Final Product/Presentation Examples (pdf)
Adapted from Project-Based Learning, 2nd Edition, pg 59 www.bie.org

Group Contract (sample) (pdf)

Leadership/Effort Bonus Worksheet (pdf)

Leadership and Work Ethic Evaluation of Teamwork (pdf)

Project Planning Form (pdf)
Adapted from the Buck Institute for Education. www.bie.org

Self-Reflection on Learning (pdf)

Rubrics

Blank Rubric (pdf)

Classroom Observation Rubric (pdf)

Collaboration Rubric (pdf)

Critical Thinking Rubric (pdf)

Presentation and Communication Rubric (pdf)

Project Development Rubric (New Technology Foundation) (pdf)

Summative Project Rubric (pdf)

Team collaboration and Work Ethic (pdf)

Work Ethic Rubric (pdf)


 

 
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