Teacher Resource Guide
This guide will complement the daily lessons and include:
Facilitation questions to push thinking
Suggestions for highlighting durable skills
Considerations for English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities
Sample Facilitation Questions
Where we help leaders and educators be positioned to lauch this new career-infused curriculum
Where?
May be held on site in the district
May be held in SoWork
May be held through Zoom engagement
How Long?
Minimally one day with leaders prior to the educator workshops
Minimally two days with educators
Build familiarity with curricular materials.
See how careers and durable skills are embedded.
Know the "Look Fors" for classroom visits.
Anticipate common teacher sticking points.
Understand why a career-infused PBL curriculum resonates with the middle school brain.
Experience and explore the O-M-E approach, including effective use of facilitation and assessment tools.
Unpack the curriculum.
Option for a longer workshop: Have business leaders join the workshop.
Where we help leaders and educators implement this new career-infused curriculum
When?
Four days to start the year to see classrooms in action
Three days mid-year to coach on identified areas
Three days at the end of the year to gather feedback
Consultant access via email for questions and support
Where?
Any combination
On site
Remote sessions with individual or groups of educators
Zoom
SoWork
Walk through classrooms using "Look Fors"
Engage in debrief conversations
Provide support for sustaining momentum
Offer suggestions and answer questions
Provide monthly "tip sheets"
Host out-of-class and after-school sessions
Sit in on groups
Ask students what they are working on and why
Pose facilitation questions to model for educators
Sample Tip Sheet
Tip Sheets
Monthly "Tip Sheets" are created based on data, observation in real time, and questions from teachers. They would include explicit directions, suggestions, and additional resources to support implementation.