bio-diesel fuel, an integrated, cross-curricular project
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BIO-DIESEL FUEL, AN INTEGRATED,
CROSS-CURRICULAR
PROJECT
RIGOR AND RELEVANCE
RELATIONSHIPS
Dr. Willard Daggett
RIGOR, RELEVANCE,
RELATIONSHIPSR X R X R =LCWRS
Rigor x Relevance x Relationships =
Life, College, Work Ready Students
RELATIONSHIPS
“IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE THINGS RELEVANT
FOR, OR
EXPECT PERSONAL EXCELLENCE FROM
A STUDENT YOU DON’T KNOW.”
Carol Ann Tomlinson
I am proud of my school. T = 85S = 50
I am excited to be working with students. T = 96Teachers enjoy working with students. S = 56Students have fun at school. T = 78School is boring. S = 47
NATIONAL DATADelusional Discrepancies
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Students make school an exciting place to work. T = 87
Teachers make school an exciting place to learn. S = 31
I have fun at school. T = 85
Teachers have fun at school. S = 39
Students care if I am absent from school. T = 78
Teachers care if I am absent from school. S = 46
I enjoy working here. T = 88
I enjoy being at school. S = 50
NATIONAL DATADelusional Discrepancies
I am excited to tell my colleagueswhen I do something well. T = 59I am excited to tell my friends when I get good grades. S = 57 I see myself as a leader. T = 75
S = 58My colleagues see me as a leader. T = 50Other students see me as a leader. S = 34I feel comfortable asking questions in staff meetings. T = 66I feel comfortable asking questions in class. S = 66
NATIONAL DATASad Similarities
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DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS
Spend class time early in year, with students sharing information about themselves.
Make it a point to connect with students through their activities, sports, school events, jobs.
Let students know you are a “person” with hobbies, family, activities, likes and dislikes.
RIGOR!
THREE MIS-CONCEPTIONS ON RIGOR
1. That rigor means ‘ more’
2. Raising a grade is not ‘rigor’
3. Being stricter and enforcing tighter policies
RIGOR !
Rigor means increasing
the level of thinking
in a more sophisticated
and complex manner.
RELEVANCE
RELEVANCE
To determine a lessons Relevance you must ask the following questions…
1. Is there application?
2. Is it real world?
3. Is it unpredictable?
APPLICATION MODEL
APPLICATION MODEL
1 Knowledge of one discipline2 Application within discipline3 Application across disciplines
4 Application to real-world predictable situations
5 Application to real-world unpredictable situations
BIO-DIESEL PROJECT GROUPS
Production/Manufacturing Chemistry Construction Graphics Design, Multi-media, Web
Technologies Marketing Accounting
DOES THE PROJECT HAVE THE 3 R’S? Rigor —
High level thinking in the creation process for each group
Relevance—
Real world application as each group makes its contribution
Relationships—
Teacher to Student, Student to Student, Group to Group
2 POINT SUMMARY
Work to make sure instruction has
Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships
Instruction that follows the Application Model is more likely to be successful.
Know that your CTE Instruction makes a difference in your students’ futures, and that the rest of the academic world will soon be looking to the Application Model (the model of CTE) as a means for improving instruction.