Teaching & Learning: Leaning Forward
This graphic encompasses our improvement initiatives currently underway, evolved from our ongoing learning and last year’s Tech. Ed. Program Review conducted with students, parents, administrators, business leaders and community members. At the center are students; everyone graduating college/career ready.
Around the outside are three goal areas for Teaching & Learning: Future Ready, Content Integration and Student Engagement.
We want our students to be workforce ready, looking towards the future and the workforce needs (management of vast amounts of data, digital and global collaboration, influence of robotics, technology, coding, computer science related fields). While whole student factors describes the need for collaboration, using vast amounts of data and making sense of it. Research shows that workers will hold 10 jobs by age 40; 65% of the those jobs are not yet envisioned….which requires LEARN ABILITY. Content integration includes engineering and blended content. The new science standards require that all students have access to engineering content, which requires the development of systems thinking, the ability to work together and solve complex / hands on problems. Student engagement creates flexible spaces that allow for project-based learning while insuring all students have access to curriculum.
FUTURE READY
Advanced Manufacturing: Redesign Cedarburg High School’s metals, woods, and auto’s courses to reflect industry standards for advanced manufacturing.
Engineering: Incorporate Wisconsin’s new K-12 engineering standards and design process into the district’s curriculum, so that all students experience an aligned engineering and design experience before engineering elective offerings start in grade 8.
Computer Science: Expand learning experiences at all grades to incorporate Wisconsin’s new K-12 computer science standards through coding, experiences with large data sets and programming applications.
CONTENT INTEGRATION
Project-based Learning: Increase project-based application opportunities to further develop student awareness between the relevance of content learned in classes and real-life.
New Courses: Develop new Manufacturing, Engineering and Design courses, whereby students will be afforded learning opportunities where they learn and build, utilizing technology, tools and machinery reflective of industry standards.
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Cedarburg High School Tech. Ed., Engineering & Art Spaces: Rebuild Cedarburg High School’s engineering, art and manufacturing spaces to incorporate industry standards for advanced manufacturing, engineering and design, maximizing shared application spaces.
Collaborative Learning Spaces: Develop flexible learning spaces at the elementary and high school levels, whereby students have space options to collaborate and work together.
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