The document discusses integrating applied learning into the curriculum. It defines applied learning as asking students to learn content and use it to solve problems or fulfill real needs. It lists the core characteristics as engaging learning environments that connect to the real world and allow for multiple approaches and solutions. It also discusses essential elements of applied learning projects, which include community connections, clear standards, assessment, and producing a valued product. The document advocates for applied learning as a way to empower essential learning and integrate core content with 21st century skills through meaningful student projects.

1. Integrating Applied Learning into the Curriculum: Life-like Application of Scholastic Knowledge

2. Core Principals and Examples Curriculum Design Tools Pedagogical Foundations Applied Learning:

3. What might learning be like? Imagine a powerful classroom in the future: What tasks are students doing? What tools are they using? What interactions are they having: With each other? With the tools? With the world beyond school?

4. Applied Learning: Asks students to learn curriculum content and to use what they learn in solving a problem or fulfilling a genuine need.

5. Core characteristics: Engaging learning environments “School-to-life” preparation Transferable skill development

6. Core characteristics: Engaging learning environments Connections to world beyond school

7. Core characteristics: Engaging learning environments Connections to world beyond school Multiple approaches and solutions

8. Core characteristics: Engaging learning environments Connections to world beyond school Multiple approaches and solutions High stakes tasks and audiences

9. Core characteristics: Engaging learning environments Connections to world beyond school Multiple approaches and solutions High stakes tasks and audiences Democratic decision making

10. Core characteristics: Authentic Instruction “ School-to-life” preparation Transferable skill development

11. Core characteristics: Authentic Instruction “School-to-life” preparation Transferable skill development

12. Essential Elements of Applied Learning Projects Community Connections Clearly Named Standards Comprehensive Assessment Compelling Purpose Valued Product

13. Essential Elements of Applied Learning Projects Community Connections Clearly Named Standards Comprehensive Assessment Compelling Purpose Valued Product

14. Essential Elements of Applied Learning Projects Community Connections Clearly Named Standards Comprehensive Assessment Compelling Purpose Valued Product

15. Essential Elements of Applied Learning Projects Community Connections Clearly Named Standards Comprehensive Assessment Compelling Purpose Valued Product

16. Essential Elements of Applied Learning Projects Community Connections Clearly Named Standards Comprehensive Assessment Compelling Purpose Valued Product

17. Essential Elements of Applied Learning Projects Community Connections Clearly Named Standards Comprehensive Assessment Compelling Purpose Valued Product

18. Combining rigor and relevance: Low rigor, high relevance Low rigor, low relevance High rigor, high relevance High rigor, low relevance

19. Learning could be…

20. Learning could be… What evidence did you see in the “Museum” video of the five essential elements of Applied Learning?

21. Learning could be… 21 st Century Skills Communicating Problem-Solving Collaborating Managing Resources Using Information Lifelong Learning

22. Learning could be… 21 st Century Skills Connections to the world Powerful student projects Teaching with new tools

23. Summary points: Applied Learning empowers essential learning Applied Learning integrates with core content 5 core skills, 5 essential elements Expect, model, practice and reflect

24. Applied Learning tools Curriculum Development Learning Environment Project Assessment

25. Applied Learning tools Curriculum Development Define the Purpose, Product, Audience, and Objectives

26. Applied Learning Curriculum Development: Use pp. 15 – 17 of your workshop handout to brainstorm ideas for a potential Applied Learning project: PURPOSE PRODUCT AUDIENCE OBJECTIVES

27. Applied Learning tools Curriculum Development Learning Environment Incorporate characteristics of engaging learning environments Define the Purpose, Product, Audience, and Objectives

28. Applied Learning Learning Environment: Use pp. 19 – 20 of your workshop handout to brainstorm ideas for creating an engaging learning environment: CONNECTIONS TO THE WORLD MULTIPLE APPROACHES AND SOLUTIONS HIGH STAKES TASKS AND AUDIENCES DEMOCRATIC DECISION-MAKING

29. Applied Learning tools Curriculum Development Learning Environment Project Assessment “ Map backwards” from the purpose to the standards Define the Purpose, Product, Audience, and Objectives Incorporate characteristics of engaging learning environments

30. Applied Learning Foundations Contextual Teaching and Learning Authentic Pedagogy 21 st Century Skills Real-World Projects

31. Applied Learning Research: Read one of the “Research Updates” found on pp. 36 – 43 of your workshop handout. Then explain to a colleague what you read, and discuss the implications for your own school.

32. Applied Learning: New student tasks, tools, and interactions Changing roles and resources Preparation for the demands of the future

33. Applied Learning: “…a person, young or old, gets out of his present experience all that there is in it for him at the time he has it…only by extracting at each present time the full meaning of each present experience are we prepared for doing the same thing in the future.” JOHN DEWEY