This document outlines a transdisciplinary school plan focused on teaching and learning about HIV/AIDS. It will use a project-based learning approach to explore HIV/AIDS from different subject area perspectives each quarter. Students will work on interdisciplinary projects to develop understanding and leadership skills around HIV prevention. Progress will be measured through authentic assessments, with a goal of at least 85% mastery of curricular expectations. The plan aims to educate students about HIV/AIDS and promote informed decision-making through sustained dialogue on related issues.

1. Teaching & Learning SY 2011-2012 1 TransdisciplinaryAppraoch to

3. Will focus on analyzingpedagogy

4. Will focus on inter-cultural content

5. Will use project-based (inquiry design) learning through purposeful teacher facilitation

6. Will infuse internship experiences throughout the curriculum to offer real world connections

7. Will build the skill set of students to effectively build literacy and numeracy autonomy

8. Will integrate Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory of learning into daily practices2

10. Process of teaching & learning will take place in an environment that facilities interdisciplinary and exploratory learning, whereby, all members of the learning community are actively engaged.

12. Will begin with incoming 9th & 10th graders--CCS

14. Accountability measures will be based on a rubric evaluation system which reflects efficacy of the six elements through quarterly review. Following the review, members of the school based planning team will make necessary adjustments for improvement.

16. Common Assessments

17. Common Planning

19. What types of Professional Development do you believe are critical for our student’s growth?

21. Fairmont Heights HS is founded on the belief that all students have the potential to contribute to the global community. This belief will be manifested throughout the learning community in the following ways:

22. Safe Learning Environment

23. Active Partnerships with community organizations for resources

24. Flexible common student areas

25. Student work and important information will be displayed throughout the building and community which reflects the highest standards and a deep connection to community and global commitment.6

27. Culminating portfolio based projects

28. Community service exit project

29. Authentic and standards based assessment - data will reflect at least 85% mastery across grade level curricular expectations7

30. Conclusion 8 Relatedness Adaptive Leadership Thriving individually & collectively Autonomy Competency Affirming

31. CCS Plan for Fairmont Heights High School HIV School-wide Project SY 2011-2012 CCS Alignment 9

32. Project Goals To draw on the experience of educators from each discipline as a means of connecting learning experiences using an integrative teaching approach. To effect positive change in the knowledge and risk-taking behaviors of our youth through harm reduction education; To effect positive change in the attitudes of youth by humanizing the epidemic; To develop youth leadership opportunities in the delivery of HIV prevention education; and, To facilitate healthy decision-making among youth through informed, sustained dialogue on HIV/AIDS issues. 10

33. Quarterly research & discussion 11 SPED Tech ED/IT Sciences Social Studies HIV Math FACS Arts English Modern Language Business Students will explore the disease HIV in depth by working on projects that call for intellectual inquiry, physical exploration, and community service.

35. What are the “BIG” ideas that will be explored within each content area as it relates to HIV?

36. Identify quarterly dates in which students will explore the various questions

37. Work with Mr. Austin to identify dates for advisories using school calendar.12

38. Quarterly Components The first component will focus on awareness of the disease/number of cases—local, state, regional, national, and global. The second component will focus on sustaining political and societal commitment to HIV/AIDS prevention and to reduce stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS and expands coverage and quality of treatment services and develops research. The third component will focus on building community involvement and awareness. The project will also support efforts to reduce the risk of an emerging HIV-associated TB epidemic among the HIV infected and the non-infected populations. 13