PBL News @ SDUSD

This newsletter is to highlight and celebrate all things Project-Based Learning in San Diego Unified. Some offerings from this edition include:

• PBL Spotlights
• Inspiration: Exhibition Planning at your school
• Fall PBL Institute & Other Professional Learning
• PBL Classroom Resources & Other Ideas for Integration
  

If you'd like something included in an upcoming newsletter, please reach out to cmillow@sandi.net.

Attached here is an Exhibition Timeline/Checklist, adapted from Share Your Learning, which is designed to support you in mobilizing and motivating students toward a successful exhibition.

If you would like support in planning your exhibition, reach out to cmillow@sandi.net.

Register by Wednesday, 11/16 - check email for registration

If you participated in the 2022 PBL Institute (June or August), we would like to invite you back for a one day, in-person gathering at Hoover High School. We want to provide this time to teams for new project development, current project fine tuning, and PBL team cross-pollination. We will also share resources and support school exhibition and CTE Showcase planning.

The Fall Institute is optional and your entire PBL Team does not need to attend. New team members who were not a part of this summer's PBL Institute are welcome to join, as long as they are a part of the PBL team that was present in Summer 2022.

Check your email for information on how to register and to secure a sub. If you do not see an email from us but would like to attend, please reach out to cmillow@sandi.net no later than Wednesday, 11/16.

Join hundreds of educators, parents, students, policymakers, advocates, and community members to advance educational equity for California’s students at the 2023 Equity Conference Jan. 19 & 20 at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego. Register here, and if interested consider submitting a presentation proposal.

Nominate an Equity Champion to recognize an adult or student in your school community who makes a positive impact in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion with a SDCOE Lighthouse Award. The Lighthouse Awards will be presented to honorees at the 2023 Equity Conference.

Ethnic Studies Collaborative: Social Justice K-12 Curriculum

These monthly meetings support educators to design and collaborate on social justice K-12 curriculum. Register to join us the first Thursday of the month from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

SDCOE and California Indian Education for All (CIEFA) have compiled a number of free resources to honor indigenous histories throughout the month of November and beyond.

• Teaching Thanksgiving Toolkit (CIEFA)
• SDCOE’s California Indian Education Resource Book
• Native Ways of Knowing micro-courses
  
• Native Ways of Knowing LIVE webinars
  
• American Indian Education Talking Circle Network
  

• SDUSD One-Stop-Shop for Educators: includes links to resources such as Critical Concepts, Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum, & Standards-Based Grading.
• Deeper Learning HUB: customizable, thematic PBL courses for your students.
• Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance): free K-12 resources for educators to supplement curriculum, to inform practices, and to create inclusive school communities.
• Education Amplifier: provides free artwork, lesson plans and teaching tools that help facilitate non-partisan conversations around social justice in K-12 classrooms. They also have open calls for artwork.
• Asian American Education Project provides K-12 curriculum and professional learning at no cost. Each session covers one of seven topics: stand against hatred, citizenship, civil rights, identity, immigration, racism, and elementary education.
  
• Energy is Everything is a project from The Energy Coalition and provides the tools needed to introduce environmental STEM topics and clean energy careers to students, including curriculum, supplies, and experiences.

SDUSD has a number of FREE technology resources for educators. These include tools for:

• Communication: Zoom, Google Meet, and Remind
• Engagement: Adobe Express (formerly Spark), Screencastify, Book Creator, Flip (formerly Flipgrid), Pear Deck, Lanschool
• Formative Assessment: Pear Deck, Formative, Flipgrid, Google Forms
• Google Tools: Google Drive, Docs, Slides, Forms, Jamboard, Read & Write, and Sites

For more information about how to integrate these tools into your PBL classroom, reach out to cmillow@sandi.net, and/or visit the Instructional Technology Support Site.

Receive access to the San Diego County Office of Education's Work-Based Learning opportunities, as they are made available, by completing the Work-Based Learning Training (30 minutes).

After completing the training, submit the Sign In for Work-Based Learning Training Form and the SDCOE College and Career Readiness Team will add you to their email list and send you the training presentation with links to WBL resources.

Be sure to visit SDCOE's Work Based Learning Website for more information and resources.

If you'd like support, guidance, or a thought partner in developing/enhancing PBL at your school, building connections between schools/with industry, or integrating any of the resources within this newsletter, email Christopher Millow, PBL Resource Teacher.

To find out more about curriculum, instruction, and assessment resources, as well as professional learning opportunities, visit us at SDUSD Instructional Innovation.

This monthly newsletter shares Project-Based Learning within and beyond SDUSD. If you would like to submit something for a future newsletter, or if you have PBL-related suggestions, questions, highlights, or shout-outs of staff and/or students, please email Christopher Millow, PBL Resource Teacher.

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