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=Welcome and Introduction=

With the continual budget crisis in every level of educational funding, the need for finding alternate professional learning opportunities is paramount. One of the most efficient methods for offering training for educators is to implement redelivery of instructional approaches by co-faculty members. This in–house training model will be cost effective and establish a solid support base within the school.

The foundational component for this teacher workshop proposal is to present research supported content on the success of Project Based Learning (PBL). Specific grade level PBL instructional activities based on Georgia Performance Standards and National Educational Standards (NETS) will also be provided to participants. These classroom units will include detailed lesson plans, suggestions for technology integration and assessment rubrics.

A major emphasis for this training session will be on developing strong integrated instructional units which can be incorporated across the curriculum. The primary subject focus will be on sixth grade science and math standards. The selection of the science content area was based on a recent decision made by the Georgia Department of Education which will be effective next school year. The decision states that science scores will now be the second indicator in the computation for Average Yearly Progress for Georgia's public schools. Another reason for choosing to concentrate on science and math strands came after analyzing the test score data for our target school.

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