2. “Inclusive education is a process of strengthening the capacity of
the education system to reach out to all learners and can thus be
understood as a key strategy to achieve EFA (Education For All).”
-Policy Guidelines on Inclusion in Education (2009), Paris: UNESCO.
A New Approach to Teaching and Learning:
Project based learning allows students to apply their knowledge
of the content and develop mastery of technological skills.
International online collaboration with their peers allows
students to engage in cross-cultural exchange that will increase
their understanding of other traditions and perspectives and
build cultural literacy.
Exchange 2.0: The Science of Impact, the Imperative of Implementation (2012).,
http://www.usip.org/events/exchange-20-the-science-impact-the-imperative-implementation.
3. • Universal Access to the core curriculum standards can
be achieved using project based learning activities.
• Authentic Assessment gives students an alternate
way to demonstrate their content knowledge.
• Alternative to traditional assessment allows learners
to engage with the curriculum and retain the
information in a meaningful way.
Toolkit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities (2012). U.S. Office of Special Education
Programs, http://www.osepideasthatwork.org/parentkit/AltAssessFAQ.asp.
Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project Based Learning (2011). Edutopia. George Lucas Educational
Foundation, www.edutopia.org.
4. Adobe Youth Voices
Youth Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
Program (YIEP)
Public Art Project
Future Citizens
GCE Journalism 2.0
World Youth News
Video-Conferences
6. GCE Journalism 2.0 Course Content and Standards:
World Youth News
Reading Literacy for H/SS
Develop a news story about Grades 11-12: 2. Determine the central ideas or
the local community or a information of a primary or secondary source;
provide an accurate summary that makes clear
global issue. the relationships among the key details and
ideas.
.
Report on the outcome of History/Social Science
the presidential election. 12.10 Students formulate questions about and
defend their analyses of tensions within our
constitutional democracy and the importance of
maintaining a balance between the following
concepts: majority rule and individual rights.
Produce media to support Career Technical Education
news story. (Photo, video Grades 11-12: 7. Integrate and evaluate multiple
interview, podcast) sources of information presented in diverse
formats and media (e.g., quantitative data,
video, multimedia) in order to address a
World Youth News, 2012 question or solve a problem.
http://www.worldyouthnews.org/
Common Core State Standards Initiative (2012),
http://www.corestandards.org/.
7. Video conference Ramona Rams
on Biofuels Recycle
Adobe Youth Voices Create media to
raise awareness
about youth issues
YIEP and Product in Local campaigns to
a Bag reduce child
poverty
GCE World Youth Build dialogue skills
News and a sense of a
global community
iEARN Impact , 2012,.
http://www.iearn.org/impact
8. Adobe Youth Voices Learn new skills to
integrate technology
iEARN Pangea QR Code into classroom lessons.
Project Transfer skills and
knowledge to students
Youth Innovation and to increase their
Entrepreneurship Program technological literacy.
(YIEP) Introduce blended
learning to students.
GCE World Youth News Collaborate and
exchange ideas about
iEARN Website education with
QR Code : colleagues around the
globe.
9. “Education is the most important weapon you can use to change the world.”
-Nelson Mandela
World Trade Center Finial at United Nations Plaza, 2005
10. Renee Day, MDY
Ramona High School
E-mail:
reneenday@gmail.com