At a Glance At State College Area High School, first year students enrolled in the masonry unit of the Building Construction Technology Program experience contextual learning in a real-life building scenario. Overview At State College Area High School, students participating in the first year masonry unit of the Building Construction Technology Program move quickly beyond … Continue reading Real-World Building Construction Project
Category: Project-based Learning
Cooperative Education Program
Posted on Categories Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Project-based LearningAt a Glance The Cooperative Education Program at A.W. Beattie Career Center offers all students, regardless of their education level, work-based learning opportunities linked to post-secondary education and employment. Overview A.W. Beattie Career Center (AWBCC) is a regional career technical school that offers eighteen Career Pathways for students in grades 10-12. The Center enrolls approximately … Continue reading Cooperative Education Program
Precision Machining Air Motor Project
Posted on Categories Employability Skills, Project-based Learning, Student EngagementAt a Glance Students in the precision machining program at Keystone Central School District Career and Technical Center build an operational air motor using a specific set of written instructions and blueprints with little or no verbal directions from the instructor. Overview Precision machining students at Keystone Central School District Career and Technical Center utilize … Continue reading Precision Machining Air Motor Project
Dining At The White House Project
Posted on Categories Career Information and Exploration, College and Career Pathways, Employability Skills, Project-based LearningAt a Glance The culinary instructor at Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School brought the non-fiction story of former White House Chef John Moeller, Dining at the White House into the classroom, and to life, with an impactful and authentic State-like dinner cooking experience with Chef Moeller. Overview In this project, students were asked to make a … Continue reading Dining At The White House Project
Hands-on Veterinary Rat Growth Project
Posted on Categories Project-based LearningAt a Glance The small animal/veterinary program at W. B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences uses rats to engage students and to teach the scientific method, lab procedures, and data calculations. Overview The W. B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences is a magnet high school in Philadelphia that serves grades 9 through 12. … Continue reading Hands-on Veterinary Rat Growth Project
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Farm Management Project
Posted on Categories Project-based LearningAt a Glance Students in their junior year of the animal science program at the School District of Philadelphia’s W.B. Saul High School complete a semester project that requires them to apply each section of theory learned during the course, including previous years’ topics. Overview The purpose of this project is to integrate all aspects … Continue reading Farm Management Project
Computer Networking Project Decoy
Posted on Categories Project-based Learning, Student EngagementAt a Glance At Connellsville Area Career and Technical Center, Computer Networking students build a computer in an object that is not an ordinary computer case. Overview Computer Networking students are assigned Project Decoy, for which they are required to work in a small group of two to three students to design and create an … Continue reading Computer Networking Project Decoy
BattleBots IQ Parts Manufacturing Partnership
Posted on Categories Business, Community, Workforce Engagement, Project-based Learning, Work-based learningAt a Glance Students in the machining program at Indiana County Technology Center collaborated with local high school students to manufacture parts for a BattleBots IQ program. Overview For several years, one of Indiana County Technology Center’s (ICTC) sending high schools sponsored a student BattleBots IQ team. BattleBots IQ is robotics education program that is … Continue reading BattleBots IQ Parts Manufacturing Partnership
Multi-Disciplinary Hydroponics Project
Posted on Categories Academic/Technical Skill Integration, Project-based LearningAt a Glance Students in the Horticulture, Plumbing, Electrical, and Culinary Arts programs at Upper Bucks County Technical School collaborated on a hydroponic technology project. Overview The purpose of this initiative was to create a multi-program project that used new technology and created experiences that involved higher learning opportunities in science, design/build concepts, farm-to-table and … Continue reading Multi-Disciplinary Hydroponics Project
Applying Project-Based Learning in Engine Technology Program
Posted on Categories Academic/Technical Skill Integration, Project-based Learning, Student EngagementAt a Glance Students in the Vehicle Maintenance Tech (Engine Technology) program apply their learning through working on real-world projects that are linked to Program of Study tasks. Overview In the Vehicle Maintenance Tech (Engine Technology) program at Chester County Technical College High School, the Pennsylvania Department of Education Program of Study (POS) curriculum is … Continue reading Applying Project-Based Learning in Engine Technology Program