Project based learning (PBL) is an 教育 practice rooted in constructivism, a theory of human development that centers inquiry, direct experience and productive struggle as primary engines of learning, 推动实施, 知情行动. 准备 teachers apply PBL within and across subject areas to engage students in challenging, real-world problems that are meaningful to them. Students learn through a hands-on, learning-by-doing approach that yields a product (e.g. presentation, display) which is shared with an interested audience. Students often pursue tasks in collaboration with peers and supporting adults and increasingly co-create tasks and control their own learning as they gain maturity and mastery. 

In consultation with PBL experts, educators in PPS alternative high schools developed a common framework to guide and assess their work. Follow these links to the framework and examples of 准备 projects.

Career and technical 教育 (CTE) in 准备 and throughout PPS involves a range of learning experiences, including:

crl--career-related learning experiences that build students’ awareness of their strengths and interests, and offer opportunities to explore and experience a variety of careers. Activities include interest inventories, 演讲者, 人才招聘会往往会, and work-based learning through job shadowing and internships.

CTE课程--accredited courses that provide students with academic preparation, 技术技能, 和真实, hands-on learning experiences. 在某些情况下, students may earn dual credits toward high school graduation and postsecondary completion through CTE coursework.

CTE学习项目--a progression of courses in a career field (e.g. 艺术 & 设计, 业务, 通信, 教育, 医疗保健, 自然资源, 运输, manufacturing) that align to a postsecondary CTE program and industry recognized standards and open clear pathways to certifications and degrees.

见PPS CTE /职业生涯路径 website for more information. 

社会 emotional learning (SEL) in 准备 engages and equips students and educators to understand themselves, to build respectful relationships, 为了创造公平, inclusive and culturally responsive learning environments and opportunities. 准备 schools are staffed with a full-time, on-site social worker who is embedded in the leadership team. In addition to traditional one-on-one case management, 准备 school social workers (SSWs) lead and support school wide and small group SEL activities. They also provide extensive professional development, 训练, and resources to ensure adults as well as students benefit from social-emotional learning and support in and outside the classroom.

准备与a对齐 transformative SEL framework evolved from the Collaborative for Academic, 社会, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) core competencies (Jagers等人，2018)，以及 multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) that promotes collaborative, data-informed practices to monitor and address individual and systemic barriers to students’ learning and advancement.