Need: Students need to see the relevance in the concepts they are learning  Educators need to be able to connect curricular concepts to real world experiences.  

Objective: Help teachers make content areas (math/science) relevant to students by providing real life examples from local businesses. 

Background

Our “Real World” pilot, introduced in 2022-23, was an innovative pilot designed to engage students who may not see the relevance in the math concepts they are learning. Have you ever heard a student say “When will I ever use this?”  Most teachers struggle to connect concepts back to the real world to answer this question.  For 2024, we offered a second version on March 1st, 2024!  This year, we had 13 math teachers who participated.  We visited Cutting Dynamics, an aeronautical manufacturer and AJ Rose, a stamping manufacturer for auto parts.  We also offered for the first time a "Science in the Real World Teacher PD", which can be seen below.  

2024 Event Pictures (Math)

MATH IN THE REAL WORLD TEACHER PD

SCIENCE IN THE REAL WORLD TEACHER PD