LTG Year 2: Refinement and Expansion
LTG Year 2: Refinement and Expansion
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D15_Flyer_PBLWorkShare_2026.pdfLTG Year 2 focused on expanding and strengthening our Project-Based Learning (PBL) work across classrooms and schools.
LTG Year 2 focused on expanding and strengthening our Project-Based Learning (PBL) work across classrooms and schools.
Through advanced coaching and embedded support, PLC members deepened their facilitation practices while targeted schools explored technology-enhanced PBL units. The district also expanded professional learning opportunities to support up to 40 additional teachers in developing strong, student-centered PBL practices.
Through advanced coaching and embedded support, PLC members deepened their facilitation practices while targeted schools explored technology-enhanced PBL units. The district also expanded professional learning opportunities to support up to 40 additional teachers in developing strong, student-centered PBL practices.
Year 2 Curriculum & Instruction
Year 2 Curriculum & Instruction
Planning for Improving Teaching and Learning Through PBL
Planning for Improving Teaching and Learning Through PBL
with Michael McDowell
with Michael McDowell
District 15 continued to improve teaching and learning through Project-Based Learning (PBL) and technology. This work supported all students, especially students in TSI/CSI schools.
The District 15 LTG PBL Professional Learning Community (PLC) learned with author Michael McDowell and joined a two-day planning retreat with Core Collaborative to prepare for Year 2. The team focused on combining clear teaching practices with problem-based learning to create engaging learning experiences for students across the district.
The focus continues to be on using Michael McDowell’s Problem-Based Habits alongside Anita Archer’s Elements of Explicit Instruction to strengthen district team facilitation, while also considering opportunities to integrate technology to support 21st century learning. Through this work, the district continues to build a strong mindset for problem-based learning.
LTG Year 2 PBL Work Share
LTG Year 2 PBL Work Share
D15_Photos_PBLWorkShare_2026.pdfDistrict 15 proudly celebrated 100% participation in this year’s PBL Work Share, with all 42 schools represented. Students and staff came together to showcase engaging, student-centered learning experiences that highlighted creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, and innovative thinking across the district.
PBL Professional Learning Series & Visits
TTFA District 15 PBL Presentation.pdfDistrict 15 PBL PL | Media & Technology
District 15 PBL PL | Media & Technology
Exploring Creative Learning Through Digital Media
In February 2026, District 15 PBL Leads from all our schools participated in a professional learning session focused on media and technology, presented in partnership with Take Two Film Academy. The session supported educators in exploring creative ways to integrate digital tools, storytelling, and technology into student learning experiences to strengthen engagement, collaboration, and 21st century skills.
Spotlight on PS 94:
Green Team
Grade 2 Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning
Copy of Fri. 3/27 & Mon. 3/30 PBL VISIT.pptxPS 94:
Exploring How Weather Shapes Communities Over Time
Students connected Social Studies Unit 2, How and Why Communities Change Over Time, with HMH Module 6, Weather Wise: How Does Weather Affect Us?, to explore how weather impacts the way people live and how communities grow and change.
Through research, maps, photographs, informational texts, and hands-on design challenges, students learned how New York City communities adapted to snowstorms, flooding, heat waves, and other weather conditions in the past and present. As a culminating project, students became city planners and engineers to design a “Weather-Wise NYC Community of the Future,” creating solutions to help people live safely and comfortably during different types of weather while explaining how communities continue to change to meet people’s needs.
Spotlight on PS 146/Brooklyn New School/BNS:
Grade 1 Science + PBL: Plants & Farming; Farm Workers; Physics; Insects
Grade 3 Social Studies + PBL: West Africa
Hands-On Science Connected to Nature, Engineering, and Real-World Learning
Students observed, designed, tested, built, cooked, planted, and problem-solved while developing curiosity, creativity, and scientific thinking. Learning experiences encouraged students to ask questions, make discoveries, and better understand how science connects to everyday life.
First grade students engaged in hands-on science experiences that connected classroom learning to nature, engineering, farming, and the world around them. Through investigations, experiments, outdoor exploration, building challenges, and collaborative projects, students explored topics such as plants, insects, composting, forces and motion, ramps, weather, and simple machines.
PS 146/ BNS:
PS 146/ BNS:
Exploring West Africa Through Art, Culture, and Community
Exploring West Africa Through Art, Culture, and Community
Connecting Past and Present Through Inquiry and Creativity
Third grade students explored the rich cultures, histories, and traditions of West Africa through hands-on learning experiences connected to art, music, storytelling, geography, symbols, textiles, dance, and community life. Students examined how culture is shared through stories, proverbs, artifacts, and creative expression while learning to look beyond stereotypes and develop a deeper understanding of the many cultures within West Africa.
Through research, discussion, collaborative projects, and museum-style presentations, students built skills in observation, problem-solving, communication, and cultural understanding while making connections between West African traditions and their influence on communities today.
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