Everything you need to Navigate
Everything you need to Navigate
the LTI Process.
the LTI Process.
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L2L = Leaving to Learn
L2L = Leaving to Learn
PBL Pathway LTI Scope and Sequence
PBL Pathway LTI Scope and Sequence
FOUNDATIONS - 9th Grade
Students engage in hands-on i-studio workshops and service learning experiences [Leaving 2 Learn] supporting the development of a strong foundation for meaningful and safe individual internships. Students explore and articulate concepts of self, personal visions, and goals and create action plans to achieve those goals in Freshman Seminar. Students develop interpersonal and concrete skills needed for successful interaction in a variety of professional settings via the Roadtrip Nation curriculum in Advisory during the second semester and by participating in weekly Service Learning/Hands-on Workshops in the i-studio first semester. Safety protocols are discussed and practiced under the supervision of district-approved chaperones for the entirety of the school year.FOUNDATIONS - 9th Grade
EXPLORATIONS - 10th grade
Students get into the world, learning from facilitated and mentored experiences. Students consider the needs of others and design projects in Advisory. By connecting authentic interest and need to fieldwork, the depth and quality of student experience in internships is elevated. Coursework from other content areas is integrated, as appropriate, into student-driven projects. Student learning in context from professional mentors is monitored and complemented by their Teacher Advisors.EXPLORATIONS - 10th grade
CAPACITY BUILDING - 11th grade
Students use their exploratory experiences from Grade 10 to refine their interests and engage in more focused internships. Students focus on the development of Professional Networks in areas of interest. Students focus on industry-specific skill development in projects managed in Advisory. Coursework from other content areas is integrated, as appropriate, into student-driven projects. Student learning in the context of professional mentors is monitored and complemented by Teacher Advisors.CAPACITY BUILDING - 11th grade
SENIOR THESIS - 12th grade
Students are immersed in real-world activities aligned with well-articulated interests. Students co-construct complex projects with members of their Professional Network. Grade 12 students are living their interests and articulating and executing plans for post-secondary participation in the community. Coursework from other content areas is integrated, as appropriate, into student-driven projects. Student learning in the context of professional mentors is monitored and complemented by the Teacher Advisor. Grade 12 students are leaders and mentors both within the PBL Pathway community and in the broader Santa Monica community.SENIOR THESIS - 12th grade
Find Your Interests
Find Your Interests
What do you do in your "free time" outside of school? How can you leverage these interests to guide your learning?
- SchooLinks - interest inventories, learning styles, and StrengthsFinder surveys, career exploration, internships in your area
- L2L Experiences and Service Learning Projects
- Advisory - Interest Exploration Activities
- Who Am I Projects
- Roadtrip Nation
- Passion Speakers
Find People/ Places
Find People/ Places
- Students initiate the investigation process by first checking to see if there is an available opportunity in Imblaze: https://imblaze.my.site.com/. (Watch video - STEP 1)
- If there are no opportunities of interest in Imblaze, students will research organizations, businesses, and experts via the Internet.
If this is a new site/ person and not already in ImBlaze, students need to add the person/site directly into ImBlaze (watch video - Suggest an Opportunity).
Informational Interview
Informational Interview
- Upon approval by your Advisor and LTI Coordinator, students may contact the site (with adult supervision) and schedule an interview (Watch video: Step 2).
- The student must complete an Informational/Shadow Day Agreement Form and Transportation Waiver . These forms must be submitted TOGETHER to the Advisor who will submit to the LTI Coordinator. DEADLINE listed below:
- Friday by 4 pm for a Tuesday appointment
This time frames allow the advisor and LTI coordinator to verify student readiness by: 1. reviewing interview questions for depth and relevance 2. Inform the parent via the permission slips. 3. It is also necessary to secure an approved chaperone (certificated, management, classified, Level II volunteer), if requested by your parent.
No student can leave the school without a parent permission slip and confirmed interview, shadow day, and/ or internship submitted by the deadline.
A pass will be created and available for pick up in the PBL Office on the date of the scheduled appointment. LTI coordinator will call interview sites to confirm each appointment before providing the pass to student.
- Following the interview (same day), the student must log their experience Imblaze: https://imblaze.my.site.com/ *This is a crucial step to ensure accountability and safety.
Shadow Day
Shadow Day
- After a successful interview in which the student has
- The LTI Coordinator will contact the site and schedule the shadow day for the student. At this point, the LTI Coordinator will initiate a conversation about our school and the internship program. A confirmation email to the advisor with the date and time of the Shadowday.
LTI Set-Up
LTI Set-Up
- After a successful Shadow day experience in which the student has completed:
- a ShadowDay Anthropology and
- met with their advisor.
A student can request an Internship at the site electronically: https://imblaze.my.site.com/
- Students need to write a response in Imblaze as to the reason they would like to pursue an internship based on their shadow day experience. These should be fairly detailed and specific.
- Student should schedule a meeting with the LTI Coordinator : https://calendly.com/nnicodemus-pbl/dolearnthrive . A calendar invite/email will confirm a time and date for the student to meet with LTI Coordinator to discuss the internship. At this meeting, the student needs to bring:
- their reflections from the interview (completed in Inkwire),
- the Shadow Day Anthropology, and
- be prepared to discuss the site and why they want to intern there.
- The LTI Coordinator will contact the site to set up an internship. Imblaze approval on the site’s willingness to have an intern will be sent with accompanying paperwork to be completed by the parent. Students will need to obtain a work permit and signed parent permission on all forms.
- Once the student has a confirmed LTI, then the real work begins. A project set-up meeting needs to occur within the first two weeks of the student’s start date (mentor, student, and advisor). The initial two weeks is a trial time in which the student or mentor can determine if they wish to continue.
- After the project set-up meeting, the student commits to the Internship for the mutually agreed-upon timeframe (a minimum of 6 weeks).
- Advisors will communicate with the mentor via phone, e-mail, or in person weekly.
LTI Documentation
LTI Documentation
- LOG HOURS OF LTI- Don't forget to use Imblaze each time the student visits their LTI site. Students need to check in (with location turned on) upon their arrival. When the student checks in, student will be asked to set a goal for the time spent at the internship. Student will also need to check-out and complete a reflection on what was accomplished for that day.
- Students will be able to document their experience and the academic aspects of their learning in InkWire. This too will allow for an easier POL as students will be able to store and extract all documents and reflections from one easy place.
- As a best practice, students should also use a composition book dedicated to their LTI, with an on-going terminology section, recording the new vocabulary, terminology, or procedures they are learning. Documentation of the learning can be uploaded to Inkwire via a snapshot of the pages from the journal or typed.
- While students await the initial Project set-up meeting, students should complete the LTI Anthropology.
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