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Edgewood is committed to lifelong learning for our students and our staff. Our teachers meet in weekly Professional Learning Communities to discuss standards and determine Power standards, develop common formative assessments, and dive into data to further student learning. We use common vocabulary across curricula so that students understand concepts are similar no matter what subject they are studying. Our teachers model lifelong learning. We are all learning how to implement Project Based Learning this year. During monthly faculty meetings, we learn about the different steps of PBL, then work to build a PBL unit to implement in our classes. Teachers from different disciplines work together to brainstorm ideas and suggest ways the different departments can support each other. Teachers and students all work in collaborative groups as we learn and grow.
3.1 STEM Instructional Approach Training
3.1 STEM Instructional Approach Training
Edgewood's Leadership Team plans monthly faculty meetings. There is always instruction on ways to improve teaching methodology. Part of each month's training is how to better include STEM in our instruction. Teachers also continue learning during summer months. Several Edgewood teachers participated in the IDOE summer read program with Trevor Muir's book, The Collaborative Classroom.
Sept 20 Faculty Roster.pdfAll teachers attend faculty meetings, and all teachers receive training. Edgewood uses the model of teachers training teachers.
PBL Traning Log 10.4.21.pdfIn addition to STEM training, all teachers receive training to administer state tests.
This pictures shows teachers working in collaborative groups as they discuss driving questions and hooks in PBL.
3.2 STEM Instructional Approach Implementation
3.2 STEM Instructional Approach Implementation
Teachers are intentional in their plans to include STEM in their instruction.
7th Grade Curriculum Map.docxScience 7 curriculum map which displays all power standards and activities throughout the school year.
Students in Design and Modeling create puzzle cubes, then time teachers and other students on how long it takes to solve their puzzles. This is all part of the data collection process. After data collection, students analyze their data.
Edgewood Projects by Department (Responses)This document shows projects in various class disciplines and how they implement STEM as part of their instruction.
Students are working collaboratively on their orthosis brace for a person who has cerebral palsy.
FNGL_PBL_Master_Plan_Final_2020 Richcreek Warsaw Community Schools.pdfPBL Master Plan of Sensory Object Project. This plan incorporates all of the elements needed to deliver this project.
Sensory Object unit plan describes all of the standards and skills involved in the project based learning activity.
Sensory objects are designed and produced by students for people who may be in a crisis situation. These sensory objects will be tested and selected to be placed in a sensory bag for emergency workers in our county.
3.3 Student Instructional Work Groups
3.3 Student Instructional Work Groups
Group work is a staple at Edgewood. Students work together to create and develop projects, and they work together in proof-reading each other's written work. Our teachers believe in helping students learn important collaboration skills.
Lab Feedback Travel Mug.pdfPart of learning to work together is for students to do different, specific tasks. It all comes together in the end.
Travel Mug Student Work Sample.pdfStudents design and plan their projects before they can start building.
Game Changers - Problem-Solution Project Guidelines.docx8th grade Honors Language Arts classes identify a problem in society, research the problem, then propose a solution in a Shark Tank format.
Game Changers - Making a Difference Project.docxThis is the planning sheet for students as they begin their Game Changers project.
FACS Work Groups with Scoring Feedback.pdfThe Family and Consumer Science department offers three different courses at Edgewood. Students learn cooking and math skills in all three classes. Instruction includes communication, sewing, child development, laundry, and other skills needed to be successful in life.
3.4 Technology in Instruction
3.4 Technology in Instruction
Being a 1:1 school, students have access to iPads in all their classrooms, and desktop computers in their STEM classes.
Students have access to desktop computers in two different labs at Edgewood. Here they work on Microsoft, programming, and Project Lead the Way.
Students often collaborate as they work in technology labs.
Warsaw Schools are a 1:1 corporation, with every student having access to an iPad at school and at home. Students often research before designing and creating projects.
Learning to communicate and work together is important in all classes at Edgewood.
The CNC router is a valuable tool to help produce prototypes and products Students gain work-place skills while learning how the router and the software works.
Using the CO2 laser engraver and 3D printers help students see what they have designed. This is giving students skills using different types of technologies to produce products.
3.5 STEM Integration
3.5 STEM Integration
All teachers at Edgewood are working to integrate STEM concepts into their instruction. Along with many PLTW and STEM electives, students also learn STEM concepts in Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) electives, history and social studies classes, science classes, and even language arts classes!
Automation & Robotics students test their robotic design in the balloon demo derby.
DM Unit Plan.pdfThese are the instructions for the puzzle cube design project students work on in Design and Modeling class.
DM_FWK_2_4.pdfAll students have the option to enroll in the PLTW class Design and Modeling.
Look again! Yes, middle school students can learn from dissection of brains and cow eyes!
Another favorite elective in the PLTW area is Medical Detectives. Dissecting is such an interesting task!
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