Westmont Educational Seminar

Lindsey Coleman ~ Jacqueline Firestone ~ Nicole Provost

Making Real World Connections

Steps for Making Connections

Goals Content Instructional Design Student Tasks Technological Affordances Assessment Teacher Roles

The Ten Commandments of Making Connections

Ways to incorporate real world connections in your classroom

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Students Interest Students Experience Significant Current Issues Improving the Real World Relating to Clients Interacting with Assessors Interacting with People Who Know Learning Adult Work and Life Skills Creating a Body of Work Creating Images of the Future

Connections Improve
! Disciplinary Problems ! Post Secondary Matriculation Rates ! Achievement ! Engagement ! Attendance ! Retention ! Test Scores

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Builds Student Motivation Through

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Inquiry Based Learning Gives

! Active Learning ! Higher Critical Thinking ! Social Experiences ! Motivation ! Career Skills