Advanced Technological Education:

Professional Development Resources

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Active Teaching and Learning

Active Teaching and Learning

Watch this professional development video from Getting Results, to see how strategies such as hands-on activities or participation in group work increase student understanding and confidence. OER Level

11-12

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Assessing Teaching and Learning

Assessing Teaching and Learning

Watch how one teacher conducts formative assessment as part of her statistics class, in this professional development video from Getting Results. OER Level

11-12

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Changing Student Lives Through Advanced Technological Education

Changing Student Lives Through Advanced Technological Education

This lesson designed for teacher professional development explores various career fields that use advanced technology and gives teachers tools and resources they can use to introduce students to advanced technological education (ATE) pathways.

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Self-paced Lesson

Creating a Community of Learners

Creating a Community of Learners

Watch this professional development video from Getting Results to see how getting to know your students and establishing a positive classroom environment can greatly increase student success. OER Level

11-12

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Engaging Students in Lecture and Lab

Engaging Students in Lecture and Lab

Watch this professional development video from Getting Results in which students move from lecture to lab teams and use algebraic functions to program robots. OER Level

11-12

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Integrating Disciplines in Project-Based Learning

Integrating Disciplines in Project-Based Learning

Watch instructors from different disciplines create an integrated project that links concepts from their courses, in this professional development video from Getting Results. OER Level

11-12

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Moving Beyond the Classroom

Moving Beyond the Classroom

Watch this professional development video from Getting Results, to discover how industry and community connections provide students with firsthand experience in how to apply their learning. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL in an Architecture Design Class

PBCL in an Architecture Design Class

In this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real, see how students in an architectural design class use PBCL to refine their designs for a wellness center. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL in a Web Design Class

PBCL in a Web Design Class

In this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real, see how one instructor works with the business community and then with students in his Web design class. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL in the Field: Instructor Insights

PBCL in the Field: Instructor Insights

In this video from Making Learning Real, community college teachers reflect on the Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) methodology. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL in the Field: Student Insights

PBCL in the Field: Student Insights

In this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real, students at two community colleges reflect on the outcomes of PBCL. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL in an HTML Class

PBCL in an HTML Class

Watch students present solutions to an organization's business problem, in this video on the Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) approach from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL in an Information Technology Class

PBCL in an Information Technology Class

Watch an IT class develop a networking plan for a retail business, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL: Preparing Students for Today

PBCL: Preparing Students for Today

This video excerpted from Making Learning Real introduces Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL), a methodology that puts a real-world industry problem at the center of course curriculum. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL Stage 1: Course/Business Matching

PBCL Stage 1: Course/Business Matching

Watch how a Web design instructor identifies a local businessperson to participate in a class project, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL Stage 2: Framing a Situation for the Classroom

PBCL Stage 2: Framing a Situation for the Classroom

See how instructors and their business partners develop real-world problems for classes, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL Stage 3: The Situation

PBCL Stage 3: The Situation

Watch students prepare networking solutions for a local business, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL Stage 4: Problem Analysis

PBCL Stage 4: Problem Analysis

Watch an architectural design class identify research questions and gain insights from an industry expert, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL Stage 5: Field Insights

PBCL Stage 5: Field Insights

Watch an Information Technology class gain first-hand information about real business problems through an on-site visit, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL Stage 6: Resource Development

PBCL Stage 6: Resource Development

Watch students in a Web design class work with their business partner, instructor, and classmates as they develop a Web site for their business partner, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL Stage 7: Test Points

PBCL Stage 7: Test Points

See an architecture class revise their plans after receiving feedback from a client, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL Stage 8: Evidence of Learning

PBCL Stage 8: Evidence of Learning

Watch student teams present Web site solutions to their client, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL Stage 9: Feedback & Evaluation

PBCL Stage 9: Feedback & Evaluation

Watch an HTML instructor discuss how she evaluates students’ work, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL Stage 9: Feedback & Evaluation - Guest Expert

PBCL Stage 9: Feedback & Evaluation - Guest Expert

Watch a guest Web design instructor give feedback on student presentations to a client, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL: Teamwork

PBCL: Teamwork

Watch IT students and their instructor discuss the value of teamwork, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL: Thinking About Evaluation

PBCL: Thinking About Evaluation

Watch instructors and a learning scientist discuss ways to evaluate student work, in this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real. OER Level

11-12

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PBCL: Why It Works

PBCL: Why It Works

In this video on Problem-Based Case Learning (PBCL) from Making Learning Real, watch the developers of PBCL talk about the fundamentals behind the methodology. OER Level

11-12

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Planning for Outcomes

Planning for Outcomes

Watch a group of teachers plan their courses in order to reinforce program goals and prepare students for real-life job experiences, in this professional development video from Getting Results. OER Level

11-12

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Preparing Your Students for Advanced Technological Education

Preparing Your Students for Advanced Technological Education

This lesson designed for teacher professional development explores various career fields that use advanced technology and gives teachers tools and resources they can use to prepare their students for entry into advanced technology education (ATE) programs.

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Self-paced Lesson

Teaching With Technology

Teaching With Technology

Watch students apply mathematics concepts as they program graphing calculators that then command robots, in this professional development video from Getting Results. OER Level

11-12

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Using Job-Shadowing Experiences

Using Job-Shadowing Experiences

Watch a student shadow a microbiologist for a day in this professional development video adapted from Getting Results. OER Level

11-12

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Utilizing Right and Wrong Answers

Utilizing Right and Wrong Answers

In this professional development video excerpted from Getting Results, see how one teacher uses a test to reinforce and correct student understanding of a concept. OER Level

11-12

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Visualizing Concepts Through Technology

Visualizing Concepts Through Technology

Watch how a scaled-down version of a refinery helps students understand the concepts and operation involved, in this professional development video from Getting Results. OER Level

11-12

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Working with Non-traditional Learners

Working with Non-traditional Learners

Look for strategies on how to work with students who have different learning backgrounds, in this professional development video excerpted from Getting Results. OER Level

11-12

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