Global Tech Prep’s Future State DesignBIG IDEA: CREATING A PERSONALIZED, BLENDED (PART ON-LINE, PART

IN-PERSON)LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT OFFERS STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE CHOICES, VOICES, AND FLUENCY IN 21ST

CENTURY SKILLS.

The GTP community will achieve this through:

Introducing flexible scheduling to enable community members to have more shared time for planning and to maximize student learning through innovative and non-traditional scheduling.

Implementing Apple Challenged-Based Learning (CBL), with learning tasks that are authentic and based on real-world problems. CBL allows students to engage with issues critically, gives students choice, and creates a role for teachers as facilitators.

Individualizing learning plans and goals for each student.

Continuing to hone in on and perfect Tony Wagner’s 21st Century skills through digital portfolios for every student.

Extending the learning day to 6:00 P.M for each student to engage in college and career exploration.

Graduating learners prepared for traditional as well as online learning environments.

1950’s through Present: Teacher-Dominated

Traditional Classrooms (*yawn*)

The Future at GTP: Student-Centered Innovative

Classrooms with students collaborating on real-

world issues with teachers as facilitators!

(*yay*)

PERSONALIZED, BLENDED (PART ON-LINE, PART IN-

PERSON) LEARNING ENVIRONMENT GIVING

STUDENTS CHOICES, VOICES, AND FLUENCY IN 21ST

CENTURY SKILLS.

Flexible scheduling for

shared professional

planning and to maximize student

learning.

Challenged-Based Learning with teachers as

facilitators implementing tasks that are authentic, based on real-world problems and gives

students choice.

Individualizing learning plans and

goals for each student.

Digital portfolios for every student.

Extending the learning day to 6:00 P.M for

each student to engage in

college and career

exploration.

Graduating learners

prepared for traditional and online learning

environments.

Global Tech Prep’s Future State Design