Oakland Unified School District
For Science And History Teacher Professional Development
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Amount$270,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/19/2010
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
This project will teach Oakland's science and history teachers techniques for designing and implementing project-based learning in their classrooms, an important instructional method for deeper learning. Projects will connect science and history to students' lives and challenge them to find creative solutions to problems they identify. This application of academic skills to the real world will better prepare students for college and careers.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.ousd.k12.ca.us
Address
314 East 10th Street, Oakland, CA, 94606-2302, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for science and history teacher professional development
This project will teach Oakland's science and history teachers techniques for designing and implementing project-based learning in their classrooms, an important instructional method for deeper learning. Projects will connect science and history to students' lives and challenge them to find creative solutions to problems they identify. This application of academic skills to the real world will better prepare students for college and careers.
