Module 5, Session 6: Activity 1

Module 5, Session 6
Small Group Activity 1
Jigsaw Reading:
"The New Urban High School-A Practitioner's Guide"

Group 1: Read the following section: Introduction (pp. 1-5).

Group 2: In the Case Study, The Chicago Vocational Academy, read the following sections: New Designs, Preparing for Change, Supporting Teachers, and Adult World Immersion (pp. 15-18).

Group 3: Read the following sections: The CVCA Family, Planning the Learning, Exhibiting Work, Getting It Done, Looking Ahead, Occupational Specificity, and Pedagogy (pp. 18-21).

Note: When reading, each group should take notes. After reading in small groups, the entire class meets for a group discussion. A representative from each group shares five main concepts learned from their assigned reading. In the large group debriefing session, the following questions should be addressed:

1. How the CVAA Academies are structured (i.e. - student programs).

2. Describe the five components of reform at CVCA?

3. How is CVAA's Staff Development Program structured?

Module 5, Session 6 Small Group Activity 1 Jigsaw Reading: "The New Urban High School-A Practitioner's Guide"

Module 5, Session 6
Small Group Activity 1
Jigsaw Reading:
"The New Urban High School-A Practitioner's Guide"