Taking the Classroom Into the Community

A Guidebook
Neal A. Glasgow - San Dieguito Union High School District, California
Taking the Classroom Into the Community
May 1996 | 80 pages | Corwin
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Get state-of-the-art equipment you can't afford to buy by putting students "to work" with the businesses in your community. Students will learn to meet industry standards of performance and how to work on an individual project within a larger group project. Glasgow shows you how to recruit the best community mentors. He includes a model for using student portfolios to evaluate and document progress and gives you tips for solving the liability issues.

Contents

Taking the Classroom into the Real World

  • One School's Approach

Changing Roles for Teachers

Changing Roles for Teachers

Mentoring

  • New Roles and Learning Outcomes

Looking for Help

  • Recruiting Mentors

Communicating with the Community and the Mentors

Communicating with the Community and the Mentors

Is There Room for Something New?

Is There Room for Something New?

Managing It All

  • The Portfolio

Putting the Portfolio to Work

  • Examples of Student Project Portfolio Evolution

Examples of Mentored Project Experiences

Examples of Mentored Project Experiences

In Conclusion

  • The Future of the Classroom in the Community

Description

Get state-of-the-art equipment you can't afford to buy by putting students "to work" with the businesses in your community. Students will learn to meet industry standards of performance and how to work on an individual project within a larger group project. Glasgow shows you how to recruit the best community mentors. He includes a model for using student portfolios to evaluate and document progress and gives you tips for solving the liability issues.

Contents

Taking the Classroom into the Real World

  • One School's Approach

Changing Roles for Teachers

Changing Roles for Teachers

Mentoring

  • New Roles and Learning Outcomes

Looking for Help

  • Recruiting Mentors

Communicating with the Community and the Mentors

Communicating with the Community and the Mentors

Is There Room for Something New?

Is There Room for Something New?

Managing It All

  • The Portfolio

Putting the Portfolio to Work

  • Examples of Student Project Portfolio Evolution

Examples of Mentored Project Experiences

Examples of Mentored Project Experiences

In Conclusion

  • The Future of the Classroom in the Community
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Taking the Classroom Into the Community

A Guidebook


May 1996 | 80 pages | Corwin

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Paperback 01/02/2026 9780803964792 $37.95

Get state-of-the-art equipment you can't afford to buy by putting students "to work" with the businesses in your community. Students will learn to meet industry standards of performance and how to work on an individual project within a larger group project. Glasgow shows you how to recruit the best community mentors. He includes a model for using student portfolios to evaluate and document progress and gives you tips for solving the liability issues.

Table Of Contents:

  • Taking the Classroom into the Real World
  • One School's Approach
  • Changing Roles for Teachers
  • Mentoring
  • New Roles and Learning Outcomes
  • Looking for Help
  • Recruiting Mentors
  • Communicating with the Community and the Mentors
  • Is There Room for Something New?
  • Managing It All
  • The Portfolio
  • Putting the Portfolio to Work
  • Examples of Student Project Portfolio Evolution
  • Examples of Mentored Project Experiences
  • In Conclusion
  • The Future of the Classroom in the Community

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