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November 2021
Collab Lab 43: Prototyping and Testing Ideas
What if students saw prototypes not as just a model of their solution, but as a way to understand the problem they are trying to solve? Too often we see students fixate on a single solution without taking the time to embrace the problem they are taking on. How might they use prototypes or other tools early and often in the design cycle to test their understanding of the problem and the ways in might be addressed? Could that promote…
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Collab Lab 44: Working with community partners
How can we work with community partners not just to give our students a richer set of experiences, but to help further partners' goals? Sustainable engagement with community partners requires not just that students benefit from that engagement, but that working with teachers and students aligns with and allows partners to meet their own goals. Join us for a conversation focused on what both schools and partners need, and the much richer set of opportunities that emerge when goals are…
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Collab Lab 45: The student experience on real world projects
What do we want students to get out of real world projects? Engaging students in real world projects creates opportunities to connect with students' passions, build connections to the broader community, and for students to see that they can have an impact on their community. What do you want students to get out of these experiences? What needs to be in place to make that happen? This is your chance to share your experiences and ideas with educators and community…
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Collab Lab 46: Connecting Projects Across Grade Levels
What if students collaborated across grade levels to take on a real world challenge? In the real world, major projects require the collaboration of multiple teams across a rage of disciplines and depend on the ability of individuals with varied levels of skills and experience to work effectively together. It allows broader participation in the effort, it is how talent is nurtured, and how leadership skills are developed. How might we give students the same sorts of experiences? What might…
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Collab Lab 47: The Fellows Experience – What We’ve Learned
The first year of our Fellows Program is wrapping up. What have we learned along the way? Focus As we near the end of the first year of our Fellows Program, it's time to reflect on what we've learned so far, what worked, what didn't, and how we might adjust as we move forward. Come to hear what the experience has been like for Fellows and program partners, and share your perspective and ideas as we get ready to kick…
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Collab Lab 48: Fellows Celebration!
What opportunities are created for students when teachers from different schools and different districts come together with more than 40 community partners to design, implement and support community-engaged, real world projects that run within the school day? The first year of the Learn Deep Fellows Program is wrapping up. Our last Collab Lab of the season is a chance to celebrate the work of Fellows, their students, and the community partners that helped make this happen. Join us to see…
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Collab Lab 49: The Role(s) of Mentors
What becomes possible when students can see a bit of themselves in someone else? The point of community-engaged learning isn't simply to connect students and teachers to expertise. It's an opportunity for students to find inspiration in the path someone else has taken, to build a network of relationships that can support a students as they pursue their dreams. We'll kick off our 7th season of Collab Labs with a focus on the roles mentors can play to support the…
Find out more »CL49 Debrief: What Comes Next?
What can we take from our discussion about the roles of mentors at Collab Lab 49 that we want to act on? Our discussion at Collab Lab 49 brought out both a lot of passion about the value successful mentor/mentee relationships can offer students as well as concerns for what needs to be in place to do this well. Given what we hear, what do we want to act on, within your classroom or as part of a collaborative effort…
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Collab Lab 50: Community Engaged Science
What new possibilities do students see when their work supports a broader effort? Where are there opportunities to connect the work of students to support community engaged science efforts in Milwaukee? How might this broaden students' perspectives on who does science, and when and where that can happen? What needs to be in place for students to see that they can make a useful contribution on issues they care about? Join us on November 10th to talk through ideas and…
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Collab Lab 51: Student Driven Issues
What if we let students drive the issues that are the focus of their work? Any issue of significance provides a rich opportunity for interdisciplinary exploration. If the issues students care about are the focus of student work, how might they use their passion to help them see connections across domains and develop the knowledge, skills, and practices to make a difference? How do we navigate our own fears about where this might lead to create the possibility? Join us…
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