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PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
Submitted by Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART), Clovis, CA
All students at the Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART) are involved in the creation of a sequence of projects that require public presentation and reflect academic achievement and professional quality standards. The content and number of projects undertaken by students varies across the career clusters and labs that define the CART curriculum. Reasons for Practice
The founders and current staff of CART believe that hands-on, project-based learning provides invaluable opportunities for students to work on real-life problems similar to those that they will encounter in their professional and/or university careers. Length of Time in Effect Project-based learning has been an integral part of CART's methods since the school's opening in 2000.
PROJECT-BASED WORK at the Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART) typically involves students working, either individually or in groups, with employees from business or government to identify and research a problem, and then to develop conclusions in the form of a final presentation. Students often create a product or provide a service that addresses a problem actually faced by an involved organization. For example, in the Environmental Sciences lab (Professional Sciences cluster), students worked with staff from the California Department of Fish and Game to map out the life cycle of trout and identify problems that affect their reproduction rates. What are the Benefits to the Student?
What are the Benefits to Employers Involved with the School?
What are the Benefits to the School?
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Susan Fisher Telephone: 559-248-7400
Student Work Sample: The following student work sample has been provided courtesy of CART and students Pao Ly Vang, Suwan Keo, and AnJali Singh:
What is soil? This is the question that three CART students pursued during a semester-long project. Working alongside a soil scientist, they learned about the characteristics of soil that benefit plants. Their goal was to ensure the success of a native garden that was being developed by students and community members for the purpose of learning about California native plants.
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