2. Entry Bridge 12 Week Course Career Pathways Miami-Dade County Public Schools Adult Education

3. Component Sequence  Digital Literacy  Essential Work Skills Literacy  Financial Literacy  Health Literacy  Civics Literacy  Global Literacy

4.  This twelve week course will enable students to receive the introductory requirements for meeting an integrated system of high standards, curriculum, and assessments geared towards career goal-setting for program success.  Students will be provided a personalized learning environment that will aid in receiving appropriate support in meeting the criteria of high academic standards and post-secondary transitions.  The Entry Bridge Course has six core components that contribute to the principles of meeting the prerequisite of entering the Career Bridge Courses of: Applied Academics and/or Career and Technical Education (CTE) program.

5. The Proposed Framework  Flexibility of delivery Push-in LAB two term delivery One-class – One-Term delivery In-class Lab Push in delivery  Possible LCPs: Assessment, Check-list (using PBL completion), Hours of completion

6. Methods that build skills  Each lesson leads to students working in group and individually on PBL Portfolio, topic, structure and delivery will be determined by student interaction with class and instructor.  As students complete each Component, he/she will individually complete a PBL (Project Based Learning) Portfolio per week  Project Based Learning is instruction in which students will generate questions to develop projects that drive the curriculum and instructional timeframe, and the primary focus will be on highly motivating topics, reflective of real-world problems, resulting in authentic application of the products produced.  Students will generate projects that determine the timeframe of study in PBL, rather than teacher generated assignments, instructional unit structure, or even course structure. Winning

7. BEST Practices and then SOME  The course is developed around Student-Centered Learning and Teacher Development Best Practices Pacing Guides Standards being Met Teacher Guide Student Syllabus Instructional Resources Professional Development