2024 CPS Summer Leadership Institute (SLI)

Participants will learn about bringing Project Based Learning to their schools. Everyone will be presented with an overview of Project Based Learning. Principals will have the opportunitity to meet with a Principal who has been pioneering PBL at his school. In addition, everyone will learning how the Inquiry to Action Framework is transforming the classroom to spaces of inquiry, identity, community and relationships, justice oriented centered on real world experiences. Teacher leaders will also speak to how transformative Project Based Learning has been for their students. These student-centered projects are aligned to the Learning Conditions of Meaningful Work, Student Voice and Classroom Conditions. Students are more motivated to learn when the work in class feels interesting and relevant to them.These projects call for in-depth research and invite students to take informed action on a problem beyond their classroom. These projects are a way to build culturally responsive and inclusive experiences for students in Pre-K - 12th grade in any course or in an after-school setting.