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Odyssey 101 — PBL Essentials
The focus of Odyssey 101 is to give a comprehensive exploration of designing, developing and deploying a project. Small groups of teachers, led by passionate, experienced and trained Critical Coaches will collaborate and workshop project ideas and practices that will benefit teachers for the coming years. Teachers will leave with a clearer understanding of the PBL process, unit plans and curriculum they can immediately implement in their classrooms.
The focus of Odyssey 101 is to give a comprehensive exploration of designing, developing and deploying a project. Small groups of teachers, led by passionate, experienced and trained Critical Coaches will collaborate and workshop project ideas and practices that will benefit teachers for the coming years. Teachers will leave with a clearer understanding of the PBL process, unit plans and curriculum they can immediately implement in their classrooms.

Odyssey 201 — Digging Deeper
The focus of Odyssey 201 is to give teachers who have some experience with Project Based Learning the time, space and resources to dig deeper. It is also a place to come as a team of teachers to develop a collaborative project around a theme or unit. Teachers will leave with revised and refined projects as well as more ideas for how to design, develop and deploy better projects.
The focus of Odyssey 201 is to give teachers who have some experience with Project Based Learning the time, space and resources to dig deeper. It is also a place to come as a team of teachers to develop a collaborative project around a theme or unit. Teachers will leave with revised and refined projects as well as more ideas for how to design, develop and deploy better projects.
Odyssey 202 — Study Hall (2 Days)
For those with Odyssey 101 and 201 experience, this is an opportunity to collaborate with other teachers in a common grade, subject, or topic to develop and refine projects. Work with a group of teachers and a coach to further project development and project assessments. Participants are invited to attend the presentations of learning on August 23rd. |
Odyssey 203 — Cross Curricular Project Design
For educators with Odyssey 101, 201, or their own rich PBL experiences, Odyssey 203 is designed to help educators blend multiple subjects, disciplines, and/or grade levels in one project. Discover the tools, resources, and creativity necessary to develop learning blocks for students. This Odyssey is suited for both elementary and high school educators. For the best Odyssey 203 experience consider attending with a teacher partner, team, department, or colleague. |
Odyssey TFT — Teaching for Tranformation (Early Adopters' Cohort)
Teaching for Transformation is a learning design framework that invites students and teachers both to see God’s story and to live their unique parts in God’s story through authentic, formational learning experiences in all disciplines. Rooted in deep hope that God’s desire is for all things to flourish, the Teaching for Transformation core practices provide a structure in which learning engages in real work that meets real needs for real people. Teaching for Transformation believes learning is primarily about not information but formation. Learning is formational because it reciprocally “forms” both the learner and the world that the learner engages with and in. Learner’s in God’s story participate in his vision to make all things new. |
2021 Academy (online):
Odyssey 101 & 201, & 203 Monday, August 23rd - Thursday, August 26th
Odyssey TfT - Monday, August 23rd - Thursday, August 26th
★★The Academy is pleased to announce that The Christian School Foundation is again providing a $250 bursary for Odysseys 101, 201, and TfT participants. Bursaries will be distributed after The Academy has been completed. ★★
Odyssey 101 & 201, & 203 Monday, August 23rd - Thursday, August 26th
Odyssey TfT - Monday, August 23rd - Thursday, August 26th
★★The Academy is pleased to announce that The Christian School Foundation is again providing a $250 bursary for Odysseys 101, 201, and TfT participants. Bursaries will be distributed after The Academy has been completed. ★★