New Curriculum / Program of Study My Big Idea New Curriculum / Program of Study “(I)nstitutions should foster deep, integrated learning, synthesis, and analysis across the borders of disciplines, including by cultivating the difficult and increasingly necessary skill of collaborating with those whose expertise and cultural background is different from one’s own… working on unscripted problems and in conditions of uncertainty” (Davidson, 2017, p. 232) Without: Courses Grades Major? My Big Idea Presentation. IDS 81660 - CUNY-GC. Alvaro Cabrera-Maray, Teachers College - Oct. 25th, 2017

Problem-based / Project-based Typical week: M T W T F M Conferences Seminars Conferences Seminars New problem session: Students team + tutor One student leads (rotative role) Clarify / define problem Brainstorm solutions Define needs Define and distribute tasks Checking-in session: Students team + tutor Students report their individual progress and fix any emergent issues Same student leads Reporting session: Students team + tutor Students present their solution to the problem Tutor gives feedback _________________ New problem session: Another student leads Indiv. explor. time Individual exploration time My Big Idea Presentation. IDS 81660 - CUNY-GC. Alvaro Cabrera-Maray, Teachers College - Oct. 25th, 2017

Problem’s complexity increases over time Plan of studies: C O N T E V R A G Final Project Semester long Service Learning Community partners Longer Problems C O M P L E X I T Y Longer Problems Longer Problems Weekly Problems Weekly Problems Weekly Problems Weekly Problems Semesters My Big Idea Presentation. IDS 81660 - CUNY-GC. Alvaro Cabrera-Maray, Teachers College - Oct. 25th, 2017

How do problems look like? Drug abuse-related problem: Treatment medicine Preventive medicine Psychology Social work Law Involve more than 2 disciplines/fields/disciplinary lenses 1 or 2 disciplines at the “core” of the solution(s) All involve: Ethics Communication Statistical analysis ……. Engineering problem (new factory plant): Engineering Environment Community impact Regulations Final project: Community partners Intervention (Service Learning) Quantitative & Qualitative methodologies My Big Idea Presentation. IDS 81660 - CUNY-GC. Alvaro Cabrera-Maray, Teachers College - Oct. 25th, 2017

Assessment 2 summative assessments Individual reflective Portfolio PROBLEMS: Formative assessment by: Tutor Peers Self-assessment (NO GRADES) Individual reflective Portfolio Student documents: Problems & solutions Team’s decisions Individual contributions Perceived learning Personal reflections Connections to other subject matters Integration of feedback Etc….. Every semester an independent committee (not the tutors) decide PASS / FAIL based on quality of portfolio Progress Tests Assess understanding & application of knowledge in the disciplines / fields the student is concentrating Twice a semester Cover ALL the important knowledge in the discipline Student is expected to increase % of approval each time My Big Idea Presentation. IDS 81660 - CUNY-GC. Alvaro Cabrera-Maray, Teachers College - Oct. 25th, 2017

“T” Model Expertise in 1 or 2 disciplines/fields: Familiarization with several disciplines (through rotation of tasks during problems) Expertise in 1 or 2 disciplines/fields: Every other problem the student focuses in this(these) discipline(s) She/he takes progress tests in this(these) discipline(s) My Big Idea Presentation. IDS 81660 - CUNY-GC. Alvaro Cabrera-Maray, Teachers College - Oct. 25th, 2017

Extracurricular Democratic school Student’s decision-making power (over problems, projects, community partners) Powerful student government & organizations My Big Idea Presentation. IDS 81660 - CUNY-GC. Alvaro Cabrera-Maray, Teachers College - Oct. 25th, 2017

Resources needed Tutors Library / online resources Teamwork spaces Problem bank Community partners Question bank (progress tests) Seminars / Conferences / Webinars My Big Idea Presentation. IDS 81660 - CUNY-GC. Alvaro Cabrera-Maray, Teachers College - Oct. 25th, 2017