NJ Green Program of Study

Jessica Cangelosi, Project DirectorSupervisor of Curriculum and Instruction

About Polytech’s Involvement in the Green Program of Study Pilot

Program Only shared-time CTE

county vocational school district in pilot program

Selected the Electrical/Energy and Carpentry CTE Programs for the pilot

Two instructors are participating, CTE & Science Teachers

Thirty students are enrolled

Implementation of the Green Program of Study Pilot at Polytech

Changed the course name and curriculum to reflect Green Program of study model curricula

Implemented specific student recruitment for the green program of study

Implemented targeted outreach to Science classes at sending schools

Utilizing a part-time Science teacher

Provided teachers professional development opportunities via the Green Program of Study grant from the Office of Career and Technical Education, NJDOE, and the district

Professional Development Green POS Summer Conference, June 2011

Reviewed the model 9th Grade curricula exploratory curriculum: Science of Sustainability and Green Careers Exploratory , and prepared implementation strategies

Learned methodology and strategies for implementing project-based learning

PD provided through the Green Program of Study grant

Building Science Conference, Philadelphia, November 2011 Reviewed the model 10th Grade curriculum: Green

Construction/Building Science, and prepared implementation strategies

PD provided through the Green Program of Study grant

Professional Development (Con’t)

GEF Sustainability Course offered online by the Green Education Foundation

15 hours

PD provided by the district to support the participating teachers

Provided teacher support in implementing the pilot 10th Grade curriculum for Green Construction/Building Science

Positive Impacts Increase in construction program/

building science content and skills

Increase in student engagement Real-world application Computer activities

Lessons and activities provided for teacher

Recruitment spillover

Challenges Infusing pilot curriculum lessons into the district’s current

curriculum

Repetition in some content

Need for more hands-on student activities

Differentiation for struggling students

Alignment to NJCCCS

These challenges will be addressed in future curriculum and pilot district meetings

Grade 10 Curriculum District is in the early stages

of implementing the Grade 10 Green Construction / Building Science Curriculum

Guest speaker, “Free Green and Clean”

Hot-Bed Project

Passive Solar and Geo-thermal Energy

Future Green Program of Study Pilot Program Tasks

Continue to pilot Grade 10 curriculum (Polytech is the first pilot district to implement the Grade 10 curriculum)

Provide additional support for teachers

Provide teacher training in the Energy Management Systems curriculum through C-Tech

Develop lesson template

Articulate Science credit with home schools

Hunterdon Polytech Green Program of Study Pilot

Project Director Contact Information

Jessica Cangelosi, Hunterdon Polytech Green Program of Study Project DirectorSupervisor of Curriculum and InstructionHunterdon County PolytechPhone: (908) 788-1119 ext. 2006E-mail: jcangelosi@hcpolytech.org