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====The PPS 9th Grade Summer Transition Academy is designed to prepare students to be successful learners in high school. While providing students with the skills they need to be successful, we wish to create life-long, self-directed learners. In order to achieve this, we will use inquiry-based instruction, engaging instructional materials, and authentic encounters with reading and writing. ====

U rban geography is our content. Students will participate in geography fieldwork which will culminate in a project that identifies and analyze relevant issues and challenges facing the urban setting in and around Portland. One day each week will be dedicated to a focus on careers, with visits to five career sites and three colleges.

The pages of this wiki include teaching and learning resources for writing, reading, geography, and Career Related Learning Experiences (CRLS),


 * Teacher PDs July 1, 8, 15, 22 8:30-11 @ BESC in the Windows Conference Room (cafeteria) **

Curriculum Synopsis, Summer 2011: ==



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Students will participate in geography fieldwork which will culminate in a project to identify and analyze relevant issues and challenges facing the urban setting in and around Portland. One day each week will be dedicated to a focus on careers, with visits to five career sites and three colleges.