Bonham Elementary School
Model School Project

Bonham Elementary School - Background

Bonham Elementary SchoolWith low enrollment and potential district budget cuts, Bonham Elementary School of the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) was faced with an uncertain future just 2 years ago. With an out pouring of support from the community, the school doors at Bonham have remained open. Yet, the school is now facing an even greater challenge: to become a Model School for Science, Math and Technology at the Elementary level for the entire EPISD district. In order to accomplish this objective, the faculty at Bonham, along with support from EPISD and UTEP’s College of Education has begun a process to build a Problem-based Learning (PBL) curriculum to engage students in grades K-5, and to increase student outcomes in science, math and technology.

Bonham Elementary - A Technology Model School
Weekly training and planning sessions have begun and will continue throughout the school year. Approximately one third of the teachers are on the writing team to develop learning units. These units will be field tested during the second semester of the school year.

The writing team has begun the first steps in writing their first problem-based learning activity. The group has been divided into three teams. The theme for the first problem-based learning activity is:

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