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PROJECT/PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING


Discussion:  What do you think of this statement?

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Where we typically work:  Education in America


Where we should be working:  Teaching in the Digital Age


Great Divide:  Where does HBISD fall?   Where do you fall?  

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ACTIVITY:  Madeline Hunter vs. C-Scope

Direct Instruction Model
5E Learning Model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate)

Differentiated Instruction and Learning


Purposeful Use of Technology


Web 2.0 Tools

  • Examples
  • Types of Web 2.0 Tools by category (ScholasTECH)
  • Types of Web 2.0 Tools by category (Cool Tools for Schools)
  • Tools that require no sign-up


ACTIVITY:  Standards and Objectives:  What's in Your Lane? (WHITE PAGES)

nets-s-standards.pdf
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nets-t-standards.pdf
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nets-a-standards.pdf
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nets-c.pdf
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technology_teks.pdf
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What is Project-Based Learning?


Goal for Today's Training & Tomorrow's Teaching


What makes a Project a Project? (PURPLE & PINK PAGES)


What's the Difference between "Doing Projects" and "Project-Based Learning"?


Writing a Driving Question (IVORY  PAGE)
Quiz #1


ACTIVITY:  Brainstorming Session #1:  Topic of Inquiry, Driving Question


PBL and the 21st Century, Part 1 
                                       (3-2-1 ACTIVITY during videos)


ACTIVITY:  Questions, Comments, Ideas, Aha's, Intrigues, Confusions, etc...


PBL and the 21st Century, Part 2


ACTIVITY:  Share and Discuss 3-2-1


ACTIVITY:  Brainstorming Session #2:  Providing Student Voice & Choice and Incorporating 21st Century Skills


Nurturing the Learning Environment:  Scaffolding (GREEN PAGE) & 4C's


 Connect & Collaborate + Communicate & Create = PBL


Connect

Meeting and learning from other students, experts, and knowledgeable others.

  • Skype
  • In person
  • E-mail
  • Twitter
  • Blogs
  • e-Pals
  • Wikis (Public)
  • VoiceThread
  • Video Conferencing

Collaborate

Working efficiently and effectively with others on common tasks.

  • Popplet
  • VoiceThread
  • Kid Blog
  • Channel Me (surf same website together)
  • Linoit
  • My Simple Surface
  • iBrainstorm
  • Rabble Browser (lead group through common browser experience)
  • Whiteboard Lite (collaborative drawing)

Communicate

Talking the language of the profession and content, sharing unique ideas, and explaining current and learned knowledge.

MAKING NEW LEARNING YOUR OWN STORY.

  • Cue Prompter
  • EduGlogster
  • Caption Bubble
  • Voki
  • Bitstrips
  • Tildee ("how-to")
  • Piktochart (infographics)
  • News Jack (alter media and newspapers)
  • Fakebook
  • Present.Me
  • Qurify
  • JellyCam
  • Screencast-o-matic
  • XtraNormal
  • Weebly
  • Wikispaces
  • Animoto
  • PowToon
  • Explain Everything
  • iMovie
  • Puppet Pals HD
  • Rabble Browser (lead group through common browsing experience)
  • Educreations

Create

Sharing new knowledge with interested parties.

MAKING NEW LEARNING YOUR OWN STORY.


  • Cue Prompter
  • EduGlogster
  • Caption Bubble
  • Voki
  • Bitstrips
  • Tildee ("how-to")
  • Piktochart (infographics)
  • News Jack (alter media and newspapers)
  • Fakebook
  • Present.Me
  • Qurify
  • JellyCam
  • Screencast-o-matic
  • XtraNormal
  • Weebly
  • Wikispaces
  • Animoto
  • PowToon
  • Explain Everything
  • iMovie
  • Puppet Pals HD
  • Rabble Browser (lead group through common browsing experience)
  • Educreations

ACTIVITY:  Brainstorming Session #3:  Providing for Scaffolding and Feedback


A Look at PBL Resources:  Planning Forms & Project Examples

essential_elements.pdf
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project_design_rubric1.pdf
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planning_for_a_pbl_unit.pdf
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teach_learning_guide.pdf
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project_overview.pdf
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pbl_guide.pdf
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project_calendar.pdf
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self_reflection.pdf
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  • Edutopia - Resources and Tools for PBL Start to Finish
edutopia-stw-manor-pbl-bestpractices-mobley-projectform-blankform.pdf
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PBL Video Examples


Entry Documents

If Bitstrips viewer is not working, use this link: http://bitstrips.com/r/ZTQ7S

PBL Examples

edutopia-stw-manor-pbl-bestpractices-mobley-projectform.pdf
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Actual Projects

Science

  • Down The Drain - How much Water Do You Use? (Science)
  • Environmental Friendly Community (Science)
  • What Would be a Better Ecosystem for the Brookfield Zoo Animals?  (Science)
  • CSI Investigation (Science)
  • Natural Disasters (Science)
  • Roller Coaster Design (Science)

English Language Arts

  • Snuff out the Smoke (ELAR)
  • The Black Death (ELAR)
  • A Genre Study (ELAR)
  • Motivating Readers Through Genres (ELAR)
  • What is the best book of 2007? (ELAR)

Social Studies

  • Time Travel (SS)
  • Come to America!  Advertising A Colony (SS)
  • Slave vs. Factory Workers (SS)
  • Civil War Newspaper (SS)
  • Underground Railroad (SS)

Music

  • My Own Song (Music)
  • Civil War Musicians (Music)

Mathematics

  • Producing a Calendar (Math)


Project Search Engines

  • Mrs O's House - Problem and Project-based Learning Resources
  • Learning Reviews - Content area, Topic and /or Grade Level
  • Lesson Planet - Lesson Plan Search
  • Buck Institute for Education - Project Search
  • PBL Co-Laboratory (Requires sign-up)

Discussion:  Essentials for PBL 
(Quiz #2)


ACTIVITY:  Brainstorming Session #4:  Rubrics, Presentations and Putting it all Together


Additional PBL Websites/Resources

  • Buck Institute for Education
  • Project-Based Learning Online
  • Harnessing the Power of the Web for PBL - Online Tutorials and Resources
  • Learning in Hand (Tony Vincent)
  • Edutopia - PBL
  • ISTE Resources for Lessons (from College of William & Mary)
  • Project-Based Learning Guide - Step-by-step implementation
  • Transformation & Technology - Project ideas tied to NETS-S standards
  • PBL Checklists - Checklists to support PBL and evaluation
  • Six Strategies for Differentiated Instruction in Project-Based Learning
  • Rubistar - Rubric Creator
  • Ramping Up Technology for Your Next PBL Project
  • What Project-Based Learning is and What it is Not
  • Why Problem-Based Learning is Better
  • Integrating Technology with PBL:  Keep the End in Mind
  • Change the Subject:  Making the Case for Project-Based Learning
  • Design an Instructional Unit in Seven Phases 
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