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Project-Based Learning 102 For K-12 EducatorsJune 24, 2014

GETTING TO KNOW YOU . . .Who is your favorite cartoon character?

Why are they your favorite cartoon character?WIKI -CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN STEM EDUCATIONhttp://mc2stemgrade9.wikispaces.com/CISE+PBL+101

Project-Based Learning 102 By the end of this session, you will:

Have a more complete understanding of Project-Based Learning Understand how to implement 21st Century skills into the PBL unit Have knowledge of how to incorporate PBL in your classroom Create a beginning PBL unit outline (skeleton) with kick off experience and video Experience activities that can be recreated in your classroom Share information with your colleagues to enhance collaboration CREATING A 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOM

PBLCREATING THE 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMTHE 8 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING1. Significant content2. A need to know3. A driving question4. Student voice and choice6. Inquiry and innovation5. 21st Century skills7. Feedback and revision8. Publicly presented productPBL is not: Making something or hands-on learning or doing an activity.

PBL is: often focused on creating physical artifacts, but not always. It must involve other intellectually challenging tasks and products focused on research, reading, writing, discussion and oral presentation5

Project-Based Learning 102 Breaking Ground

The purpose of this activity is for participants to watch a model of a PBL unit and identify the 7 essentials within the unit.

View the PBL unit video for your school level: Secondary: Anatomy of a Project: Give Me Shelter(http://bie.org/objects/cat/videos/P15) or Elementary: Kindergarten Harvest (http://bie.org/results/search&keywords=Kindergarten%20Harvest&category=388+397/) Participants should utilize the checklist while watching the online video to look for the essential elements of a PBL and be prepared to share where they observed them in the video. THE MANY LEVELS OF INQUIRY Each participant should have a hard copy or an electronic copy of the handout, Rethinking Laboratories. Use the 3-2-1 method for retaining information pertinent for your use: - 3 things you understood and were important to you - 2 things you have a question about - 1 thing you are still wondering aboutSchool: _________________________________Grade/Grade Band: _______________________Time Frame: _____________________________Team Members: __________________________Big idea BrainstormingCapstone Big Idea:Students use self expression to promote social change. SummaryWhat if you only had one moment, one shot to share your voice with the world? What would you say? What would you wish to tell the world about your life, your expectations, your doubts, your desires, your values, your emotions, your dreams? What would your message be?

Communication becomes effective when used with precision. In English class, students will explore the power of language to express themselves through lyrics, poetry, technical writing, and expository writing. Students will use writing and self-expression to craft a plan to improve their communities. In Social Studies class, students will evaluate and defend positions about issues concerning American democracy through a persuasive essay and subsequent team debate to argue and communicate their ideas on social change. In Science class, students will explore concepts in Physics used to create a means of communication and students will development and design a marketing brochure to inform and bring about awareness of modern technology. Effectively communicating their ideas about technological advancement will ultimately lead to future improvements. In Art, students develop an understanding of how artists communicate. As a result, they enhance and refine the visual expression of their own ideas through the production of mixed media collage, printed collateral, t-shirts, and sound speakers. Students will have an authentic engineering teamwork experience in which the strengths of each member of the group is utilized for the good of the common product. The groups will be composed of four students who have specific roles.

Subject Area Learning Opportunities Within each subject cloud write a brief description of what students will be doing that relates to the BIG Idea. These should be based on identified benchmarks. Marking the benchmark code will help you on your next steps.Essential and Guiding QuestionsBrainstorm several questions for the capstone, including an overarching essential question for the entire capstone and smaller, guiding questions to be used for units and/or specific activities in the capstone.

Whats your message?What would you say if you had a limited amount of time?Can you hear but not listen?Is the medium the message?

End ProductsBrainstorm several possible transdisciplinary end products

Brochure - Science, English, Art, Engineering

Debate- History, English

Lyrical & Musical Composition- Math, English, Science, History

Sound System- Science, Art, Engineering, Math

School: _________________________________Grade/Grade Band: _______________________Time Frame: _____________________________Team Members: __________________________Big idea BrainstormingCapstone Big Idea:Students use self expression to promote social change. SummaryWhat if you only had one moment, one shot to share your voice with the world? What would you say? What would you wish to tell the world about your life, your expectations, your doubts, your desires, your values, your emotions, your dreams? What would your message be?

Communication becomes effective when used with precision. In English class, students will explore the power of language to express themselves through lyrics, poetry, technical writing, and expository writing. Students will use writing and self-expression to craft a plan to improve their communities. In Social Studies class, students will evaluate and defend positions about issues concerning American democracy through a persuasive essay and subsequent team debate to argue and communicate their ideas on social change. In Science class, students will explore concepts in Physics used to create a means of communication and students will development and design a marketing brochure to inform and bring about awareness of modern technology. Effectively communicating their ideas about technological advancement will ultimately lead to future improvements. In Art, students develop an understanding of how artists communicate. As a result, they enhance and refine the visual expression of their own ideas through the production of mixed media collage, printed collateral, t-shirts, and sound speakers. Students will have an authentic engineering teamwork experience in which the strengths of each member of the group is utilized for the good of the common product. The groups will be composed of four students who have specific roles.

Subject Area Learning Opportunities Within each subject cloud write a brief description of what students will be doing that relates to the BIG Idea. These should be based on identified benchmarks. Marking the benchmark code will help you on your next steps.Essential and Guiding QuestionsBrainstorm several questions for the capstone, including an overarching essential question for the entire capstone and smaller, guiding questions to be used for units and/or specific activities in the capstone.

Whats your message?What would you say if you had a limited amount of time?Can you hear but not listen?Is the medium the message?

End ProductsBrainstorm several possible transdisciplinary end products

Brochure - Science, English, Art, Engineering

Debate- History, English

Lyrical & Musical Composition- Math, English, Science, History

Sound System- Science, Art, Engineering, Math

Need to KnowDriving Question21st Century SkillsStudent Voice and ChoiceInquiry & InnovationFeedback and RevisionA publicly presented Product

Project-Based Learning 101 Establishing the Classroom Experience

Public SpeakingLight & SoundBill of RightsFunction TransformationsElectrical TheoryMixed MediaSchool: _________________________________Grade/Grade Band: _______________________Time Frame: _____________________________Team Members: __________________________Big idea BrainstormingCapstone Big Idea:Its your mission to seek out the unknown!

Summary

Planetary ResearchNASA has recently sent robotic vehicles to Mars tocollect data and send information back to Earth. Scientists want to know more about whether there was ever life on Mars and whether there is or was any water on the planet.

Astronauts from NASA need information aboutother planets, so they can plan future missions. You have been selected as a Junior Space Camper to gather information for the astronauts.You and your partner will research two planets. Then Youwill compare and contrast the two planets and decide whether you would recommend the planets for exploration. After your research is complete, design a badge that could be used for a mission to your planet. Illustrate and write a postcard or write a letter describing your planet to the astronauts at NASA. Dont forget to tell them why you think your planet is a good choice or a poor choice for exploration. Finally, create a model of the solar system with all the planets labeled, and present the important information about your planet to your classmates.

Subject Area Learning Opportunities Within each subject cloud write a brief description of what students will be doing that relates to the BIG Idea. These should be based on identified benchmarks. Marking the benchmark code will help you on your next steps.Essential and Guiding QuestionsBrainstorm several questions for the capstone, including an overarching essential question for the entire capstone and smaller, guiding questions to be used for units and/or specific activities in the capstone.

How can you make the impossible possible?Why do humans feel the need to explore?

End ProductsBrainstorm several possible transdisciplinary end products

Build your own planet

Create a virtual postcard.

Chart using Kidspiration

11Subject Area Learning Goals (SWBAT)Develop subject matter goals for each unit and end product

SWBAT in

SWBAT in MathStudents will Solve real world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons; including finding the perimeter given the side side lengths, findingan unknown side length, and exhibiting rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters.Students will Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others)may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and thatthe shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals).SWBAT in ArtStudents will Demonstrate skill and expression in the use of art techniques and processes.Use appropriate visual art vocabulary during artmaking processes.Find and solve problems of personal relevance and interest when developing artmaking ideas.Create artworks that demonstrate awareness of two- and three-dimensional space.SWBAT in ScienceStudents will Predict the necessary mass, velocity, and distance from the sun of a planet in order for this planet to make a circular orbit around a sun.What happens when you increase or decrease the mass of the planet, but keep everything else constant? Does this agree with your prediction?Students will understand focuses on Earths resources. While resources can be livingand nonliving, within this strand, the emphasis is on Earths nonliving resources, such as water, air, rock, soil and the energy resources they represent.

SWBAT in EnglishStudents will Explain how specific aspects of a texts illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g. create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).Standard Statement 9: Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).

SWBAT in Social StudiesStudents will Place events accurately on a timelineorganized by years, decades and centuriesResearch, analyze, organize andpresent historical information about a characteristic of the localcommunity that has changed over time.

Formative Assessments (assessments that occur during the project)

Postcard or letter writingPersuasive writingUsing Kidspiration software to create a comparison chart.Read book on the planets.Read relevant sections of textbook.

Summative Assessments (assessments that occur at the end of the project)

Build your own planet

Create a virtual postcard.

Chart using Kidspiration(Rubric used to grade)

12http://projectfoundry.org/project-based-learning-explained/project-based-learning-lesson-plans.htmlProject Foundary: PBL: The Better Way to Learn

http://projectfoundry.org/project-based-learning-explained/project-based-learning-lesson-plans.htmlProject Foundary: PBL: The Better Way to Learn

http://bie.org/Buck Institute for Education

http://www.rose-prism.org/moodle/prism/icpbl/?page=homeIndiana Collaborative for Project Based Learning

http://www.sun-associates.com/lynn/pbl/pbl.htmlInternet4Classrooms

http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learningEdutopia: Articles related to Project Based Learning

http://www.lessonplanet.com/lesson-plans/project-based-learningLesson Planet Requires a paid account

http://www.hightechhigh.org/High Tech High School in California Lessons (some units are for purchase)

PBL RESOURCES

Project-Based Learning 102 Establishing the Classroom Experience

Fill in the topics you will be teaching in each subject area

Once you have spread out their topics, teams should look for natural connections between subject areas

After the initial brainstorming session, participants should begin to think about the Big Idea.

Teams should fill out the Project Chart and begin brainstorming end products.

School: ___PBL School_____________________Grade/Grade Band: ________8______________Time Frame: __________1 Week_____________Team Members: _Carolyn & Rob______________Title: May the Force Be With YouBig idea Brainstorming(Use the Scope and Sequence and referenceALL benchmarks for the designated quarter

)Subject Area Learning Opportunities Within each subject cloud write a brief description of what students will be doing that relates to the BIG Idea. These should be based on identified benchmarks. Marking the benchmark code will help you on your next steps.Essential and Guiding QuestionsBrainstorm several questions for the capstone, including an overarching essential question for the entire capstone and smaller, guiding questions to be used for units and/or specific activities in the capstone.

End ProductsBrainstorm several possible transdisciplinary end products

FORCESScienceMathELASocial StudiesArtEngineering

Project-Based Learning 102 Establishing the Classroom Experience

Project-Based Learning 102 THE JITTERBUG CHALLENGE

The Problem: Using prior knowledge about angles, weight, and design, create a working jitterbug that will stay in place for 60 seconds without falling over.

The Challenge: Work in team of 2 to design and build a working jitterbug. Project-Based Learning 102 THE JITTERBUG CHALLENGE

What do you see when you look at the parts individually?

In what areas of life do we use electricity?

Project-Based Learning 102 The Jitterbug ChallengeThe Ground Rules: 1. Using all available supplies, design a jitterbug that has a body, a propeller, legs, and a battery.

2. Jitterbug must be designed in a way that the circuit stays in place. 3. Sketch your design ideas on paper before you begin building. Think about the problem you are trying to solve. 4. Once you decide on a design, begin building. Do you have to change your design as you build? Why? What challenges do you face as you build that you didn't think about when you were sketching your design? What changes did you make? Did your design changes solve the problem?5. Test out your design. Does it work? Do you need to make more changes?You have 20-30 minutes to complete this project!

EndProject-Based Learning 102 Jitterbug DebriefingHow was our process during the jitterbug activity reflective of the engineering method?For what grade levels would this activity be appropriate? If this activity were to be implemented, how does the content vary by grade level? What transdisciplinary connections can we make?

Project-Based Learning 102 Jitterbug Debriefing

What does 21st century learning look like in the Jitterbug activity?

21st Century Skills

http://www.p21.org/our-work/resources/for-educators/1007

Project-Based Learning 102 Framework for 21st Century SkillsWhat does 21st century learning look like in the classroom?

21st Century Skills

PROJECTILE MOTIONSample Review

Global awarenessFinancial literacyEconomic literacyBusiness literacyEntrepreneurial literacyCivic literacyAdaptabilityCross cultural skillsSelf-directionProductivity

CreativityInnovationCritical thinkingProblem solvingCommunicationCollaborationSticktuitiveness (persistence)FlexibilityLeadershipInformation and technology literacy (in balance)

Project-Based Learning 102 Framework for 21st Century SkillsLets take a look at two of these outcomeshttp://www.p21.org/Learning and Innovation Skills-4CCritical ThinkingCommunicationCollaborationCreativity

Information, Media and Technology Skills

Project-Based Learning 102 Framework for 21st Century SkillsConnecting to Essential Questions

21st century learning involves critical thinking and problem solving. Our work yesterday to craft essential questions addresses this skill by providing opportunities for students to reason effectively, use systems thinking, make judgments and decisions and solve problems. The essential question serves as the link across disciplines and the PBL unit is focused on answering this essential question.

Project-Based Learning 102 Framework for 21st Century SkillsInformation, Media, and Technology Skills

Information Literacy includes accessing and evaluating information and using and managing information.

Media Literacy includes analyzing media and creating media products. We will apply one aspect of media literacy by creating anchor videos. That is, by the end of creating anchor videos participants will understand and utilize the most appropriate media creation tools, characteristics and conventions.

Project-Based Learning 102 Anchor VideosConsider This

What 21 century learning skill will you address in your PBL unit? How?

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/179225main_ISS_Poster_Back.pdfROBOTICS: END EFFECTOR (or engineering)

Benchmark Alignment/ Transdisciplinary Project Based UnitsContent Standards and Benchmarks that were identified for the CAPSTONE that have natural disciplinary connections and are overlapping in theme, ideas, topics, etc.

30Benchmark Alignment/ Transdisciplinary Project Based UnitsContent Standards and Benchmarks that were identified for the CAPSTONE that have natural disciplinary connections and are overlapping in theme, ideas, topics, etc.

31Curriculum Planning TemplatesDevelop and overview of what the classroom teaching will look like in order to complete the goals of the project.

Subject:

Capstone:

Time Frame:

Classroom Unit Big Idea:

Classroom to Capstone Connection:

Readings:

Materials:

Unit Objective:

Standards Addressed:

Rubrics Required:

Driving Question:

32Curriculum Planning TemplatesDevelop and overview of what the classroom teaching will look like in order to complete the goals of the project.

Subject:

Capstone:

Time Frame:

Classroom Unit Big Idea:

Classroom to Capstone Connection:

Readings:

Materials:

Unit Objective:

Standards Addressed:

Rubrics Required:

Driving Question:

33Curriculum Planning TemplatesDevelop and overview of what the classroom teaching will look like in order to complete the goals of the project.

Subject:

Capstone:

Time Frame:

Classroom Unit Big Idea:

Classroom to Capstone Connection:

Readings:

Materials:

Unit Objective:

Standards Addressed:

Rubrics Required:

Driving Question:

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Project-Based Learning 102 Anchor Videos

Anchor videos can be used as a way to engage learners at the start of a PBL unit. It provides a way to introduce the essential question through the scope of a real world problem solving.

Project-Based Learning 102 Anchor Videos

are typically no more than 5 minutes in lengthtell a storycan include ways for students to establish problem-solving goals, find relevant information, and engage in reasoned decision makingaddresses the essential questionincludes engaging visuals and/or presentation to introduce the PBL unit, including a real-world problem situation to gain the attention of the classare grade level and content appropriatemake use of language that is familiar to students

Project-Based Learning 102 Anchor Videos

http://jordanunit.weebly.com/anchor-video.html

CSUteach Student Anchor Video from EUT 315 Project Based Instruction

https://drive.google.com/#folders/0B0cZXZyE8GGBVTFRSEotUkQxcHMAnchor Video by Nate Smith, True Honest to Goodness Nut Case

Project-Based Learning 102 Anchor Videos

For your PBL Unit, work with your team to develop an anchor video.

TOP 10 TIPS FOR ASSESSING PBL

Project-Based Learning 102 Homework Benchmarking

Reminder: Brainstorm a list of 3-5 end products that align with your Big Idea.

Start writing a rubric that will allow you to assess the students activities

ASSESSMENTShttp://www.pd360.com/pd360.cfm#tab=search&page=searchSite

Project-Based Learning 102 Rubric and Curriculum Overview

The purpose of this activity is for participants to learn the connection between the project and their classes, and determine how to properly assess the end products.

Once the big Idea is established, getting all subjects to vertically align becomes the challenge. How do we reinforce the same topic in multiple classes? How do we ensure that everyone is on the same page? How do we ensure that students are being presented with real challenges and not they know what to do to meet these challenges.

Rubrics should be developed in a way that they both reference the standards, and are clear for the students as far as what should be completed and what they earn if they complete it.

Project-Based Learning 102 Rubric and Curriculum Overview

Talk about one of the end products your team will be using

Discuss how each subject area would have to assess this part of the process

Begin developing a transdisciplinary rubricUnit - Performance Criteria (Rubrics): You can use a holistic rubric or a criterion rubric to measure your performance assessment. Insert your rubric below the samples provided. The scale is an example, but you can design the scale and criteria that best fits your intended outcomes.

Template Task:

Subject Areas that will assess:

Learning OutcomeMastery Learning Goal:432144

Project-Based Learning 102 THE ROCKET CHALLENGE

The Problem: Rockets need to be launched in a way that maximizes distance, and maintains a precise level of accuracy. The Challenge: Work in small groups to design and build a model rocket that with optimize both distance and accuracy.

Project-Based Learning 102 THE ROCKET CHALLENGEThe Ground Rules: 1. You may only use the materials provided to create your rocket. You may modify the materials, but you will not receive additional materials. 2. The body of your rocket must be the shape and size provided in order to fit on the launcher. 3. You may want to research attributes of rocketry to see which designs increase speed, distance, and accuracy. 4. Once you finish building your rocket, teams will take turns launching. 5. Test out your design by doing hand launches of rockets. Does it work? Do you need to make more changes?You have 15-20 minutes to complete this project!

EndProject-Based Learning 102 THE ROCKET CHALLENGEDebriefing

What analysis questions could we ask our students (consider grade level)? How could this activity be modified for different grade levels? How could conjectures be used to engage critical thinking about the rocket construction?

Project-Based Learning 102 Hands on planning

The purpose of this activity is for participants to explore and create a mini project they can use as a kick-off activity in their own units. What have all the activities weve done had in common?

Every activity we have completed has had a connection to all subject areas. Entry Event:Launch inquiry, kick-off event, "the hook"

)PHASE 4:Choreography of Learning

Community Resources and Partnerships:

)Facilities / Venues

Resources Needed

Equipment

SuppliesBudget: $Capstone Vocabulary

)Roles

SuppliesSpeakersEvent

DocumentingOther

Other

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Activities Calendar

SubjectMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayDateMathScienceSocial StudiesEnglishArtEngineeringSubjectMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayDateMathScienceSocial StudiesEnglishArtEngineering50

Project-Based Learning 102 PBL Outline Completion

There is a lot that goes into project planning. To get you started we asked that by the end of today that you have an outline of a mini-project, an anchor video, and a kick-off/launch that can be expanded for the capstone your team will be teaching.

In 25 minutes, we are going to have you present what you have so far, while your peers use the project planning checklist to provide you with feedback.

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Project-Based Learning 102 Peer ReflectionTeams will present their Anchor Videos and Project Outlines

Peers will use the project checklist to evaluate

Peers will offer suggestions

Project-Based Learning 102 Plus-Delta/ ReflectionThe purpose of this activity is for participants to discuss what they liked and disliked about this training, and what their expectations are for PBL 102.Green Positive remarks about trainingRed- Areas of improvement about trainingYellow- Expectations for PBL 102

Please submit electronic PBL outlines to:

robertsonr@glsc.org