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Engaging All Students Through
Project Based Learning
Lisa Lilley
Springfield Public Schools
lisalilley.wikispaces.com
Twitter: @sralil
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Workshop Goals:(1) Better understand Project Based Learning vs. “doing projects”
(2) Create a driving question and project outline(3) Learn about managing and assessing projects(4) Promote student voice and choice with captivating Web 2.0 tools
A recent report on College Readiness by ACT found that the best predictor
of college success
is a student’s conscientiousness
as measured by their
dependabilityperserverance
work ethicNext best predictor is
agreeableness including teamwork and emotional balance
21st Century SkillsAsking kids to just know content is not enough anymore.
CommunicationCollaborationCritical Thinking and Problem-SolvingCreativity and Innovation
Information LiteracyMedia LiteracyTechnology Literacy
Flexibility and AdaptabilityInitiative and Self-DirectionSocial and Cross-Cultural SkillsProductive and Accountability Leadership and Responsibility
Components of Project Based Learning:
1.A need to know2.A driving question3.Student voice and choice4.Twenty-first century skills5.Inquiry and innovation6.Feedback and revision7.A publicly presented product
1.A need to know2.A driving question3.Student voice and choice4.Twenty-first century skills5.Inquiry and innovation6.Feedback and revision7.A publicly presented product
8. TEACHES SIGNIFICANT CONTENT8. TEACHES SIGNIFICANT CONTENT
‘Project-based learning’ refers to students designing,
planning, and carrying out an extended project that
produces a publicly exhibited output such as a product,
publication, or presentation.
from Work That Matters: The teacher’s guide to project based learning Published by the Paul Hamlyn FoundationFebruary 2012
Obstacles to PBL
fear of not covering the content
perception that projects are fluff
loss of control
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What on this list do you believe the kids absolutely must know by
the end of the year?
What will they be penalized on standardized tests for not knowing?
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Required Content
How I’ll know if student
learned the content
Content I want for my
students
How I’ll know if student
learned the content
course-specific content
Working successfully on a team
course-specific content
Critiquing drafts
course-specific content
Specialist skills needed for the project
course-specific content
personal attributes (i.e. growth in self-confidence)
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Sources of InspirationYour Community
Current Events
Real-World Problems
Your Content Standards
Your File Cabinet
Your Colleagues
Your Students
Online Project Libraries
Project Search @bie.orgfrom Project Bas
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from PBL 101 WorkbookBuck Institute for Education
Buck Institute for Education
bie.org
Writing an Engaging
Driving Question
Ways to write a Driving Question:
• Focus on a philosophical/debatable issue, or intriguing topic
• Specify a product to be created, a task to be done or problem to solve
• Add a real-world role for students
from PBL 101 WorkbookBuck Institute for Education
A good Driving Question should be...
--Engaging for students
--Aligned with Learning Goals
--Open-Ended
(Answer to question should NOT be
“Googleable”)
Making questions more engagingWhat adaptations do animal species make in order to survive in various habitats? Could a dog live in the desert?
How do people express emotion in poetry? How can we create a book of poems that show we’re sad, mad, and glad?
What is a hero? Who are the heroes in our community and how can we tell their stories?
PROJECT KICKOFF
Ideas for Entry Events:
--Field Trip--Guest Speaker--Film, Video, Website--Simulation or Activity--Provocative Reading--Startling Statistics--Puzzling Problem--Piece of Real or Mock Correspondence--Song, Poem, Art--Lively Discussion
Publicly Presented Product
INSIDE/OUTSIDE CIRCLE: GREAT FOR REPORTS
Bring in experts
Entry event
Create Need to Know List
Project Teams Announced
Discussion of expectations for teamwork
First team meeting: team-building activity, contract, initial task list
Tech Tools
Web 2.0 Playground Day
Tools for Management
of Projects
Wallwisher for idea sharing at the start & reflection at
the end
Tools for Creativity& Presentations
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Infographics
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