Engaging All Students Through Project Based Learning Lisa Lilley Springfield Public Schools...

Engaging All Students Through

Project Based Learning

Lisa Lilley

Springfield Public Schools

lisalilley10@gmail.com

lisalilley.wikispaces.com

Twitter: @sralil

#pblchat

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

http://www.voki.com/create.php

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Infographics

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