Project Approach Presentation TAIS

Project Approach Inspiring Student Learning in the

Most Authentic Way

Who We Are…We are JK teachers at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, TN; and we are TRULY passionate about the Project Approach

Carrie Miller

cmiller@lausanneschool.com

Amy Morrison

amorrison@lausanneschool.com

Lindy Roberson

lroberson@lausanneschool.com

Project Approach: What is it?

Truly Student Driven

Centered Around Your Environment

In-depth Investigation

Research and Collaboration used to find answers to questions

posed by students

Organic

Project Approach: What it’s not…

Teacher Directed

Preplanned

Thematic

Fictional

Exercise One:

If you had to go back to school on Tuesday and start a Furniture Project, where would you start and what could/would it look like???

GO!

Phase One

“I wonder…how are

pictures taken?

Choosing your project

Concept Web

Collecting Prior Knowledge

“I wonder…” questions

Phase Two

“I wonder… how is film

developed?”

Student Lead Research

Exploration

Field Visits

Expert Visitors

Observational Drawings

“I wonder…” questions

Observational Drawings

Exploring and Applying

New Information

Field Visits

Phase Three

Representation of Knowledge

Culminating Event

Culminating Event

Project Approach Frame of Mind…

Finding Interests and Making Connections

Resources are EVERYWHERE! Collaboration is KEY

Planning and Problem Solving Make Learning More Meaningful

Workspaces and Materials

Putting things on Pause

Exercise Two:

Now… take these new ideas and…

If you had to go back to school on Tuesday and start a Furniture Project, where would you start and what could/would it look like???

GO!

Junior Kindergarten Furniture Project

The Project Approach By Sylvia Chard

Projectapproach.org

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