Reading Take-Aways 1.Which of the four C’s do you think is most critical for student preparation for PBL? Why? 2.How does a driving question facilitate PBL? 3.Describe the roles of voice and choice in PBL. 4.Describe the purpose of the driving question in PBL. Week 1

Project-based Learning: Instructional Components 1.Content a. standards based b. depth v. breadth c. centered around problem/question d. authentic 2. Process a. inquiry/discovery b. collaborative c. choice d. critical thinking e. creative problem solving

3. Product a. based on knowledge and understanding b. authentic product c. authentic audience 4. Assessment a. content standards b. collaboration c. process d. product e. self- and teacher-evaluations Project-based Learning: Instructional Components

Reading Take-Aways 1.How is the culture of learning different in classes that engage in collaborative learning on a regular basis, especially as related to the characteristics of adolescents? 2.Can you articulate the responsibilities of the teacher, the group as a whole, and each individual group members in cooperative learning? 3. How can technology support collaborative learning? Week 2

Cooperative Learning - shared projects Collaborative Learning - interactive process to achieve outcomes that couldn’t be achieved independently a way to construct knowledge or negotiate meaning, solve problem through mutual engagement in coordinated effort using internet and other electronic communications Definitions

Planning and support for collaboration Skills (interpersonal: giving and receiving criticism, other Space – class and on-line spaces Resistance/skepticism inequitable distribution of tasks group composition one person does most of the work don’t trust others’ level of work need to fix others’ work to keep up grade instructor doesn’t know who’s doing what concerns for the gifted Technological fragility – accessibility, ability of available tools from web 2.0 Obstacles

Students Must learn how to plan together and be accountable to it agree on process for completing work, managing conflict, deciding roles/responsibilities, setting ground rules, etc. create written agreement that summarizes this Teachers Must be a part of the ecosystem create and model climate of trust communicate goals when addressing problems; facilitate problem solving support individuals as well as collective process through constant monitoring, comments, and grading For successful collaborative learning

Driving Question: Which social bookmarking site is best for using with my students? Project Outcome: Your group must create an infographic that compares the essential features of Pinterest and one other bookmarking sites.

What leadership model will you use (fixed, rotating, shared)? What parts of the project will you complete individually and what tasks will you complete together? How often and where will your team meet? How will you communicate with each other? As a team, spell out a process agreement for how will you learn and work together :

Driving Question: Which social bookmarking site is best for using with my students? What’s behind the scenes of a driving question? 21st Century Components Collaboration Choice Critical Thinking Creative Problem-solvig

Knowledge/Understandings –Conceptual grasp of social bookmarking –How sites work –What are basic features of these sites –What is an inforgraphic –Conceptual grasp of uses of infographic Processes –Compare and contrast –Analyze –Evaluate –Synthesize (Create)

Skills –Technology (use a social bookmarking site) –Planning –Communication (face-to-face and online)

Collaboration Choice Critical Thinking Creative Problem-solving How are these 21st century skills tied in? Project Outcome: Your group must create an infographic that compares the essential features of three of five given social bookmarking sites.

Reading Take-Aways 1. Why is it important to have a driving question when students work on a project? 2. What are some considerations for providing optimal choices for students? 3. How can technology support the core critical thinking skills? ‎ (pages 1 – 9) Week 4

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21st Century Teaching Project-based Learning Problem-based Learning MODELS ELEMENTS TECHNOLOGIES CollaborationChoiceCreative Problem Solving Critical ThinkingConnectivity Video Google DocsSocial Bookmarking WikisSmartboard InspirationSketchUpBlogs Communication

The creative problem-solving process (boiled down) 1.Explore the problem/challenge 2.Generate ideas - aka brainstorming a. fluency b. flexibility c. originality 3. Plan the action a. best choice b. elaboration c. project management 4. Produce and polish Convergent or divergent thinking?

Reading Take-Aways 1. What do students gain from having authentic audiences for their work? 2. How do the benefits of an authentic audience extend beyond the students? Week 5

Wikispaces Peformance Task Create a Wikispace multimedia space with team members. -Choose a theme that each team member can plug into his/her discipline area. -Create a home or introductory team page -Create one page per group member with both text and graphic images (or video) and a few points of overlap for within-text links to each others’ pages. The ill-structured character of design requires that students resort to divergent thought processes and away from the formulaic. As they do so, their creative abilities are enhanced.

Create a Notebook file that presents a lesson concept or skill and that contains: 1. two or more pages 2. colored background or text 3. graphics, objects or text for students to manipulate 4. infinite cloning 5. a link to a website 6. page recording or object animation 7. A quiz of some sort, if you can Take a screenshot of one of the pages and save it for later use. Save your file.

Criteria: good apps v. bad apps 1.Ease of use (user-friendly) 2.Differentiation 3.Student feedback 4.Progress monitoring Apps for Mobile Learning

Instructional uses: 1.Virtual field trips 2.Time travel 3.Geography, topography 4.Exploration 5.Coordinates, distance, plane, etc. 6.Games, quizzes Google Earth

Performance Task: Create a tour by locating four places on Earth and recording navigation from and to each place. Include aerial views with roads and topography and street views of landmarks. Google Earth

Assignment: Blog Post Write a philosophy of teaching statement that a future employer would read. Include thoughts on how you would use 21st century teaching and its supporting technologies. (Don’t BS, but do think about what a potential employer might want to hear/read.)

(Re-)design lessons in an existing unit plan to integrate technology and meet four of the criteria of 21st century teaching and learning: 1. At least one lesson should evoke collaboration and critical thinking from students. 2. At least one lesson should require creative problem solving on the part of students. 3. Students should have some level of choice during the unit lesson(s). 4. Support the lessons with appropriate technology. 5. Create samples of what you might expect from your students. Submit the original unit and the revised unit. Due Week 10. Final Project - 12 points (Be prepared to present your work.)

Use project-based learning to teach something in your content area. Include the following components: 1. State the learning outcomes (skills, understandings, and/or knowledge) students will show through the project. Write a driving question/problem for students to address through the project. 2. Describe how you will assess the project for student learning. Include the criteria and the method that will be used to measure a successful project in which students have attained/mastered the learning objectives. Consider self- assessment and assessment of collaboration. 3. Design the instructional strategy. Describe what the students will do and how they will do it. Make sure technology is a part of the learning process as well as collaboration, critical thinking, creative problem solving and choice. 4. Create a sample of what you might expect from your students. Due Week 10.