PROJECT BASED LEARNING 5 th grade SOUTH AMERICA

DURATION: weeks

DRIVING QUESTION: How do we, as a community, design a school in rural South America where students could both learn and live?

NORMS: Treat each other with respect Work together towards a common goal Value each other’s input Stay focused

Team Members Titles Project Manager Writer/Note keeper Creative Director/Organizer Task Manager/Time keeper

Two important questions: 1)What do I know? 1)What do I need to know?

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND Start with PRESENTATION week in mind and work backwards to determine, each week, what you need to accomplish in order to meet your goals.

Goals for success-21 st Century skills: Do high-quality work Use higher-order thinking skills Learn to work as a team Listen to others Make your own ideas clear when speaking Read a variety of material and understand it Write or express yourself to make presentations clear

ASK QUESTIONS – FIND ANSWERS Ask questions Search for answers Arrive to conclusions Construct something new such as an idea, an interpretation or a product

Week 1, Jan Introduction to PBL Folders Jobs Contract Name of team Discussions What do I know? (Take notes.) What do I NEED to know? (Take notes.) Group Ideas for project. (Take notes.)

Week 2: Jan Preliminary pages due

Week 3: Jan 28 - Feb 1 Continue research Work on PBL Progress Reports PBL Progress Reports are due next week

Week 4: Feb 4-8 PBL Progress Reports are due at the end of class

Week 5: Feb Only 3 more class periods before presentations Revision and reflection

Week 6: Feb Must already be working on presentations!

Week 7: Feb 25-Mar 1 All presentations are DUE NEXT WEEK

Week 8: March 4-8 PRESENTATION DAYPRESENTATION DAY

AUDIENCE Teacher Classmates Other teachers Other staff members Members of the community Other 5 th grade classes during the mercado – selling products or services can be used a fundraiser