1. Project Based Learning…. Management Jean Kugler and Mindy Farry April 22, 2016

2. The Watershed Project

3. What PBL Management is NOT Pure Discovery Learning Students doing whatever they want Setting a deadline and letting it happen Chaos (organized chaos, yes; pure chaos, no) Quiet Learning Teacher “time off”

4. Establishing Classroom Culture

5. What’s Working? What is a Challenge? How do we get from Beginning to Gold Standard? Develop culture in non-PBL units Allow students more ownership of learning Trial and Error—BEFORE the project is launched

6. Organizing and Frontloading Plan for Final Product and its Audience Time Schedules and Deadlines Rubrics (content, presentation, success skills) Teams Norms and Expectations Checkpoints and Formative Assessments

7. Setting Checkpoints Calendar Backwards design Flexibility vs. Deadlines? Formative Assessments

8. GROUP WORK

9. Teaming Students

10. Teacher as Project Manager Building Leadership Skills Organizational Skills Presentation Skills Accountability

11. TWENTY TIPS FOR MANAGING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING

12. GRABBERS AND ESCAPE ARTISTS