1. Personalize the PBL Experience
Crissy Wade
PBL Coach
@crissywade
Adrienne Hunter
4th Grade Teacher
@mshuntersheroes
Creek View Elementary
FCS Vanguard

2. What do you already know about Project Based Learning and Personalized Learning? What do you hope to learn?

3. Objectives
· Gain knowledge of the Design Elements of PBL and how they relate to personalized learning 
· Collect tangible ideas to use in the classroom 
· Interact with technology tools that engage learners and can be used to personalize learning within a PBL Unit

4. Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge.

6. Compare & Contrast
1st GRADE
4th GRADE

8. Entry Event…
Example:
Driving Question: How can we keep animals on the endangered list from going extinct? 
4th
Grade
Co-plan
Learning

9. 1st Entry Event… Grade Co-plan Learning
Driving Question: How can we, as zoologists, identify the characteristics of different habitats and explain why certain plants and animals live in a that habitat?​

10. Inductive/Deductive Reasoning Vocabulary
Decomposer Investigation
4th
Grade
THINK Strategy ​T: Tell... H: How come... I: What if... N: Name... K: How are they alike and different?
Inductive/Deductive Reasoning Vocabulary
  *Organize the words into groups   *Groups must have more than 2 words   *Give each group a title or heading   *You cannot have an “I don’t know” group   *All words must go into a group   *You may not use outside resources  gallery walk. Gallery Walk - students to notice where other groups put their words and what headings they used  Reflect/Revise - groups to get back together and revise any of their groups and words
Varied Strategies

11. Choice for Demonstrating Learning
Visual Food Chains
Energy Triorama
Varied Strategies
Choice for Demonstrating Learning
4th
Grade

12. 1st Grade Animal Classification Mystery Reader’s Theatre
Tub of items that signify or represent one specific animal family
Groups explore their collections & record the characteristics of the animals indicated by the item
Groups create poster to share
Compare & Contrast
Reader’s Theatre
Varied Strategies
1st
Grade

13. 1st Grade QR Code Virtual Zoo Field Trip
Collaborative Habitat Exploration
Nearpod Virtual Habitat Field Trip
Varied Strategies

14. VOICE & Choice Animal Research – 4th Grade
Pick a habitat that they were interested in
Pick their top three animals
Sorted into habitat groups
Varied Strategies
VOICE & Choice

15. Habitat/Animal Research – 1st Grade
VOICE & Choice
Varied Strategies

16. Yellowstone Animal Adaptation Skype Lesson
World Wildlife Foundation
Yellowstone Animal Adaptation Skype Lesson
Aquarium Field Trip
Varied Strategies
4th
Grade

17. Botanical Gardens Field Trip Atlanta Zoo Guest Speaker
Animal Bookmarks
Varied Strategies
FRONT
BACK
1st
Grade

18. Choice for Demonstrating Learning
4th
Grade
VOICE &
Choice
Varied Strategies
Choice for Demonstrating Learning

19. Choice for Demonstrating Learning
Green Screen Video
Newspaper Article from Different Point of Views
5th
Grade
Poster & Model
Powerpoint & Poster
VOICE &
Choice
Choice for Demonstrating Learning

20. Just-In-Time Direct Instruction

21. Just-In-time direct instruction

22. Just-in-time direct Instruction
4th
Grade
VOICE &
Choice
Just-in-time direct Instruction

23. Just-in-time direct Instruction
Teacher & Peer conferences for writing (Animal Informational)
Reviewed animal habitats and gave feedback
Just-in-time direct Instruction

24. Just-in-time direct Instruction
Student Feedback…
Tuning Protocol
“I like…”
“I wonder…”
“I have…”
Gallery Walk
Give feedback on projects
Write on sticky side of post-it notes
Assessment Planning…
Assessment Tools
Go Formative
Socrative
Nearpod
Plickers
Four Square
Just-in-time direct Instruction

25. Choice for Demonstrating Learning
4th
Grade
VOICE & Choice
Choice for Demonstrating Learning

26. ART & MUSIC CONNECTIONS
Varied Strategies

27. Choice in Demonstrating Learning
1st Grade
Interactive
Habitats
VOICE & Choice
Choice in Demonstrating Learning

28. 1st
Grade
VOICE &
Choice

29. Grade Level Rotations

30. Choice for Demonstrating Learning
4th Grade
1st Grade
Tellagami
TeleStory
Varied Strategies
VOICE & Choice
Choice for Demonstrating Learning

31. Student Quotes…
“When we were building the invention, I learned to work together with my group. We made a pre-plan like an entrepreneur. It was fun and cool how we got to see everyone else’s.” Emerson (3rd)
“I liked that we did technology so it wasn’t boring. The inventions were good because they all had creativity in them.” -Zaccari (3rd)
“It was fun to do the commercial! I learned that being an inventor doesn’t mean you get it right the first time Jade (3rd)
“I liked learning about tornadoes. I researched on the computer and used weather books.”
-Brenda (1st)
“I liked writing down facts and then saying it. We got to put it on the iPAD. We taught people about tornadoes.” Kaden (1st)
“I learned a lot about earthquakes and how to work with new people and share ideas. My group listed ways to survive with our plan. We made a magic raincoat that food and water would come out of. We thought it was creative and we did a good job!” Bhoomika (5th)
“I liked making the model and working on the poster with my group. My group taught how to survive in a volcano and made a survival kit.”
-Jacob (5th)

32. Reflecting on our 1st year…
Work in progress
Let go of control
Scale it down
Inquiry still needs guidance at times
Focus on the standards
(need DOK1 and build to DOK4)
Build a Culture – students need practice and modeling
Choice varies depending on grade level
Visit & Share with other schools
Add to/change up what you are already doing
++Test scores improved & higher with PBL Units
++Student engagement was high
++Teachers/students incorporated more technology tools

33. Technology Tools Nearpod (FREE Live Lesson/Paid Student Paced)
Flipgrid (one class grid FREE)
Padlet
Plickers
Pebble Go (PAID)
MachinVia
QR Codes
Office 365
Seesaw
Chatterpix
Tellagami
TeleStory
Touchcast

34. PBL, PL, & Technology Resources
Creek View PBL
Creek View Professional Development
Buck Institute of Education

35. Thank you for attending our session.
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Crissy Wade
PBL Coach
@crissywade
Adrienne Hunter
4th Grade Teacher
@mshuntersheroes