1. Literacy for the 21th Century
PBL/TIE
Literacy for the 21th Century

2. The Zoning Board Decisions Speaking/Listening Reading and Writing
Gathering
Evaluating

3. Preparation Directed Reading-Thinking Activity Reciprocal Teaching
Literature Circles

4. Topic Selection Curriculum Standards Teacher Preference
Student Preference

5. Getting Started K (What do you know?)
When students know something about the topic
What you think is true
Immersion
When students know little about the topic
Sources:
Text
Internet
People
Video

6. Questioning W (What do I want to know?)
Modeling thick questions as in Reciprocal Teaching
Lots of questions
One “Essential” Question
E.g. – Can the planet survive?

7. A Hybrid Questioning Approach
Begin with a set of questions
Gather information, facts.
Morph into an “Essential” question
E.g. – Class studies Lewis and Clark, gathering facts and information
Switch to a related “Essential” question: What is courage in the city today? How can we be courageous?

8. Organization Groups of Four Heterogeneous groups
Positive Interdependence
Individual and Group Accountability

9. Sources of Information
Text of all kinds
Internet
People – Interviews
Data Collection
(Surveys, Experimentation)

10. Extracting and Recording
Extracting: How do you pull out information from your source?
Recording: How do you record what you have extracted?

11. Values Pizza: Compassion, Political Activism
Lewis and Clark: Conservation, Courage
Brick Oven: Community

12. Action Presentation (e.g. Powerpoint, Photostory 3)
Product (Pamphlet, Film)
Project (Undertaking a task)

13. Evaluation of Students
Use of Common Core
Standards relating to content, reading/language arts, technology
Traditional assessment
Alternative assessment

14. Creativity and Problem Solving
21st Century Skills
Communication
Collaboration
Creativity and Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Curiousity*

15. Evaluation of TIE/PBL Teacher Reflection Student Reflection
Audience Reflection