1. Project-Based Learning
WCS Parent Information Session 2014

2. Share your opinion of the ideal graduate...

3. PBL and 21st Century Learning

5. Taken from Partnership for 21st Learning Skills

6. Why Project-Based Learning
Content and Knowledge
21st Century Skills
Relevant and Real World
Student Driven
Student Engagement

7. What is the Project-Based Learning Process?
Inserted from bie.org

8. 8 Essentials of PBL Significant Content 21st Century Competencies
In-Depth Inquiry
Driving Question
Need to Know
Voice & Choice
Critique & Revision
Public Audience

9. 21st Century Skills and Technology
Collaboration
Communication
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Technology (BYOD & GoogleApps for Education)

11. PBL Assessment · Reflection of Learning (Activities)
· Self-Reflection (Activities)
· Collaboration Reflection (Activities)
· st Century Skills (Rubric)
· Knowledge Gained (Rubric – Did they answer the question?)
· Public Audience – Why is this relevant to them as individuals?
· Individual Cumulative Assessment Activities
· Project - Summative

12. Assessment Tools · Rubrics · Checklists · Calendar (student generated)
· Project Template (student generated)
· Survey
· Reflection (self and peer)

13. Sample Projects...So far...

14. Mr. Vicker’s Grade ⅚ Science PBL Unit

15. Driving Question:
How can you design and construct an airplane that will be fuel efficient enough to carry cargo to northern communities?

16. Entry Event: Field trip to Summit Air.
Pilot tour guides will show a variety of cargo planes and discuss how they’re built compared to passenger planes.
After examination of the interior and exterior of these aircraft students will research to answer the driving question.
Public Audience: Present to Pilot

18. Ms. Barlott’s Kindergarten PBL Project

19. Driving Question:
Why do we go to the doctor?

20. Entry Event:
Introduce going to the doctor using a student that needed to have an operation.
What happens in a doctor’s office?
Develop the driving question about the importance of going to the doctor to be sure we’re healthy.
Public Audience: Parents/Guests patients at the doctor’s office

22. Middle School PBL Unit

23. Driving Question:
What is the cause of stress and what are the symptoms. How do we handle stress?

24. Entry Event: Put students in stressful situation
Gave a surprise math test and let them write for 15 minutes
Brainstorm what it felt like
Develop driving question dealing with what stress is and how to deal with it
Public Audience: Peers, Staff, Guests

27. Project-Based Learning... Implementation

28. Professional Development
Targeted Professional Development
PBL Workshop 101
PBL Model Implementation Follow-Up Visits
Critical Friends Protocol (Project Support)
PBL Planning
Google Apps for Education

29. Project-Based Learning Focus
One project each term
Single subject projects
Project development
Focus on 21st century skills
Digital and global citizenship
Google Apps for Education and technology integration

30. Eventually...

31. What learning happened in that project?
Content/Subject st Century Skills
Literacy (Reading) Communication (Presentation)
Math (Budgets) Collaboration (Team)
Writing (Proposals) Critical Thinking (Location,
Science Items, Size, Advertisement)
Health Creativity (Name, Theme,
Research Skills Ambience)
Technology Integration Use of Technology
** Student Directed ** Relevant/Real-world
** Engaging ** Choice

32. Questions?? Websites with more information: www.bie.org