1. PLP Year 2 Project PBL: Leading the Shift Val Garton Lancaster Mennonite School

2. Team Question "How can we design “PROBLEM / PROJECT / PASSION - based” professional learning to engage our teachers for 21st century learners?"

3. ..and maybe YOUR school!

4. Designing PBL PD for Lancaster Mennonite School Agreed upon “Critical Elements”: PBL model, authentic, collaborative, problem-solving, formative assessment, use of web 2.0 tools as a path to get there, sustainability, planning for long-term success, and summative assessment.

5. Surveying the landscape Wide range of ability and interest in technology among our teachers Most teachers use basic technology: Smart Boards, PowerPoint, Google Docs Minority using Web 2.0 tools Student creation often just PowerPoint and researching Internet for answers to teacher questions If any are using PBL, they are not using much technology with it.

6. …We ARE moving forward! Growing number of teachers using student collaboration and creation involving emerging technologies and Web 2.0 tools: wikis, podcasts, video, Prezi, Skype,..! Technology workshops now embedded in scheduled PD days! We have TWO “PLP Year 1” Teams!! Administration has strong goal to move forward in technology! Continuing to update & increase our technology!

7. Objectives To build an ever-growing community of practice within our district to help increase the use of PBL among our teachers through regular staff development sessions, and self- directed learning, sharing and support for each other.

8. Implementation Plan What is PBL? Offer PBL as a workshop to introduce it to interested teachers, who agree to be a TEAM. This will be their yearly professional goal. August District Technology Workshop Share Ideas Meet with TEAM to share ideas for implementing in individual classes. Some teachers may choose to do the same activity or work together. October District technology Workshop

9. Checking In and Supporting How is it going? Tech Coordinator will check in with each teacher throughout the weeks to see how the PBL is working. Helpful sites linked to district wiki. TEAM encouraged to share successes, offer support, ask questions through a Ning. Ongoing Share the excitement! Meet with TEAM to check everyone’s progress and share successes / challenges. Nov, Dec, Jan

10. Assessment Celebrate the experience! Share results / successes / challenges. Did you meet your goals? Was there an increase in learning? Were there any unexpected positive outcomes? What should you have done differently? How might you take it a step further? March district collaborative meeting What’s next??!!

11. Spreading the Word Share the TEAM’s experiences and projects with the district and community through the school website, campus E-links to parents, weekly Infolink newsletter to teachers, and district Bridges magazine. Use the teachers who were involved this year to mentor a group of elementary or middle school teachers at their individual campuses to try PBL the following year, under direction of the principal and tech coordinator.

12. Resources & Details Val Garton PLP Year 2 Project Details Wiki Picture on 2nd slide: http://asiasociety.org/education/resources-schools/professional-learning/project-based-learning- tops-traditional-instructio