1. PROJECT BASED LEARNING 5 th grade SOUTH AMERICA

2. DURATION: 6 - 8 weeks

3. DRIVING QUESTION: How do we, as a community, design a school in rural South America where students could both learn and live?

5. NORMS: Treat each other with respect Work together towards a common goal Value each other’s input Stay focused

6. Team Members Titles Project Manager Writer/Note keeper Creative Director/Organizer Task Manager/Time keeper

7. Two important questions: 1)What do I know? 1)What do I need to know?

8. BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND Start with PRESENTATION week in mind and work backwards to determine, each week, what you need to accomplish in order to meet your goals.

9. Goals for success-21 st Century skills: Do high-quality work Use higher-order thinking skills Learn to work as a team Listen to others Make your own ideas clear when speaking Read a variety of material and understand it Write or express yourself to make presentations clear

10. ASK QUESTIONS – FIND ANSWERS Ask questions Search for answers Arrive to conclusions Construct something new such as an idea, an interpretation or a product

11. Week 1, Jan 14-18 Introduction to PBL Folders Jobs Contract Name of team Discussions What do I know? (Take notes.) What do I NEED to know? (Take notes.) Group Ideas for project. (Take notes.)

12. Week 2: Jan 22-25 Preliminary pages due

13. Week 3: Jan 28 - Feb 1 Continue research Work on PBL Progress Reports PBL Progress Reports are due next week

14. Week 4: Feb 4-8 PBL Progress Reports are due at the end of class

15. Week 5: Feb 11-15 Only 3 more class periods before presentations Revision and reflection

16. Week 6: Feb 19-22 Must already be working on presentations!

17. Week 7: Feb 25-Mar 1 All presentations are DUE NEXT WEEK

18. Week 8: March 4-8 PRESENTATION DAYPRESENTATION DAY

19. AUDIENCE Teacher Classmates Other teachers Other staff members Members of the community Other 5 th grade classes during the mercado – selling products or services can be used a fundraiser