1. PBL Rody Boonchouy PBL National Faculty

2. P P B B L L

3. By the end of PBL 101, you will have started planning a project by: O Understanding “Main Course” PBL O Generating a Project Idea O Refining a Driving Question O Balancing Assessment Strategies O Gathering Tips for Managing Projects O All of the Above

5. MY STORY

6. Begin with the End in Mind

7. THINKSHARE BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND. What knowledge, skills & dispositions do you want your students to have before they graduate? In other words, describe your “ideal graduate.”

10. Get Further

12. “ It’s not focused enough on content.” – They

13. “ I can’t use traditional teaching tools !” – They

14. “ I can’t cover enough material.” – They

15. “ It’s loud & messy !” – They

16. “ There’s no individual accountability.” – They

17. “ I don’t have time and support.” – They

18. “My students aren’t ready.” – They

19. By the end of PBL 101, you will have started Planning a Project by: O Understanding “Main Course” PBL O Generating a Project Idea O Refining a Driving Question O Balancing Assessment Strategies O Gathering Tips for Managing Projects O All of the Above

20. “The belief that all genuine education comes about through experience does not mean that all experiences are genuinely or equally educative.” – John Dewey

21. MY “PROJECT”

22. Dear Keepers of the Missions of Alta California, Because the Church desires to save more Indian souls, we would like to establish another mission, the 22nd, somewhere beyond the one in Sonoma. Please tell us exactly where you think the mission should be located and what it should look like, based on your knowledge of the area. With gratitude, Archbishop Fonte Mexico City, 10 June 1822

23. Driving Question or Challenge Need to Know Inquiry & Innovation Public Performance & Product Student Voice & Choice 21 st Century Skills Critique & Revision

24. PBL Driving Question or Challenge Need to Know Inquiry & Innovation Publicly Presented Product Student Voice & Choice 21 st Century Skills Feedback & Revision

25. Driving Question or Challenge

26. Need to Know

27. Inquiry & Innovation

28. 21 st Century Skills

29. Student Voice & Choice

30. Feedback & Revision

31. Publicly Presented Product

32. PBL Driving Question or Challenge Need to Know Inquiry & Innovation Publicly Presented Product Student Voice & Choice 21 st Century Skills Feedback & Revision

33. LINE IN THE SAND. Watch this video. Look for the 7 essential features that make this PBL, not just “doing a project.”

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35. “ Build with what they have. ” – Lao Tzu

36. REVOLUTION OR EVOLUTION. Would PBL be an evolution of your teaching, or a revolution? Or do you do it already? Could you modify some of your current activities or “projects” so they have the 7 essential features of PBL? THINK SHARE

37. By the end of PBL 101, you will have started planning a project by: O Understanding “Main Course” PBL O Generating a Project Idea O Refining a Driving Question O Balancing Assessment Strategies O Gathering Tips for Managing Projects O All of the Above

40. Project Idea Summary of the challenge, investigation, scenario, problem, or issue:

41. SOURCES OF INSPIRATION o Your Content Standards o Your Community o Your Students o Current Events o Real-World Practice/Problem o Online Project Libraries o Your File Cabinet o Your Colleagues

42. LIMITEDAMBITIOUS Duration 10-15 contact hours40+ contact hours Breadth One subject; few standards Interdisciplinary; several standards Technology BasicExtensive Setting ClassroomCommunity/World Who’s Involved One teacher Several teachers, outside experts, community Audience Classroom Experts, community, world, web Student Autonomy Teacher-defined; tightly managed Co-defined and managed

44. PBL Driving Question or Challenge Inquiry & Innovation Public Performance & Product Student Voice & Choice 21 st Century Skills Critique & Revision Need to Know

45. “Yes, the Cold War!” – No One

46. EXAMPLE ENTRY EVENTS o Field Trip o Guest Speaker o Film, Video, Website o Simulation or Activity o Provocative Reading o Startling Statistics o Puzzling Problem o Piece of Real or Mock Correspondence o Song, Poem, Art o Lively Discussion

47. You Obviously have a need to know Task: Act like a teenager (a well-behaved one) and respond to prompts from your instructor after reading the Entry Event for the project.

48.  Generate a Project Idea  Refine a Driving Question  Determine Culminating Products  Create an Entry Event* TO DOs:

51. By the end of PBL 101, you will have started Planning a Project by: O Understanding effective PBL O Generating a Project Idea O Refining a Driving Question O Balancing Assessment Strategies O Gathering Tips for Managing Projects O All of the Above

52. PBL Need to Know Inquiry & Innovation Public Performance & Product Student Voice & Choice 21 st Century Skills Critique & Revision

53. WHY HAVE A DRIVING QUESTION? FOR STUDENTSFOR TEACHERS Guides Project Work Creates Interest and/or the Feeling of Challenge Reminds Them “Why we’re doing this today” Guides Planning & Reframes Content Standards or Big Ideas Captures & Communicates the Purpose of the Project Initiates and Focuses Inquiry

54. From “too big” to answerable: How have humans changed the environment? How has our valley changed in the past 50 years?

55. From “Google-able” to open-ended: What were the major developments in the Renaissance? Was the Renaissance a rebirth, or a whole new baby?

56. From too general to more concrete and challenging: How do architects use geometry? How can we design a theatre that meets specifications with the greatest number of seats?

57. From too abstract to more relevant and engaging: What is a hero? Who are the heroes in my life?

58. From too general to more concrete and localized: What are the characteristics of healthy soil? Is our soil healthy enough to support a vegetable garden?

59. From “sounds like a teacher” to student-friendly: How does the author use voice and perspective in The House on Mango Street to reflect on her childhood and community? How does our childhood shape who we are as teenagers?

60. REFINE A DRIVING QUESTION. Choose one of the projects on the handout. Pick the best Driving Question for it, refine one, or write a new one. THINK SHARE

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64.  Generate a Project Idea  Refine a Driving Question  Determine Culminating Products  Create an Entry Event* TO DOs: