All Discussions Tagged 'pbl' - Classroom 2.02024-03-19T00:46:29Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/group/pblbetterwithpractice/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=pbl&feed=yes&xn_auth=noProject Based U.S. History lessontag:www.classroom20.com,2012-02-28:649749:Topic:8111592012-02-28T09:26:59.817ZLarry Blodgetthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LarryBlodgett
<p>I'd like to offer this project based <a href="http://dualushistory.wikispaces.com/" target="_blank">lesson for U.S. history</a>and see what you all think. Let me know if you use it or have any idea to improve it.</p>
<p>I'd like to offer this project based <a href="http://dualushistory.wikispaces.com/" target="_blank">lesson for U.S. history</a>and see what you all think. Let me know if you use it or have any idea to improve it.</p> New PBL Tutorialtag:www.classroom20.com,2010-12-01:649749:Topic:5734102010-12-01T18:33:06.915ZSuzie Bosshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/suzieboss
Brand-new from the Buck Institute for Education, here's an <a href="http://www.bie.org/diy">online tutorial on PBL basics</a>. It includes video vignettes, project planning tools, plus an opportunity to submit a plan and request critical feedback.<br/>Check it out and let us know what you think. Looks like a useful tool for professional development.<br/>
Brand-new from the Buck Institute for Education, here's an <a href="http://www.bie.org/diy">online tutorial on PBL basics</a>. It includes video vignettes, project planning tools, plus an opportunity to submit a plan and request critical feedback.<br/>Check it out and let us know what you think. Looks like a useful tool for professional development.<br/> PBL, Information Literacy & Infographics - Please weigh in!tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-09-09:649749:Topic:5069012010-09-09T18:15:38.036ZJane Krausshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/jkrauss1
I just drafted a book chapter that includes a big treatment of infographics. I'm excited to share what I've learned and get your thoughts on infographics and other means for building visual and information literacy. What are your favorite resources, methods, and tips? Please join me at 5:00 p/6:00m/7:00c/8:00e on Elluminate. Here is the Learn Central link to the <a href="http://www.learncentral.org/node/99151" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">event</a><b><br></br><br></br>PBL, Information Literacy &…</b>
I just drafted a book chapter that includes a big treatment of infographics. I'm excited to share what I've learned and get your thoughts on infographics and other means for building visual and information literacy. What are your favorite resources, methods, and tips? Please join me at 5:00 p/6:00m/7:00c/8:00e on Elluminate. Here is the Learn Central link to the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.learncentral.org/node/99151" target="_blank">event</a><b><br/><br/>PBL, Information Literacy & Infographics</b><br/>Join Jane Krauss, coauthor of Reinventing Project-Based Learning, for a look into infographics and how examining and making them builds core knowledge and information literacy. This will be a very visual and lively session where you'll get to interpret compelling infographics and imagine setting up situations where your students create their own.<br/><br/>Anyone who has links to infographics or other resources they'd like to share, <a href="https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=ajb4hbndk8fv_104htp5zdff&authkey=CM6ujqIB">add them to this slide</a>, which I'll add to the presentation.<br/><p></p> Terrific Resource for Sci-Math Teachers - The Futures Channeltag:www.classroom20.com,2010-08-16:649749:Topic:4979482010-08-16T17:58:54.937ZJane Krausshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/jkrauss1
Where have I been? I'm just learning about the Futures Channel. <a href="http://reinventingpbl.blogspot.com/2010/08/futures-channel.html">Click through my blog post</a> for one of their terrific films: Aquarium Makers and then read more about their STEM mission. Love the design projects. <br/>
Where have I been? I'm just learning about the Futures Channel. <a href="http://reinventingpbl.blogspot.com/2010/08/futures-channel.html">Click through my blog post</a> for one of their terrific films: Aquarium Makers and then read more about their STEM mission. Love the design projects. <br/> Gulf Project Resourcestag:www.classroom20.com,2010-08-13:649749:Topic:4972662010-08-13T00:59:59.966ZSuzie Bosshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/suzieboss
If you're contemplating a project that connects to the Gulf oil disaster, you'll find no shortage of great resources.<br></br><ul>
<li>Take a look at the good thinking that has come out of Edutopia's PBL Camp, a four-week, online collaboration that involved dozens of teachers. <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/project-based-learning-camp-edutopia-conclusion">This blog pos</a>t shares a few highlights and includes links to the archives. It's all available for others to reuse, remodel, and build…</li>
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If you're contemplating a project that connects to the Gulf oil disaster, you'll find no shortage of great resources.<br/><ul>
<li>Take a look at the good thinking that has come out of Edutopia's PBL Camp, a four-week, online collaboration that involved dozens of teachers. <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/project-based-learning-camp-edutopia-conclusion">This blog pos</a>t shares a few highlights and includes links to the archives. It's all available for others to reuse, remodel, and build on.</li>
<li>If you're looking for a place for your students to publish their Gulf-related projects, check out <a href="http://voicesonthegulf.org">Voices on the Gulf</a>. It's a teacher-created site that will be growing quickly as teachers from the Gulf region and across the country bring in their students.</li>
<li>Many who will be participating in Voices on the Gulf have been involved in summer discussions on Teachers Teaching Teachers. Check out the <a href="http://teachersteachingteachers.org/">weekly webcast archives here</a>.</li>
</ul>
<br/> PBL MeetUptag:www.classroom20.com,2010-08-12:649749:Topic:4971742010-08-12T18:03:04.200ZJane Krausshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/jkrauss1
We're growing fast and we wonder if a confab is in order, maybe a PBL Social on Elluminate? Weigh in <a href="http://www.doodle.com/aqzexaf3bx8a5qwk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here in this doodle poll</a>, and choose as many options as suit. <br></br>Also, what conferences or other F2F events focused on PBL are happening? Maybe we need to plan our own!<br></br>One last thing- make sure when you start a discussion that you tag it pbl. Add other tags too, like math, assessment, whatever helps…
We're growing fast and we wonder if a confab is in order, maybe a PBL Social on Elluminate? Weigh in <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.doodle.com/aqzexaf3bx8a5qwk" target="_blank">here in this doodle poll</a>, and choose as many options as suit. <br/>Also, what conferences or other F2F events focused on PBL are happening? Maybe we need to plan our own!<br/>One last thing- make sure when you start a discussion that you tag it pbl. Add other tags too, like math, assessment, whatever helps organize these discussions in the bigger Clrm 2.0 site.<br/> Unicorns Deep in the Swim of It - Activities v. PBLtag:www.classroom20.com,2010-08-07:649749:Topic:4954582010-08-07T19:20:59.688ZJane Krausshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/jkrauss1
I worked with a middle school staff in Tucson this week (Go Unicorns!) that was grappling with the difference between activity-based learning and project-based learning. Through discussion we came closer to an operational definition of each, which would help them sort and improve their project ideas. They would like to be able to say, for example, "No, I think that's more of an activity, it's not really a project. A project would be/have..." <br></br>Would you throw in your two cents? Utterback MS…
I worked with a middle school staff in Tucson this week (Go Unicorns!) that was grappling with the difference between activity-based learning and project-based learning. Through discussion we came closer to an operational definition of each, which would help them sort and improve their project ideas. They would like to be able to say, for example, "No, I think that's more of an activity, it's not really a project. A project would be/have..." <br/>Would you throw in your two cents? Utterback MS (amazing place) and I thank you!<br/> Setting student expectations for PBLtag:www.classroom20.com,2010-06-02:649749:Topic:4750952010-06-02T22:08:12.776ZJane Krausshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/jkrauss1
I've been working on a piece of curriculum that has teachers reflecting on how their practices change when they shift to a more student-centric learning environment. Not too hard. Here's a sampling of 12 (modified from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Search-Understanding-Case-Constructivist-Classrooms/dp/0871203588">Brooks & Brooks, 1999</a>): <br></br><p align="left" style="margin-left: 40px;">1. Encourage and accept student autonomy and initiative.…</p>
I've been working on a piece of curriculum that has teachers reflecting on how their practices change when they shift to a more student-centric learning environment. Not too hard. Here's a sampling of 12 (modified from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Search-Understanding-Case-Constructivist-Classrooms/dp/0871203588">Brooks & Brooks, 1999</a>): <br/><p style="margin-left: 40px;" align="left">1. Encourage and accept student autonomy and initiative.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px;" align="left">2. Make available raw data and primary sources, along with experts and manipulative, interactive,and physical materials.<br/></p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px;" align="left">3. Use cognitive terminology such "imagine," "analyze," "predict," and "create" when framing tasks.<br/></p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px;" align="left">4. Encourage student inquiry by asking thought-provoking, open-ended questions and encouraging students to ask questions of others.<br/></p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px;" align="left">5. Seek elaboration of ideas.<br/></p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px;" align="left">6. Model personal curiosity about things inside and outside the classroom and nurture students' natural curiosity.<br/></p>
<p align="left">Now here's where I'm having trouble. In order for kids to function well in the PBL classroom expectations need to be clear. (<a href="http://www.proteacher.org/c/168_Classroom_Rules_-_Examples.html">This set ain't gonna get er done.</a>.. I fully understand the need for bottom line behavioral expectations --be safe, be kind, be respectful were those of my last school-- but can't we be more ambitious?)<br/></p>
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<p align="left">Off the top of my head I'm thinking along these lines (I'm sure you can "unpack"):</p>
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<li>Put your curiosity and smarts to work<br/></li>
<li>Contribute to the learning of others<br/></li>
</ul>
<p align="left">Do tell: What expectations or guiding principles do you establish with students?<br/></p>
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<br/><br/> Tools for Project Archivestag:www.classroom20.com,2010-05-13:649749:Topic:4712232010-05-13T16:15:03.591ZSuzie Bosshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/suzieboss
When your projects come to a close, do you create an archive to capture and reflect on what's been accomplished? And do you share your archive online, so that others can learn along with you?<br></br><a href="http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/13560">Here's an example</a> that I just came across, from East Middle School in Grand Junction, Colo. They use LiveBinders as an archiving tool. Buck Institute for Education also offers this…
When your projects come to a close, do you create an archive to capture and reflect on what's been accomplished? And do you share your archive online, so that others can learn along with you?<br/><a href="http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/13560">Here's an example</a> that I just came across, from East Middle School in Grand Junction, Colo. They use LiveBinders as an archiving tool. Buck Institute for Education also offers this <a href="http://www.bie.org/tools/links/pbl_in_practice">project library</a>. <br/>What platform or tool works best for showcasing your projects online? How do you make use of your archives?<br/>Please share your wisdom. <br/><br/> Need advice from PBL practitionerstag:www.classroom20.com,2010-04-06:649749:Topic:4593042010-04-06T17:18:57.831ZJane Krausshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/jkrauss1
Dear Friends: <br></br>I've been doing some curriculum work around project-based learning recently and I need your advice. We all know PBL works best when certain conditions are in place to support it. What would you say the essential conditions are? I know teacher characteristics, intentions and methods are key, but outside the teachers and students, what else? I'm starting a list and I wonder if you might add to it. Additionally, sometimes the removal of barriers is important,…
Dear Friends: <br/>I've been doing some curriculum work around project-based learning recently and I need your advice. We all know PBL works best when certain conditions are in place to support it. What would you say the essential conditions are? I know teacher characteristics, intentions and methods are key, but outside the teachers and students, what else? I'm starting a list and I wonder if you might add to it. Additionally, sometimes the removal of barriers is important, too.<br/><br/>Essential Conditions for PBL strong implementation<br/><ul>
<li>A school culture that tolerates, even encourages, the sometimes messy chaos of student-directed learning.</li>
<li>Access to any technologies that support the teaching and learning enterprise</li>
<li>A system of accountability that causes a teacher to demonstrate --and parents and administrators to understand-- that rigorous learning aims are met though the PBL.</li>
<li>?<br/></li>
</ul>
Remove barriers <br/><ul>
<li>Reconsider when and where learning takes place. Structure some flexibility (oxymoron!) into the school program so spaces and time are less of a limiting factor.</li>
<li>?<br/></li>
</ul>
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