BSD Future Ready Conference, Bedford NH November 8th 2016 #sau25discover
Session Description
This session will focus on Project Based Learning/PBL a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. Hear our story about PBL in several of our contents areas. Participants will come away from this session with better understanding of the essential role of student voice in the PBL classroom. Learn how technology, web-based tools, such as Google Apps (Hyperdocs) ensure all students have input on project design and voice in a class discussion. Sample of PBL and hyperdocs will be presented.
What is Project Based Learning?
What is Project Based Learning (PBL)? Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. Elements of PBL and Buck Institute for Education (BIE) BIE.org
Driving Question - How do we tell stories and why are they important?
Crafting a Driving Question (BIE DQ examples)
BIE Essential Project Design Elements Checklist
Redesigning lesssons with PBL Essential Elements, Google Apps for Education and showing Project
Enginnering to the Future/ETF Class - STEM - Andy LeBlanc @AleblancNRSD1 redesigned a unit on called Rocket Recue hyperdoc. This guided student learning and checked for undertanding prior to the rocket launch!
School focus of choice this year - PBL Professional Development with colleagues
Edcamp - Staff Voice and Choice for PD
Business Program - PBL Marketing Community Partnerships MCP and DECA
School Community Partnerships & Schools - Project Based Learning
Marketing Community Patnership / MCP course is structured on Marketing and Entrepreneurship principles while emphasizing techniques and principles of human relations, leadership, public relations and business communication. Students work in project based learning / PBL teams to meet with outside groups and group within our school to engage in business ventures and community service. Students then present at the mock DECA showcase to parents, school and community members.
Connecting Business Students with Project Based Learning
Business students participate in DECA and our Best Buddies attend out mock DECA Competition. Our National DECA competition was held in Nashville last year. This spring DECA students that qualify will go to Anaheim, California.
DECA Jess Gavin, Vice Present of DECA will be given a scenario and 10 minutes to problem solve. She selected the role play rather than a paper because it allows her to think on her feet. She will have to take test, and then present to a panel of judges.
Interdisciplinary instruction entails the use and integration of methods and from more than one academic discipline to examine a theme Projects. Community and local farming.
Social Studies teacher Tim Castner recieved a grant for students to do research and internships with local farmers in Bolton. A group of teachers including our Foods teacher Mrs. O'Neal and other worked on the project over the summer. The project was covered by Journalism students in which they created a segment on the "World Farmers" which will air on Nashoba News and on the Chieftain Press. Additionally, the journalism students will make a documentary that will be share with the local acces stations. This is a perfect example of interdisciplary PBL lesson with numerous products, a promotional video, social media, documentary, artcile and a presenation to a global audience.
Culinary Arts Program works with the World Famers organization for an integragted cooking lesson.
The art of cooking integration, is used to enhance student content knowledge and support a real world need for students. Students find joy and appreciation for the art of cooking and connecting with community.
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Portfolios - Show what you know
Students create digital porfolios to show what they know. Portfolios can open new doors for students to showcase their work which may lead to internships, jobs or contribute to their college application process. Hyperdoc for guided lesson
Using Video across content areas support creativity and allow for Studnt Voice & Choice in a project.
Tell your Story
CONNECTING IMPORTANT LOCAL TOPICS TO THE COMMUNITY WITH VIDEO -PSA ON ALLERGIES
When our school wanted to address Life Threatening Allergies, Donna Linstrom the Coordinator of Health and Wellness contacted the Video production class and met with Julia Wachtel to brainstorm about the message they wanted to deliver. This was a perfect example of PBL addressing all the elements of Project Design. Students interviewed planned, revised and created a video featuring the dangers of Life threatening Allergies for broadcast annoucements. It was shown in all three towns in the distict and shared with the local access channels
Showcased to all schools in the district and local TV stations for a more gload audience
Journalism Students capturing the local story of "The Walden Woods Project"
The Walden Woods Project article covered by Journalism Students
Where will Project Based Learning take you?
Ready to learn more?
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