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Making the most of Project Based Learning

Making the most of Project Based Learning. Amanda Poplin & Elizabeth Beerbower. Flowertown Elementary, 5 th Grade Math, Science, Social Studies. Mission and Vision.

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Making the most of Project Based Learning

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  1. Making the most of Project Based Learning Amanda Poplin & Elizabeth Beerbower Flowertown Elementary, 5th Grade Math, Science, Social Studies

  2. Mission and Vision Mission: Dorchester School District Two leading the way, every student, every day, through relationships, rigor, and relevance. Vision: Dorchester School District Two desires to be recognized as a “World Class” school district, expecting each student to achieve at his/her optimum level in all areas, and providing all members of our district family with an environment that permits them to do their personal best.

  3. agenda • Details about PBL • Try It! • What will it look like in your room? • Explore the website! • Wrap-up/Share • Evaluation

  4. Who? • Ben BacheThe PBL Project, manager2435 E. North St., #245Greenville, SC 29615-1442(864) 877-5123www.pblproject.com • All teachers/subjects

  5. What? • Project Based Learning—given a current event/topic, students solve a problem based on that event/topic. • http://www.pblproject.com/ • What is provided: • Teacher Instructions • Classroom Discussion sheet • "Stimulus Items" (videos, articles, etc.) • note-taking sheets • grading rubric

  6. try it! • We have copies and iPads ready for you all to work in groups and complete one of the weekly warm ups together. • We also have copies for you to take back to your classes and try on your own.

  7. When? • We do not complete one each week, we normally read the topics when we receive the email from Mr. Bache and then decide if we are going to complete the topic provided. • We use this on our flex day in the lab. I normally skip lab that day since my students have met their minutes for the week on Compass and FastMath. • What do you think? When could you see yourself using this in your classroom?

  8. Where? • We begin the topics in the classroom (math, science, social studies) • We allow our students to choose their groups or assign the groups. • If you need to use the lab, each student could pull up the website and complete most of the activities individually. • Does anyone else have any ideas?

  9. Why? • These exercises are used to promote "Common Core Thinking," and will pay off when students are asked to complete performance tasks during the CC assessment.  • The children love working on these problems. They do not realize they are preparing for a test. • The learning is done in a “new” way. Watching videos, taking notes, reviewing an article, etc.

  10. how? • The how is where your expertise comes in to play. • We choose to cut something out and let our children use iPads in groups. • We require each child to participate. I occasionally let children work alone if they do not want to work in groups. The child working alone uses the desktop computer instead of an iPad.

  11. Contact Information Presenters: Amanda Poplin & Elizabeth Beerbower 5th Grade Math, Science, Social Studies teachers Presenter email: apoplin@dorchester2.k12.sc.us ebeerbower@dorchester2.k12.sc.us Phone Number: 871-7400

  12. Session EvaluationParticipants are asked to complete a session evaluation for each session attended. Credit (attendance, renewal, and/or technology) will be added following evaluation completion. For each question, use 1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neither Agree nor Disagree, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree. Your responses will assist us in planning future professional development in Dorchester School District Two. • The instructor was well prepared for the workshop. • The materials for the workshop were appropriate. • The concepts presented were appropriate to my job. • I will benefit from attending this session. • I would recommend this training to others.

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