St. Anthony School

1. St. Anthony School August 2012

2. Summer PD • Please fill out form • Post on NING or Edmodo

3. My Take Aways • Student driven projects with purpose • Grant writing tips • Networking and social networking • Adobe Education Leader • HSTE • Do what your passionate about, Kailua Community Concert • What are you going to do? • Discuss on ning

4. NING or Edmodo • Please tell us what your doing on NING or Edmodo

5. Activity Based vs PBL • PBL is not: the same as “making something” or “hands-on learning” or “doing an activity.”

6. PBL is a teaching method in which students: • Engage in a rigorous, extended process of inquiry focused on complex, authentic questions and problems • Work as independently from the teacher as possible, and have some degree of “voice and choice” • Demonstrate in-depth understanding of academic knowledge and skills • Build 21st century skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, andCommunication • Create high-quality products and performances which are presented to a public audience

7. The 6 A’s Authenticity Academic Rigor Applied Learning Active Exploration Adult Relationships Assessment


8. Project Critiquing • Star Comic • Is it PBL or just an activity? • Elements of PBL • Example of comic

9. 8 Essential Elements of PBL • Significant content • A Need to Know • A Driving Question • Student Voice and Choice • 21st Century Skills • Inquiry and Innovation • Feedback and Revision • Publicly Presented Product

10. Essentials Elements of PBL

11. Star Comic

13. Star Comic • Collaborative • Students worked in groups • Creative • Created story and illustrations • Critical Thinking • Researched life cycle of star • Create a story based on the life cycle of a star • Communication • Shared comics with younger students • Assessment • Rubrics and reflections • http://wullertgrade5.weebly.com/1/post/2012/05/life-cycle-reflection-assignment.html#comments

14. Positive Take Aways • Well planned- teachers involved planned unit together • Benchmarks put into place before unit • Mini lectures for needed skills planned • Teachers involved modeled example of assignments • Engagement of students high • Success rate high • Reflections valuable

15. Negative Take Aways • No adult connection • No real driving question • No real world connection or purpose

16. 8 Essential Elements of PBL • Significant content- YES • A Need to Know- NO • A Driving Question- MAYBE • Student Voice and Choice- YES • 21st Century Skills- YES • Inquiry and Innovation- NO • Feedback and Revision- YES • Publicly Presented Product- YES

17. Evolving Projects • HAIS Digital Media Grant • Garden Warriors Episode 1 • Worm Composting Episode 2 • Green Club Episode 3

18. Successes and Take Aways • Projects are not failures if they are not PBL • Collaborate with others • Create a model • Maintain communication • Use social networking sites to communicate • Edmodo www.edmodo.com • Flip teach for skills needed • Teacher or student created screen casts • www.mrsgarrison.weebly.com • Showcase student work

19. Reflections and Assessments • ePortfolios or blogs • Reflections of progress or what was learned • ongoing record of progress • Feed back about learning • Assessment • Edmodo • Formative Assessments • Teacher websites • http://wullertgrade5.weebly.com/1/post/2012/05/life-cycle-reflection-assignment.html#comments