Post on 16-Apr-2017
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PROJECT BASED LEARNINGWhat is it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMCZvGesRz8
THE BASICS
SIGNIFICANT CONTENT
DRIVING QUESTION
NEED TO KNOW
IN-DEPTH INQUIRY
21st CENTURY SKILLS
REVISION & REFLECTION
PRESENTATION:REAL-WORLD AUDIENCE
ASSESSMENT:AS LEARNINGOF LEARNING
FOR LEARNING(p.184 English K-10 Syllabus)
PROJECT BASED LEARNINGWhy do it?
• plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, selecting aspects of subject matter and particular language, visual, and audio features to convey information and ideas (ACELY1725)
• plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content, including multimodal elements, to reflect a diversity of viewpoints (ACEY1720, ACEY1731)
• use and reflect on metacognitive processes used for planning, including brainstorming, mindmapping, storyboarding, role-play and improvisation(EN4-9E)
• identify, plan and prioritise stages of tasks, making use if organisational strategies such as drawing up a schedule, monitoring progress and meeting deadlines (EN4-9E)
• understand the roles and responsibilties of individuals in groups, performing an allocated role responsibly in a group and assessing the success of individual and collaborative processes (EN4-9E)
The Australian Curriculum: English assists students to develop the skills necessary to investigate, analyse and communicate ideas and information related to sustainability, and to advocate, generate and evaluate actions for sustainable futures.
The personal and social capability involves students in a range of practices including recognising and regulating emotions, developing empathy for and understanding of others, establishing positive relationships, making responsible decisions, working effectively in teams and handling challenging situations constructively.
OUR SHITTY WORLD
CREATORS OF KNOWLEDGE
= OWNERS OF KNOWLEDGE
The HSC is a blunt instrument ... … and we are all being beaten to
death by it one mindless, pre-prepared essay at a time.
H.S.C.
I have enjoyed the fact that this project based learning seems to unite more the work done in class and the work done at home. Especially when done with Edmodo, and in groups, the classes and homework become less separate. Without this it is very much learning the information at school and then working on something with that information at home to get a good mark, whereas the project-based learning sort of unites these two better together, as its all just working together with the class to create or finish something. Has it challenged me to think differently as a learner or about English. I would have to say probably not, but I don't think this is the fault of the project-based learning but rather the fault of the way that teachers are required to teach in school. It seems to me that school is completely driven by the HSC test at the end of the year. Far less do you hear a teacher say "this is interesting to know" than you hear "you will need to know this for the HSC". Since everything is focused around this test that gets you into university or tafe or whatever, I don't really think you consider yourself as a 'learner' at school but rather as going through a year of obstacles, that if you achieve well in, you will later be able to do the important learning at university or tafe or wherever. Since school is run by the HSC people view school as a means to get to a place where you learn, not as a place where you learn. So I don't think under this that project based learning can change the way I think as a learner, because the goal of school is only to get somewhere else, not to learn. This is in my opinion :P However I would say that this is not true all the time :P
PBL = BOREDOM KILLER
PROJECT BASED LEARNINGHow do I do it?
PROJECT OUTLINES
TOOLS
My ‘must haves’
HABITS OF MIND
KWL TABLES
RUBRICS AND CHECKLISTS REFLECTION
GOALS
MEDALS
MISSIONS
persistent
patient creative
likeable resilient
leader
learner
manager
frustration of students
resistance from students frustration with systems
lack of team-work skills from students
lack of research skills in students
passive learners
parents: is my child learning?
HELP!!
• EDUTOPIA: http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning
• BUCK INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION:http://www.bie.org/ • PBL ONLINE:http://pbl-online.org/ • BIE edmodo community
• edmodo: http://davidson.edmodo.com/biancahewes PBL 1001:
http://edmodo.com/join/a17ea1051863097ab6f84afadc821b71
http://www.edmodo.com/publisher/biepbl
• twitter: #pblchat on twitter @biancah80 @betamiller @newtechnetwork@edutopia @biepbl @suzieboss @gingerlewman
• blogs:
http://www.andrewkmiller.com/http://deangroom.wordpress.com/ www.biancahewes.wordpress.comhttp://reinventingpbl.blogspot.com/http://shelleywright.wordpress.com/http://biepbl.blogspot.com/
Year 8
Poetry – narrative poetry:DQ: ‘Can storytellers change how we see the
world? ’
Product: Collaborative poem. Individual monologue.
Audience: Present poems to class & year group.
Year 8
Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night’s Dream:DQ: ‘What is true happiness?’
Product: 60 second Shakespeare skit. Class documentary.
Audience: Family and friends.
Year 9
Poetry – protest poetry:DQ: ‘Can people use their voices to bring about
positive change?’
Product: Collection of protest poems.
Audience: Published collection online: "Poems for the Silenced." Selected poems published in OzTeacher magazine.
Year 9
Literature CirclesDQ: What makes a book a ‘good read’?
Product:Book trailer.
Audience: Online – book trailer uploaded to YouTube.
Year 9
Passion Project: Cause We CareDQ: How can we raise awareness In our local
community about a charity or cause we feel passionately about?
Product: make posters, a documentary, a short film, a PowerPoint, a prezi, a blog, a website, social media campaign (etc.) to raise awareness for cause/community
Audience: Online and news media coverage.
Year 10 Poetry: DQ: ‘Can Cyborgs Write Poetry?’
Product: Own poem conveying response to DQ. Video representation of poem.
Audience: Online - video uploaded to YouTube.
Year 10Poetry: DQ: ‘Why do emos write poetry?’
Product: Critical essay on two poems. Collaborative podcast.
Audience: Present podcasts to guest expert Craig Schuftan (author and producer at Triple J).
Year 10
Novel: Catcher in the RyeDQ: 'Can stories help young people in the 21st
century develop resilience?’Product:Anthology of short stories published as an
eBook.
Audience: Book launch with family & friends.
Year 10
Shakespeare – Macbeth:DQ: ‘Is the tragedy of Macbeth relevant today?’
Product:Entry into a promotional poster design
competition.
Audience: Posters displayed in the library.
Year 10
AOS: Individual and Authority:DQ: ‘How can we make a film for an online community
to change people's view on individuals and authority?’
Product: Short film.
Audience: Class film-fest and selected films uploaded to YouTube.
Year 12 – EE1
Creative writing – Romanticism:DQ: ‘Should artists challenge the ways of
thinking of their contemporaries?’
Product: Collaborative novella.
Audience: Published online as an eBook.
Year 12 – EE1
Critical composition & representation:DQ: ‘How can we make a website that helps Year
12 students ace the EE1 elective 'Romanticism'? ’
Product: Build a website as a team.
Audience: Website launch with special guests – Prof Will Christie, Dr Jen Scott Curwood, pre-service English teachers and family.
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