Camas Ridge Community School
PBL Workshop June 24, 2009
“Good schools, like good societies and good families, celebrate and cherish diversity.”
-Deborah Meier
Today 1. Describe project ideas, workshop
them 2. Look at driving/burning/essential
questions and entry events 3. Project design template 4. Today’s Tech - Go2Web2.0 and
mindmapping apps
A fun inquiry “grabber” - pay attention to process
Research-based features of effective PLCs
-Have a clear sense of mission-Share a vision of the conditions they must create to achieve the mission-Work together in collaborative teams to determine the best practice to achieve the mission-Organize into groups, headed up by teacher-leaders-Focus on student learning-Are goal- and results-oriented-Collaborate with each other-Hold shared values and beliefs-Commit themselves to continuous improvement-See themselves as life-long learners
(DuFour, DuFour & Eaker, 2002)
Deborah Meier Habits of Mind as core principles of a schoolhttp://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/about/phil/habits.html
How Do We Define Web 2.0?
Some Commonly Shared Characteristicso User-generated content
o Web-based Applicationso Sharable, collaborative, socialo “Creative Commons” spirito Authentication, data stored in a “cloud”
o Free, extra functions for moneyo Mash Ups and Interoperatabilityo Organizable through TAGS that make sense to you “folksonomy”
Activity-Based Teaching Project-Based Learning
Teacher directed Student driven
Single answer Open ended
Summative On-going
Thematic Driving question/challenge
Answer giving Problem solving
Fun Engaging
Interesting to know Enduring understanding
School world Real world
Curricular add-on Curricular focus
Continuum of Practice
Thematic Unit• Read, write,
do math with apples
• Visit an orchard
• Make apple sauce
• Taste test• Paint and draw
apples• Put on a
Johnny Appleseed play
PBLWhere did the apples in my store come from? “Why these apples?”
preference, availability“How did they get from the tree to here?”
labor, distribution systems“Did grandma eat these apples at my age?”
change over time
Activity based v. PBL
Thematic Unit• Read, write,
do math with apples
• Visit an orchard
• Make apple sauce
• Taste test• Paint and draw
apples• Put on a
Johnny Appleseed play
PBLWhere did the apples in my store come from? “Why these apples?”
preference, availability“How did they get from the tree to here?”
labor, distribution systems“Did grandma eat these apples at my age?”
change over time