User:Vtaylor/PBL school

curiosity discovery exploration * questions

712school sevhs

bst / sevhs
 * FIRST grants for startup * FLL volusia 2 per middle
 * FLL Jr * Osceoloa Sci School * borrowed assist principal
 * FTC * Orlando Sci School * VEX

2018.5

Creating Schoolwide PBL Aligned to Common Core * Green Street Academy is a two-year-old public middle and high school in urban Baltimore, Maryland. One of the school's focuses is to embrace the green eco-sustainability movement and the new career paths it will generate. Like most schools, GSA is designed around extremely high academic standards that capture students' imaginations, stimulate their curiosities and inspire their successes. Unique to our program, though, is that last year we began the process of transforming the entire school to a true project-based learning (PBL) environment by the end of this school year. Here, are some of the transformation experiences -- both positive and negative -- we've had since beginning the shift.

Try testing out the driving question you have created on a student and see how they react. Will every student jump up and down about it? No, but we can at least have students say, "I guess that sounds cool." driving questions

Providing multiple avenues of entry to coding, such as the carnival activity, or coding through hip hop music making or other creative activity can become something everyone can engage in, creative thinking

let’s help kids do more than just notice cool things that happen in the world. Help foster the curiosity and ability to find out WHY that cool thing happens and what it could mean applied elsewhere. PBL

application document *

grades 7-12 south county sci tech 2019-2020 650 y1 - 1250 y4 * future ready * project-based * technology supported learning personalized individualized differentiated * active learner directed * facilitated guided * building space dynamic responsive big container structures 44,825sqft 67,540sqft $150/sqft * learning literacies proficiency * MOOC format * OERs open textbooks * student's own plan "binder" tracking portfolio * technology supported differentiation * BYO.. * blended inforgraphic * integration cross curriculum planning teaching documentation reflection process open publish * teacher training professional development PLC * communication sharing design thinking ideate * learn more... * 712school * pbl * individual progress plans review action * pledge of support * online survey signatures

Q: * fixed costs vs per student reduction * budget changes reduce eliminate essential components alternate solutions direction of funds * professional development planning sharing per bie * individual subjects vs integration cross-curriculum projects * last 10 pages - why these * board resume bio *


 * make the sure the infrastructure is there before the devices. * well trained, confident staff who can see how technology can support and benefit teaching and learning. future ed technology

suggested tech plan 2012 * review 2016

2018.4

8 essential elements revised - really good discussion of the reflection and modifications and demonstration of the process

leading systemic implementation (33:42) * readiness - why vision community "we" stakeholders * initiate grow advance sustain* demand message plan why how culture * practice critical friends student response * teacher sharing common planning space * "meta moments" staff meetings driving questions terminology process model * risks fail forward learning experience principal teachers model * momentum steering committee collective community parents partners * relevant meaningful content mortal purpose * voice & choice justify * informed support story sustained dialog changing needs * social media tweet google+ expos spotlight projects

Rapid Teacher Training components * components that make up an effective training program for new teachers and tutors. Each area includes a description of the component followed by examples of where existing programs implement it. The examples are drawn from Teach For America (TFA), the MATCH School in Boston, the City Year volunteer corps in Boston, and the Resident Resource (R2) training program at Olin College of Engineering. * Teach for America (TFA) set big goals, invest in students and their families, plan purposefully, execute effectively, continuously increase effectiveness, and work relentlessly. Because they believe in their process and believe their teachers will be successful, they build camaraderie around this shared culture.

Personalized learning “places the interests and abilities of learners at the center of their education experience. In personalized learning, educators develop environments in which students and teachers together build plans for learners to achieve both interest-based and standards-based goals” (Halverson et al, 2015). * Literacy, Personalized * elements of personalized learning as outlined by Allison Zmuda, co-author of Learning Personalized: The Evolution of a Contemporary Classroom (Jossey-Bass, 2015): Time & Space; Assignments; Curriculum; Reporting; Feedback; Roles.

[http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/importance-preparing-students-life-after-graduation-through-collaborative-learning-499736950? Collaborative Learning ] * For all collaborative teamwork tasks, it’s important that the assignment’s demands are designed to students’ skill levels with task management, conflict resolution, and communication taken into consideration. While the educator should of course monitor and assess the collaborative work of each team, peer feedback should be taken into account. Using peer evaluation through defined levels or scales of collaboration to provide constructive feedback can lead to student improvement. Through constructive and well-defined collaborative learning tasks, teachers not only help students refine already learned skills, but teach them the value of accepting the contributions of others. * "Kathy Murphy, a seventh-grade math teacher in Worchester, MA, often has both students and parents question her about the value of her group work assignments. It’s only after presenting them with the challenge of explaining what they already know to a peer that they see the value of collaboration. “Even the kid who thinks they are the top student can learn something from the other students,” Few problems in the real world are solved by a single individual, and teaching through collaboration in the classroom presents a number of benefits that will stay with students long after they graduate."

2018.3


 * building - reuse cargo containers * 8 Essentials For Great School Buildings * 30 more * buy design build * +88,000sqft


 * BIE Gold standard pbl * teaching rubric * project design rubric * pbl success skills challenge questions sustained inquiry


 * Unlocking the Science of How Kids Think


 * blended video - technology supported learning * integrate subject in projects research reading writing math


 * FIRST Robotics Tech Challenge teams (10+ members, grades 7-12) are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. Participants call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have!”


 * PBL * requires an action plan. What is going to be learned, created, shared? When is it going to be completed by? Who is going to be responsible? What barriers and obstacles might be in the way? What resources are needed? * Conferences are one of the most underutilized approaches to managing a PBL experience.


 * PBL schools - includes list of schools * characteristics of good PBL schools * scaffolding * deeper learning schools


 * Buck Institute for Education * why project based learning (pbl)? * lots of great resources blogs


 * self-directed learning


 * MOOCs * Coursera announced its first fully online bachelor’s degree.

learning management
 * Canvas k-12 * courses * Learning to Learn Online

school design
 * Tokyo kindergarten This kindergarten lets kids learn in an open environment and it's paying off in a big way. Watch the full TED Talk
 * Stanford * building walls * k-12 lab network * design thinking resources * photos * blog post The school was designed by Scott Witthoft and  Scott Doorley (directors of the school’s Environments Collaborative), along with Dave Shipmen of Steelcase and is designed for idea capture.
 * elementary school in San Jose CA - open circular media center in middle

early questions 2016
blended inforgraphic 10 benefits for teachers

blended / online * technology supported learning
 * Blended learning (video 5:15) - great overview of blended learning - grades 9-10 in examples - A school-wide approach to blended learning that allows teachers the flexibility to define and implement online instruction that meets their students needs. P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School GRADES K-12 | GAINESVILLE, FL - more...


 * TEDx (video 12:29) - models - Alpha: Blanca Alvarado Middle School blended learning charter school in San Jose * Accelerated Reader * ST Math * Khan Academy * Code Academy * flexibility committed teacher training * mindset "too easy - something for you to learn from" * role of teacher


 * blended / hybrid - definitions, variations

small charter high school - grow from 7-9 in y1

To what extent is school going to be project / problem / inquiry - based? Technology-mediated? Onsite - face-to-face, technology-mediated, collaborative, hands-on. self-directed? Homework / offsite? Synchronous / asynchronous?


 * curriculum - tracking, assessment, learning - fueled, ck-12, themespare
 * facilitation, mentoring, tutoring
 * project-based learning ? totally, small group instruction, classroom, virtual school classes - at school / remote
 * evaluation / assessment - plan / path, tracking, state testing, feedback, competency, mastery, achademic performance
 * blended, hybrid, online, flipped, inverted, virtual, distance - synchronous, asynchronous - two dimensions critical to differentiating types of courses: how instruction is delivered to students and what type of instruction students receive. hybrid learning, defined as a deliberate attempt to combine the best of both face-to-face and online learning. of blendedness dependent on the proportion of content delivered online, with a “blended” course having 30 to 79 percent of its content online.
 * project-based - problem / inquiry / research
 * students - self-directed, input, student-centered
 * teachers - grade / subject
 * administration
 * community, families
 * technology - support, integration, curriculum - SAMR
 * college prep / ready
 * benefits - differentiation, personalization, preference, student-directed, guided, collaborative
 * grade level -
 * professional development - onsite and virtual coaching,
 * Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
 * project planning - k-6
 * learning management system - collaboration, tracking, communication, gradebook

resources
 * Blended learning - outline, benefits, practices
 * creativity - practice, courageous, aware, dig and scratch, empowerment, remix, copy, remembering, traveler, inspiration, reflection, sketch, risk, have to do it - can't just be in your head, play / hobbies matter, your true north,
 * Best practices - lots of good suggestions that apply widely
 * Discussing design models for hybrid/blended learning and the impact on the campus - online - foundational knowledge (facts, principles, concepts, ideas, vocabulary, etc.). certain kinds of skills such as knowledge management, knowledge navigation, independent learning, creative writing. some elements of clinical practice (e.g. correct procedures, video demonstrations of equipment being used, patient symptoms) vs. face-to-face...
 * New Technology Network Napa CA - Flagler Palm Coast, Putnam EDGE Palatka
 * Florida high school graduation requirements
 * Personalized, Blended and Competency-Based Learning -
 * STEM - In addition to offering K–12 STEM courses in core subject areas, we provide more than 50 STEM career-building electives, such as C++ Programming, Forensic Science, Green Design and Technology, and Engineering Design. Plus, a broad range of K¹² clubs are available to K–12 students who want to pursue STEM outside of the classroom. We offer STEM clubs such as Plant Science and Living Green for elementary students and clubs on advanced subjects such as Astronomy, Graphic Design and Science Exploration for high school students.
 * blended - personalized, where student is - not where "class has to be" as prescribed by district-wide curriculum map
 * PEAK—our Personalized Learning Platform—simplifies administration, provides intelligent reporting on student progress, and delivers “point-and-click” course customization to improve student outcomes.