PBL Gold BY MICHAEL GORMAN
21CENTURYEDTECH LLC
01. Introduction and Foundations 15 minutes
02. Honoring Past Knowedge 15 minutes
03. PBL Vision 15 minutes
04. Defining PBL 30 minutes
05. PBL Gold Standards 45 minutes
06. Finding a Project 15 minutes
Break (15 minutes)
07. Building and Critiquing a PBL 60 minutes
08. Parts of PBL Part 1 (Launch) 15 minutes
09. Parts of PBL Part 2 (Learn Cycle) 15 minutes
10. Parts of PBL Part 3 (Encore) 10 minutes
11. Scaffolding/Mapping/Resources 15 minutes
12. Final Reflection 20 minutes
02. Honoring Past Knowedge 15 minutes
03. PBL Vision 15 minutes
04. Defining PBL 30 minutes
05. PBL Gold Standards 45 minutes
06. Finding a Project 15 minutes
Break (15 minutes)
07. Building and Critiquing a PBL 60 minutes
08. Parts of PBL Part 1 (Launch) 15 minutes
09. Parts of PBL Part 2 (Learn Cycle) 15 minutes
10. Parts of PBL Part 3 (Encore) 10 minutes
11. Scaffolding/Mapping/Resources 15 minutes
12. Final Reflection 20 minutes
Idea One : Introduction and Honoring Past
Idea Three: Creating a PBL Vision
Idea Four: Defining PBL
Idea Five: PBL Standards
Idea Six: Finding A Project
Idea Seven: Foundation Build/Critique
Foundation Template
Foundation Template Example
Blank Foundation Template Download
Use the Gold Standards Document to Vet
Gallery Walk - I like, I wonder, I Have
Idea Eight: Three Time Frames of PBL.. Start/Launch Why
•Hooks the student
•Engages and activates learning
•Promotes initial inquiry
•Connects prior knowledge with new
•Sometimes multi faceted
•Connects to the IQ
Idea Nine: Three Time Frames of PBL.. Learning Cycle
“We can have facts without thinking but we cannot have thinking without facts.” John Dewey
Idea Ten: Three Time Frames of PBL.. Encore
Idea Eleven: Scaffolding and Resources
Scaffolding Form from the BUCK Institute
Other Resources from the BUCK Institute
Example Scaffolding Form
Idea Twelve: Final Reflection (Wisdom of the Crowd)
- Norms - Open Minded… Focused…. Collaborative… Constructive… Productive
- Introducing our Group
- Show your sketch
- John Dewey - "“All genuine learning comes through experience.”
- Looking back at education
Idea Three: Creating a PBL Vision
- Vision Activity (Poster or GoFormative)
Idea Four: Defining PBL
- PBL vs LBP (The project is the main act... not the encore)
- Introduction - Four PBL Models
- Comparing - Four PBL Models
- Further Links (BIE 8 Essential Change and BIE Gold Standards)
Idea Five: PBL Standards
- Things I like activity
- Gold Standards Document
- Group Article to Unpack and Read (BIE Gold Standards)
- Further Links (BIE 8 Essential Change)
Idea Six: Finding A Project
- Borrow… Recycle/Retrofit… Innovate
- Project Length = Standards
- Which come first... project idea or standards?
- Project Ideas
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- Innovate... Your own Original Idea,
- 1. Start from scratch… think local
2. Expand a lesson
3. Mix and mash up
4. Retrofit a past project to make it more PBL like - Idea Starters - Authentic Projects (Document also provided at workshop)
- Part A: World Problems
Part B: The Newspaper
Part C: Vetting Past or Found Projects
Part D: Questions and Inquiry
Part E: Existing Projects - Borrow - PBL Resources
- 1. BIE Tools – PBL Project Search – Here you will find a collection of 450 proven lesson plans to set any PBL desire into action. Look at the database but also click on the home tab to view the entire site.
2. West Virginia PBL Project Data Base – This is a wonderful site where teachers can search through the subjects of reading, language arts, math, science, social studies, dance, visual arts, theater, and music. You can select from grade two all the way through grade twelve. These are PBL projects made by teachers for teachers!
3. Edutopia –This link brings you to a wonderful PBL treasure chest of ideas, resources, and research.
4. Learning Reviews – This website claims to connect kids to learning on the web. It really connects kids to awesome, engaging, rigorous, and relevant projects. It points to numerous websites on the internet that house some great PBL possibilities. Be sure to check out all of the subjects and grade levels.
Here are more than 30 websites with free PBL examples, guidance, rubrics, and templates. To see project-based learning lessons sorted by subject go to: - PBL Language Arts Projects by grade level
- PBL Science Lesson Ideas by topic
- PBL Math Project Ideas by topic
- PBL Social Studies Project Ideas by grade level
- Jewish Based Resources
- Berhman House - Collection of pay for PBL Resources
- BIE Article with Example: Transforming Synagogue Education through Project Based Learning
- Prizmah Article - Getting Started with Jewish Day School
- I.d.e.a Schools - PBL in Jewish Education
- NLE Resources: An Example of Jewish Project Based learning
- JEEC - Curriculum parking lot for PBL ideas
- Wisconsin Jewish Chronical -Project-based learning applied to Jewish Education
- The Jewish Educator - Implementing project Based learning in Congregational Schools
- Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School - Kindergartners Create and Perform at the South Campus Community Theater
- Musings on Jewish Education - Project Based Learning (PBL) in Action
- Hershornin Shiff Community Day School - PBL Video
- Jewish Learning Connections - Innovative Learning Models
Idea Seven: Foundation Build/Critique
Foundation Template
- Project Name
- Driving Question
- Standards
- Time
- Products
- Project Idea
- Authentic
- Connections
Foundation Template Example
- Project Name – Courtyard project
- Driving Question – How can we design an area to fill the courtyard?
- Standards – Scale, Design, Journaling, Collaboration, Blueprints
- Time – 10 90 minutes periods
- Products – Journal, Design Crypt, Blue Print, Model, Presentation
- Project Idea - This Courtyard Project will have students working with real engineers to design a courtyard. It will include design, building, and a competition. Students will demonstrate what they have learned to an in house and/or online audience. Students will work in groups and develop collaboration skills and also have independent writing work on their own
- Authentic – Study real place, connect with engineers, see results, experience design process
- Connections – Engineers, science and math, design fieldtrip)
Blank Foundation Template Download
Use the Gold Standards Document to Vet
Gallery Walk - I like, I wonder, I Have
- Poster Paper PBL Foundation
- Post-Its ( I like... I wonder... I Have)
- Good Critique (Kind and Specific) based on content/rubrics
Idea Eight: Three Time Frames of PBL.. Start/Launch Why
•Hooks the student
•Engages and activates learning
•Promotes initial inquiry
•Connects prior knowledge with new
•Sometimes multi faceted
•Connects to the IQ
- Parts of the Start
- Activator (Entry)
- Question
- Norms
- Beginning Inquiry
- Grouping
- Contracts
- Entry Event Example
- Entry Event Workshop Time
- Investigative Question (Document)
- Various Questions Types
- Essential Question
- Driving Question
- Focus Question
- Guiding Question
- Probing Question
- Inquiry Question
- Challenge Question
- Design Question
- Smart Question
- Various Questions Types
- Investigative Question Practice (Worksheet)
- Workshop ... Developing or Revising you IQ
Idea Nine: Three Time Frames of PBL.. Learning Cycle
“We can have facts without thinking but we cannot have thinking without facts.” John Dewey
- The Three Time Frames Document
- Project Cycle
- An iterative cycle that includes all lessons and activities that allow students to do... and learn.
- Vision for Doing
- Learning Cycle... Iterative Process
- What is Learning?
- Parts of Cycle
- Inquiry
- Learning
- Lessons
- Activities
- Temperature Reads
- Assessments
- Metacognition
Idea Ten: Three Time Frames of PBL.. Encore
- The Three Time Frames Document
- The parts of the Encore
- Learning Demonstrations
- Final Assessments
- Celebration
- Reflection
- Next Steps
Idea Eleven: Scaffolding and Resources
Scaffolding Form from the BUCK Institute
Other Resources from the BUCK Institute
Example Scaffolding Form
Idea Twelve: Final Reflection (Wisdom of the Crowd)
- Contribute…(Document)