Bringing Structure to Deeper LearningDeeper Learning 2014

March 27, 2014Mary Moss

Welcome & Introductions

Please share the following:• Name, organization, and role• Your experience with PBL/CBL and the

greatest challenge you’ve faced as a facilitator of PBL/CBL

• One thing you’d like to improve on as a result of this workshop

Why is structure important to Deeper Learning?

• How do you know what your students are getting out of it?

• How do we demonstrate the power of deeper learning for our students’ academics, mindsets, confidence, and aspirations?

Workshop OutcomesBy the end of the session, participants will:• Identify and share common challenges of Deeper Learning;• Analyze and discuss the root causes of these challenges;• Review a process and strategies designed to combat such

challenges; • Evaluate the potential use and effectiveness of these

strategies for the challenges they face with the implementation of deeper learning; and

• Propose possible strategies and solutions to make deeper learning more effective.

Workshop Overview• Session overview• Session materials, “Facilitator’s Guide” and “More

Module Resources” located at: http://novareschools.wordpress.com/resources/

• Work group options:1. lack of rigor 2. low quality student work3. subjective assessment and grading4. unproductive classroom time5. unfinished student work6. other?

Critical Friends Group* Protocol*modified from nsrfharmony.org

• 10 minutes: Share specifics about your challenges and how you have encountered it in your DL work

• 15 minutes: Discuss the possible root causes of the challenge(s) you encounter with DL:– What important expectations can’t my students meet?– Why can’t my students accomplish these things? (Is it a student skill or understanding

issue, or a facilitator clarity issue?)– What has my students’ previous work revealed? On what evidence am I basing my

assumptions about this challenge? What has/hasn’t worked in the past?• 5 minutes: Independently review the Guide (steps and appendices) and resources• 15 minutes: Share possible strategies identified in the tools, make suggestions

from your previous experience, or together develop new strategies– How can we help our students overcome what’s been challenging?– What is our role as facilitators of deeper learning?

• 5 minutes: Prepare a brief presentation of strategies & solutions to the group

Sharing OutGroup Presentations via Google doc:

Collaborative Solutions for DL Challenges

• What is the root cause of the challenge?• How does/will the strategy or solution address the root

cause?• What challenges will remain?• What new challenges will arise?• For which students will these solutions not work?• Which tools can you tweak/adapt for your own use?• Which strategy will you commit to trying?

Wrapping UpOn the post-it: Provide one “plus” (positive) and one

“delta” (needs improvement) for this workshop

Beyond the Workshop:Email: mmoss@novareschools.orgResources: www.novareschools.org

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