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What is a GLP?

A guided learning project is a Student initiated and created project to demonstrate mastery

Includes presentation to audience of adults

Technology skills – 21st century skills

Students work in consolation with teacher to plan, execute, and present

High order thinking

GLP Process

Step 1 Student brings idea to teacher to create a innovative project

Step 2 Teacher and Student plan and create guidelines for project

Step 3 Working Period – teacher and student communicate during this time as student researches and puts project in action

Step 4 Finalize project and check with teacher

Step 5 Presenting to Adults/worldwide audience

Compare

Regular Classroom Projects

Majority of work done by teacher

Low-level thinking

Limited to classroom

Small audience

Lacks Key Skill Development

GLPs

Student Idea

High order thinking

Unlimited learning

Larger audience

Development of important real world skills

Examples

IA weekly

Sudan Documentary

Moving Cellular Parts film

Teaching to 4th grade class at WES

Kidblog

Not Limited to the Classroom

Questions You Have about GLP’s