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NORTH TEXAS AREA ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS
PROJECT BASED LEARNING CADRE
Mockingbird Elementary Coppell ISD
February 6, 2013
Elementary Principals PBL Cadre, 2013
Purpose: To create a supportive network of elementary principals to foster the growth of Project Based Learning for young learners.
Project Based Learning
“…a systematic teaching method that engages students in learning important knowledge and 21st century skills through an extended, student-influenced inquiry process structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully designed products and learning tasks.” - PBL in the Elementary Grades, by Sara Hallermann and John Larmer
Entry Event/Launch
Create interest and start inquiry process
Knows/Need to Knows
Learners share what they know and need
to know at the beginning of the project
Driving Question
The purpose of the project is stated to guide the PBL planning for educators; serves as the conceptual understanding which the educator hopes the learners will be able to answer at the end of the project
Social Contracts and Collaboration
Setting the expectations for learner interactions
Rubrics
Scoring guide designed to provide feedback
- 4Cs rubric
Scaffolding Activities and Benchmarks
Mini workshops to teach concepts and
skills as needed
Critical Friends
Individuals who provide feedback to improve the project
Final Product
Presentation with results of PBL
Assessment
Designed to assess learner’s growth
-assessment
CRITERIA IPSInsufficient Progress on Standard
ASApproaching the Standard
MSMastered the Standard
Content
The students will:
Create a visual representation of a barn owl which includes at least 5 features that help the animal survive.
Each feature is labeled with:
*1 or less completely different reasons why it helps the animal survive.
Diagram of Barn Owl is not labeled correctly using scientific format.
Diagram is not labeled using correct grammar features.
Product is not visually appealing and easily understood.
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The students will:
Create a visual representation of a barn owl which includes at least 5 features that help the animal survive.
Each feature is labeled with:
*2 or less completely different reasons why it helps the animal survive.
Diagram of Barn Owl is labeled correctly using scientific format.
Diagram is labeled using correct grammar features.
Product is visually appealing and easily understood.
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The students will:
Create a visual representation of a barn owl which includes at least 5 features that help the animal survive.
Each feature is labeled with:
*3 completely different reasons why it helps the animal survive.
Diagram of Barn Owl is labeled correctly using scientific format.
Diagram is labeled using correct grammar features.
Product is visually appealing and easily understood.
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“OWL” will they Survive? Rubric
Project-Based Learning for Educators
Entry Docume
nt
Knows and Need to Know
Driving Questio
n
Social Contracts
and Collaborati
on
Introduce
Rubric(s)
Critical Friends
ScaffoldingActivities and
Benchmarks
Final Product
Assessment
Project-Based Learning for Learners
Entry Docume
nt
Knows and Need to Know
Driving Questio
n
Social Contracts
and Collaborati
on
Introduce
Rubric(s)
Critical Friends
ScaffoldingActivities and
Benchmarks
Final Product
Assessment
Round Table Discussion
Dialogue Share ideas Celebrate triumphs Discuss hot topics
What would you like to see out of this group?
Name this cadre!
Next Steps
Meeting dates Stay connected
to join the wiki, please visit: http://principalpblcadre.wikispaces.com
RESOURCES
www.bie.org/PBL PBL in the Elementary Grades – Buck
Institute by Sara Hallermann and John Larmer Project-Based Learning With Young Children
by Deborah Diffily and Charlotte Sassman Problems as Possibilities: Problem-Based
Learning for K-16 Education by Linda Torp and Sara Sage
Mind Missions Learning Systems Coppell ISD PBL Coaches -
