Project Planner Project Based Learning | BIE Project Planner Sign In Forgot Password? Sign Up By logging in, you agree to BIE's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Company About BIE What is PBL? Resources Blog Documents Videos Project Search Project Planner Google Hangouts Webinars Recommended for Teachers for Principals for District Leaders for Coaches for Gold Standard PBL Read Watch Interact Services Services Overview Core Services PBL Institutes Systemic Services Events Request Info Shop Books Curriculum What Makes Project Based Learning Effective? #Edchat #EngChat I've been meaning to write about my adventures in Project Based Learning for a while. It's a topic many teachers are interested in, but are unsure of how to implement it or know if it is working. After much thought, I have broken down Project Based Learning into the 5 parts that make it effective in the classroom. Long before my Epic Romeo and Juliet Project, the first major project I created was during my student teaching 10 years ago. I thought it would be a great idea to do a mock trial in my class after reading Huck Finn. I wanted to have the students put Mark Twain on trial for being a racist. As I look back at the project (and ahead as I prepare to bring it back), I notice all of the things that made this project work that lead to deep understanding. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Next week, my students will be creating their own Transcendentalist Society. If you have any thoughts on bringing PBL to your classroom, please do not hesitate to contact me. - @TheNerdyTeacher
The Flipped Classroom – An Introduction « huntingenglish The ‘flipped classroom’ appeared on my radar a fair few months ago whilst combing Twitter for ideas. As an English teacher, I was intrigued by the dramatic hyperbole and interested in what it was – whilst being inherently sceptical about whether it was just another buzz-term or ubiquitous hash tag of little use! It took very little digging to find a host of information about the concept. In our faculty we are looking to create a Youtube page for English and Media which would provide fun and interesting (that is the plan!) Where the ‘flipped classroom’ model comes into its own is when the ‘flip’ is used to provide classroom time to then collaborate and engage in the learning, based on the assumption that the content has been digested. Undoubtedly, the future of learning is personalised to the learner. A further issue is the inherent expectation for teachers to create the legion of videos required to make the flipped model work at all. Here are some useful links to ‘flipped’ resources:
Detail Motto : “a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world” Nelson Mandela How about joining our “Rainbow village” where students from France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Slovakia and the United Kingdom will learn to live together and share their experiences. The languages used will be English and French. Through the etwinning platform, students will first get to know each other, discuss every day life topics and compare their customs with their European counterparts. This data will then be used to create a virtual village that will be a "mixture" of cultures where students will 1) assume new identities (physical description, character, likes and dislikes ...), 2) write a physical description of their ideal village, 3) decide upon an emblem, a national anthem and common laws.
PBL Mania … Online Planning Form, Free Webinar, Edmodo Community, Twitter Chat Night, New Conference, And More Welcome to another post which is the start to a series I know you will enjoy. On Wednesday, January 25 I will be presenting a webinar on Integrating PBL and Technology for Ed Tech Leaders On-line. It will be a must see webinar for anyone interested in PBL. I will also be presenting this topic in Chicago at the NICE Conference on January 28 and will soon be facilitating an ISTE online PBL course incorporating the NET-S standards. Below, you will find some amazing tools and some great opportunities. The BUCK Institute (BIE) presents the On-line PBL Project Planner BIE Electronic Online PBL Planning Site - The BUCK Institute has created an awesome place to plan your PBL Unit. EdTech Leaders Online Presents: Free PBL Webinar: Connecting Technology and PBL – by Michael Gorman Webinar Link Info – Please join me for this special free webinar. Click here to get more webinar information and how to join me – Thanks! BIE Creates a PBL Community Of Close To 3000 PBL Enthusiasts – Join Now! Like this:
Dissertation-style A-level project goes beyond teaching to test | Teacher Network Blog | Guardian Professional The desire to quantify and assess our children has dominated educational thinking over the past 20 years. IQ and base line tests rank students in a hierarchy of intelligence, while public examinations of all forms provide a raft of grades as proof of individual worth. As a consensus about the way we learn, it has been pervasive and influential. Yet this glut of testing has bred complacency in our schools and long fallen short as a barometer of excellence. How do we resolve these problems, while still encouraging students to meet basic standards and aim high? The project was introduced through Perspectives on Science, an AS level in history, philosophy and ethics of science. From 2008, the Extended Project has been formally offered as an A-level standard qualification. To get the most out of any qualification, students require platforms that fire up their enthusiasm and give them the confidence to develop ideas. Patrick Derham is headmaster at Rugby School.
80+ Google Forms for the Classroom Google Forms is a great tool and I hope to use it more throughout this year. Take a look here for a more detailed introduction and guide to using and creating a Google Form – this was written prior to Google bringing forms into the NEW menu. I have created example forms for each of the different topics, follow the links in each of the ten sections. With help from a Googler I have included a link so that you can get your own copy of the form – click on the appropriate link and it should open in your docs home. 1 ) Get to know your class Use this form to gather some indication from your new class about their likes and dislikes, their favourite lessons or after school clubs they enjoy. 2 ) Emotion graph An emotion graph is a simple line graph comparing a range of happiness to sadness against different points (time) in a story or film. 3 ) Spelling test 4 ) Comprehension questions 5 ) Weekly reading record 6 ) Maths data handling 7 ) Guided reading record 8 ) Prior learning assessment
TwinSpaces - Home Motto : “a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world” Nelson Mandela How about joining our “Rainbow village” where high school students from France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Turkey and the United Kingdom will learn to live together and share their experiences. The languages used will be English and French. Through the etwinning platform, students will first get to know each other, discuss every day life topics and compare their customs with their European counterparts. This data will then be used to create a virtual village that will be a "mixture" of cultures where students will 1) assume new identities (physical description, character, likes and dislikes ...), 2) write a physical description of their ideal village, 3) decide upon an emblem, a national anthem and common laws.
Summer PD: How to Build a Calendar for Project-Based Learning This post originally appeared on Edutopia, a site created by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, dedicated to improving the K-12 learning process by using digital media to document, disseminate, and advocate for innovative, replicable strategies that prepare students. View Original > Teachers want to know what the day-to-day looks like. I know I do. After generating great project ideas, I want to know exactly what my day-to-day looks like. There is a pitfall there. “The project went longer than I thought.” “I forgot a lesson, or didn’t think that the students would need it.” These all stem from rushing too quickly to the calendar. Begin with the End in Mind Look at the products students are creating. Open Your Filing Cabinet Please, please, please don’t reinvent the wheel. Plug and Play This is the most gratifying step, because now, building the physical calendar is easy. It’s a Reframe We’ve all been there.
Project Based Learning: I did it my way I’ve finally managed to cobble together my first post since starting back in September. What with starting a new job, teaching A level for the first time in over a decade and languishing in post-publication blues after the release of my (hopefully) first book, I’ve not had much headspace for writing and I’ve missed it. Hopefully, this post marks a welcome return to the blogosphere. There’s so much going on that it’s been hard to pick what to write about but I’ve settled on detailing how I’ve gone about solving the age old problem of what to do about everyone’s favourite year group: Year 9. We took the bold decision to completely overhaul the antiquated SATs hangover of a Year 9 programme of study with something fleet of foot and fit for purpose. My solution to this quandary was Project Based Learning (PBL). The Buck Institute for Education (spiritual home of PBL) advocates that “students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge.