Rigor and Relevance
Designing and Delivering
Projects that Matter
2008 OSSI/Gear-up High School Institute
Kingstad Center
Michelle Swanson and Theron Cosgrave
Swanson & Cosgrave Consulting, LLC
Workshop Agenda
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
∙Examine quality project designs from local and national classrooms
∙Develop a 6 A’s design for classroom implementation
∙Give and receive feedback on your design
∙Identify capacity issues that need to be addresd in order to be successful
∙Understand resources and opportunities available to continue and deepen the work
AGENDA
9:30 Welcome and agenda review
Introduction: Who are we? What do we want to learn? Why this strategy?
9:50 The 6 A’s as a PBL design tool
View project exemplars
U the 6 A’s form to record evidence as you e it.
10:30Design Tools
Habits of Mind
Simultaneous outcomes
6 A’s Design Template
11:00 Design time
Select a unit you want to ―projectize‖ or lect a补充维生素
new idea you want to develop 11:45 Share project ideas via the 6 A’s
12:05 Next steps and ssion evaluation
12:10 End
What is Project-Bad Learning?
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tween school and life, a麝香
need to help students find relevance in academics, a need to help students feel valued and gain deeper understanding of爱的作文
academic and technical concepts. Students and teachers engaged in project-bad learning demand gr何洁个人资料简介
eater responsibility for their own learning.
The learning experiences are designed as complex, authentic (real-world) projects. The contexts for many of the projects are found outside the school walls. Projects emerge from needs in the community or home; they ari from social issues, or perhaps physical, emotional, or recreational needs; and from authentic industry or business activities. Fundamentally, the learning of content knowledge and skills is given an opportunity to develop and grow through project-bad learning.
Pr衷心感谢
oject bad learning is a philosophy and a practice; it is what we believe about education and how we act on tho beliefs in the classroom.
Projects vs. Act十大润滑油品牌
ivity-Bad Teaching Strategies
Courtesy of the Buck Insti t ute for Education
