Dr Laurie Hunter 3/20/2017 How PBL Fits in a District Educational Plan PBL Conference 7.1 How? Personalized Learning in Massachusetts How do we incorporate projects when we have so much content to cover? Accountability Performance Gaps Evaluation College Entrance Parental Expectations That isn’t how we’ve always done it! How can we not? How can we not? Expectations in the standards Create Design Develop Analyze Compare 1
Dr Laurie Hunter 3/20/2017 How PBL Fits in a District Educational Plan PBL Conference 7.1 A Means to the End A Means to an End Learner-Centered Teacher as Facilitator Technology as a Tool Authentic Application Collaboration Problem Solving Source: Pearson A Means to an End Visioning 2010: Visioning Committee 2011-2012: PBL Training for Staff 2012-2017: Strategic Plan 2012 and beyond: School Improvement Plans Source: Modern Teacher 2
Dr Laurie Hunter 3/20/2017 How PBL Fits in a District Educational Plan PBL Conference 7.1 District Strategic Planning School Improvement Plan Implementation Projects! Flexible Thinking Big and Small Permission to Play Professional Development: Pedagogy Instructional Strategies Technology Content Turning a Tanker, Not a Sailboat! 3
Dr Laurie Hunter 3/20/2017 How PBL Fits in a District Educational Plan PBL Conference 7.1 Technology as a Tool Kindergarten Student productivity and creation Assessment Opportunity Audiences Both Local and Global 21 st Century Skills Collaboration App Smashing for Kindergarten - Drawing Pad + Puppet Pals Grade 2 Grade 5 Interactive Book Reviews Using Explain Everything to demonstrate understanding of telling time 4
Dr Laurie Hunter 3/20/2017 How PBL Fits in a District Educational Plan PBL Conference 7.1 STEM and Math Tech Courses Middle School English Grammar Tutorial Digital Storyboard Wanted Poster Charaterization High School Calculus?! 5
Dr Laurie Hunter 3/20/2017 How PBL Fits in a District Educational Plan PBL Conference 7.1 Math Tech Applied Course Outdoor Learning Area Duxburrow Outdoor Learning Area Multiple Community Organizations Tech Ed Built Biology Class Projects Used By All Subjects Elementary Reading Project Butterfly Garden What Else? Time and Tides Active Physics Concord-Carlisle Rivers and Revolutions Program • Year Long Full Physics Course Using PBL Pilot August 2015 • Publisher: It’s About Time Duxbury Education Foundation Funded Pilot • Dr. Arthur Eisenkraft UMASS Boston Thematic • Student Driven • Integration • Classroom and Community • Now What? • 6
Dr Laurie Hunter 3/20/2017 How PBL Fits in a District Educational Plan PBL Conference 7.1 Makerspace Content Based Projects Teacher Initiatives!! All departments are participating in professional development Alden Elementary School What does PBL mean in my classroom? DMS/DHS Library Where is the starting point? Math Practices Proficiency Next Generation Science Standards MCAS MCAS 7
Dr Laurie Hunter 3/20/2017 How PBL Fits in a District Educational Plan PBL Conference 7.1 Where Can Strategic Planning Go? More Information Duxbury Public Schools Web page: www.duxbury.k12.ma.us Laurie Hunter, Assistant Superintendent Email: lhunter@duxbury.k12.ma.us 8
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