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PBL with Technology

Nicole Smith

A.L. Brown High School

View up-to-date presentation here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15s_-ie9hxDp9br_Rm3Gefa4-QTaCDxt89UbNGltBNj8/view

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About Me

*Proud former Marine

*This is my 6th year teaching

*Math 2 PLC lead

*I LOVE free teacher-directed PD!

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What do we mean by “PBL”?

  1. PBL is not…
  2. PBL is…
  3. Example

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Where to Start

PBL To-Do List

Intel Unit Plan for PBLs

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Scaffolding

Examples of scaffolding in projects here: https://www.pblworks.org/blog/scaffolding-content-and-process-pbl

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Avoid Grading Overload

  • Use check-ins to manage and monitor student progress.
  • Use your rubric--pieces of the project which are important to demonstrate should be outlined in the rubric.
  • Grade at different checkpoints and give opportunities for students to grow in their understanding (and their overall grade).

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You Try It

Choose a lesson or part of a unit which you believe could benefit from a PBL structure. Starting with an entire unit isn’t advised.

Use the PBL To-Do List to outline major goals and alignment.

More tools:

Unit Plan Checklist

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Sharing the Knowledge and the Love

Questions

Breakthroughs

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More Resources to Use and Share

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  1. Canvas Course (PBL Course from NCCAT) https://nccat.instructure.com/courses/373
  2. Helpful Chrome Extensions
    1. Google docs quick create
    2. One tab--compile all those open tabs into one tab, you can even share tab lists
    3. Dualless--split/merge chrome windows
    4. Nimbus--screenshot and annotate those screenshots
    5. Screencastify--screen recordings
    6. Kami - annotate PDFs
    7. Grammarly - make sure those school emails are written professionally!
  1. PBL Resources
    1. Buck Institute
      1. Buck Institute Project Design Rubric
    2. http://pblproject.com/Toolbox/StarterPages.aspx (Ben Bache-can send you weekly emails with new PBLs)
    3. Project Ideas

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More Tools/Resources

  1. PBL Resources (continued)
  2. For Presenting -- Voice Recording Software
    1. VoiceThread
    2. Vocaroo

3. Helpful Websites

    • Google for Education Teacher Center -- training for teachers on how to use google tools, including google classroom.
    • Viewpure --share youtube videos without distracting ads and comments
    • Safeshare tv
    • www.menti.com -- quick polls where you can see responses in real time (make an account at mentimeter.com)
    • Flipgrid.com -- students can respond to a prompt or explain something via video, they can even respond to one another! There’s even a grading rubric included.
    • The Teaching Channel - teaching videos, lesson plans, and strategies for teaching.