PBL conference session 5

Session 5

Session 5
Emerging PBL Part C
Matt Sears
- 21st century Student Outcomes and Support Systems
o http://www.21stcenturyskills.org
o Life and career skills
o Learning and innovation Skills
o Information, Media, and Technology Skills
o Core Subjects and 21st century Themes
 What might you find in your classroom
 Communication – present ideas
o Presentation skills
o Collaboration
o Writing & vocabulary
o Sharing
• Problem-solving/logic/reasoning skills
• Higher order thinking skills
• Researching
• Ethics
• Typing/computer application
• Punctuality
• Organizational skills
- What they tell the parents:
o Not only will your child have the same content knowledge, but also ….. to better prepare them for 21st century learning
o 5 categories that students are evaluated
 Communication skills 10%
 Work ethic 15%
 Content knowledge 60%
 Inventive thinking (hard to assess) 5%
• Problem solving/logic/reasoning skills
• Higher order thinking
• Creativity
 Technology skills 10%
- Never give a project where you grade all 5 of the above points
- State objectives on rubric
- New Technology Foundation
o Based in Napa, California
- *** Activity
o Student created group wikis on Earthquakes Around the World
 Variety of embed media
• 2 other than images
 Cite sources
 Organized
• Stay on track
• No duplication
 Easy to follow
 Communication (in History tab)
 Correct content
 Proper grammar (Communication)
 Computer skills (Likert Survey with Google Docs)
 Demonstrate that they contacted an expert outside of school
• Using Skype or Twitter or Blog & cell phone
- Technology Fair where students present what they have done throughout the year