1. The document outlines an agenda for a project-based learning (PBL) workshop at Camas Ridge Community School that focuses on developing project ideas and designing effective projects. 2. It discusses key elements of effective PBL like driving questions, entry events, and the importance of process. 3. The document also provides information on characteristics of Web 2.0 technologies and their potential applications for PBL.

1. Camas Ridge Community School PBL Workshop June 24, 2009

2. “ Good schools, like good societies and good families, celebrate and cherish diversity.” -Deborah Meier

3. Today 1. Describe project ideas, workshop them 2. Look at driving/burning/essential questions and entry events 3. Project design template 4. Today’s Tech - Go2Web2.0 and mindmapping apps A fun inquiry “grabber” - pay attention to process

4. Research-based features of effective PLCs Have a clear sense of mission Share a vision of the conditions they must create to achieve the mission Work together in collaborative teams to determine the best practice to achieve the mission Organize into groups, headed up by teacher-leaders Focus on student learning Are goal- and results-oriented Collaborate with each other Hold shared values and beliefs Commit themselves to continuous improvement See themselves as life-long learners (DuFour, DuFour & Eaker, 2002)

5. Deborah Meier Habits of Mind as core principles of a school http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/about/phil/habits.html

6. How Do We Define Web 2.0? Some Commonly Shared Characteristics User-generated content Web-based Applications Sharable, collaborative, social “ Creative Commons” spirit Authentication, data stored in a “cloud” Free, extra functions for money Mash Ups and Interoperatability Organizable through TAGS that make sense to you  “folksonomy”

8. Thematic Unit Read, write, do math with apples Visit an orchard Make apple sauce Taste test Paint and draw apples Put on a Johnny Appleseed play PBL Where did the apples in my store come from? “ Why these apples?” preference, availability “ How did they get from the tree to here?” labor, distribution systems “ Did grandma eat these apples at my age?” change over time Activity based v. PBL

9. Thematic Unit Read, write, do math with apples Visit an orchard Make apple sauce Taste test Paint and draw apples Put on a Johnny Appleseed play PBL Where did the apples in my store come from? “ Why these apples?” preference, availability “ How did they get from the tree to here?” labor, distribution systems “ Did grandma eat these apples at my age?” change over time