This session will teach novice to advanced educators the simple, 5-step project- design process for creating rigorous, engaging and real- world PBL experiences for students.

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Master Project- Based
Learning
In 5 simple steps

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Who am
I?

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Objectives
 Learn the simple, five- step process for
creating kick- butt projects
 How to connect your PBL experience
with experts
 How to establish the topic for your PBL
experience
 How to incorporate rigorous content and
skills

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The typical project…

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Complex structures beget
simple designs

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The well- designed
project

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Simple structures beget
complex designs

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The 5 step process for
good project design.

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Pick an engaging Topic
Find Collaborators
Create Driving Question
Envision Final Product
Align Content

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Step One: Pick a Topic
Perfect
Topic
Real World
Curriculum
Passion

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Global Food Crisis…

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Step Two: Find Collaborators
Who knows about this stuff?

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Who are the best collaborators?
 People who do this
work in the real world!
 People who have
worked with students
in the past
 People who know
people

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What is the most important
question to answer related to this
topic?
Step Three: Create Driving Question

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The best Questions…
 Are questions people in
the real world are trying
to answer
 Inspire students
 Are simple enough to
understand, but complex
enough for deep inquiry
 Lead to a clear and
concrete project outcome

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As members of a new society,
how will you feed
your population?

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Step Four: Envision Final Product
What will students create to
answer the driving question?

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What will students create?
Method of food production Persuasive Proposal

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What will students create?

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Simple structures beget
complex designs

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Align Content

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Align Content
What content and skills will
students need to answer the
driving question?

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What will students create?
Method of food production Persuasive Proposal

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Creating
food
production
model
MS-LS1-7 Develop
model to demonstrate
how food is rearranged
forming new molecules
to support growth
MS-LS1-6 Construct a
scientific explanation
based on evidence for
role of photosynthesis
in cycling of matter
MS-LS-1 Conduct an
investigation to provide
evidence that living
things are made of cells
MS-ETS1-3 Analyze
data from design
solutions to create a
solution that meets
criteria for success

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Writing
argumentative
proposal
CCSS ELA- W. 7.1 Write
arguments to support
claims with clear
reasons and relevant
evidence
CCSS ELA- W 7.7
Conduct short term
research projects to
answer a question,
drawing on several
resources
CCSS R.P.A. 1 Analyze
proportional
relationships and use
them to solve real-
world and
mathematical
problems
MS-ETS1-3 Explain the
relationship between
the physical and human
characteristics of
different places or
regions

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21st
Century
Skills
Global Thinking
Innovation
Communication
Collaboration

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The Five Simple Steps to create kick butt
projects with your students
Pick a Topic
Find Collaborators
Create Driving Question
Envision Final Product
Align Content

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The well- designed
project

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Where to learn more…

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Buy the book on
Amazon…

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E-mail me:
kylewagner@transformschool.co
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