Session 7
Session 7Matrix Reloaded – GeometryIan Nelson – Asheville High School- Students create a frame-by-frame animation of a geometric figure on a TI graphing calculator- Individuals – pairs – small groups
Session 6
Session 6Roller Coasters and Energy ConservationJeff Milbourne – NC School of Science and Math- Kids design roller coaster for CaroWinds- Scaffolding activitieso 1 what makes an enjoyable roller coaster? Used blog to post ideas and drawingso 2 energy skate park Think about new physics that is involved in roller coasters Can’t show motion on [...]
Session 5
Session 5Emerging PBL Part CMatt Sears- 21st century Student Outcomes and Support Systemso http://www.21stcenturyskills.orgo Life and career skillso Learning and innovation Skillso Information, Media, and Technology Skillso Core Subjects and 21st century Themes What might you find in your classroom Communication – present ideas o Presentation skillso Collaborationo Writing & vocabularyo Sharing• Problem-solving/logic/reasoning [...]
Session 4
Emerging PBL Part BLee FlemingSchool Development Coach with New Technology Foundation- General Questions – Need to know for our group:o Midway project crash Greater front end planning versus end grading in regular classroomso EOCo Pacing guideo Big picture too big or too smallo Content and processo Engagement in content Student ownership Competition Interest surveys• [...]
Session 3Fredrica NashThe Weather Report- Entry Doc: Job advertisement for a team fresh out of meteorology school- Posted Entry Document around the school so that students were reading the document before the project began – looked like a job application form- Scaffolding activitieso Choose cities around the worldo Daily collection over 2 weekso Prediction [...]
Session 2Paul Fomalont – The Putney School- Mathematics of Tank Battles- No mandated curriculum- No standardized testing- Pre-Calculus project- Tank Battle Game is free, advanced addition $25
More (and better – Kim was able to blog live during the sessions, I had to use Word and then import) notes here
Session 1Kelley Yonce- Science- East Wake School of Integrated Technology- Advocate of New Technology Foundation- 5 steps for designing a PBL classroom -The Buck Institute www.bie.org Project Based Learning [...]
