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What would be a good goal of how frequent PBL is used? Considering time, grading, etc.

From the PBL training we attended, the presenter stated two projects a year. -Nancy

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How do you get parents to buy in when you are not using the textbooks that they are paying for, as well as doing less of the traditional prep for standardized testing?

Standards and Essential Learnings are still being covered. Students can use the textbooks as resources. Textbooks shouldn't drive your curriculum - Essential Learnings do. If students understand them through the project, they will have a more in-depth understanding when asked on standardized testing. -Nancy

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How do you handle classroom management issues such as certain group members not meeting group's goals?

There will always be some full class instruction, but working with individual groups, using student conferences, and frequent check-ins with students on their progress eliminates a lot of the "slacker" problems.  There will always be someone that requires us to dig into our tried and true bag of tricks (calling home, or in the most extreme cases, pulling them from the group).  - Matt

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What are students doing when their "role" is not being utilized?

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How do you connect the PBL process to PLC's?

Plan your PBL project the same time you are supposed to be covering those Essential Learnings/Standards according to your curriculum map. You can work in Common Formative Assessments into your project. - Nancy

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Where is the CG Curriculum Collaborator Committee in their planning to tie interdisciplinary units with the current STEM initiatives?

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How do you hold all students accountable for the work-load? --> Most students don't like group work because there is someone who "slacks off".

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What does it look like to roll out a project like this in an elementary setting? Any tips for establishing roles and expectations

In your "PBL Resources and Articles" folder in Google Drive, there are a lot of rubrics and checklists by grade level. Check out the Student Handouts and Student Rubrics folders. -Jenna

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Do students have problems managing multiple PBLs in multiple classes?

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How do you model leadership for young learners who may not have the experience of leadership before?

I found that at the beginning I needed to teach not only the content, but find a few minutes each day to address "soft skills" such as leadership and communication.  Following your classroom norms as you conference with groups is a great way to reinforce that as well. - Matt

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How often should I use PBL in my classroom?  

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How often should I use PBL in my classroom?  

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From the PBL training we went attended, the presenter stated two projects a year. -Nancy

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How are the kids held accountable?

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How do you make students a part of the assessment process?

There are a lot of great self assessment and peer feedback rubrics in your "PBL Resources and Articles" folder in Google Drive. -Jenna

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Finding creative ways where  PBL and standardized testing can coexist...

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How do you establish this culture in your classroom?

Matt will be addressing this today! -Nancy

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These assessments, or proof of learning, would need to be planned ahead of time and a "system" be established to make sure that each student is assessed and all students learned....yes?

We will be going over assessments, rubrics, and checks for understandings on day 2!  -Nancy

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What is the best way to plan in order to meet all standards throughout the year?

Focus on your Essential Learnings and standards that have endurance.  -Nancy

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How do we help the youngest students question within our requirements keeping learning authentic yet on course?

Use their interests to guide your projects! You can always work in the standards. We will read an article "The Chicken or the Egg" this afternoon that covers this. -Nancy

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How are roles established?

Roles can be established in two ways:
1.  A set of roles that apply to all projects, but have limited impact on the final product (recorder, reader, etc.)
2. The roles can be dictated by the specific needs of the final product. This would change from unit to unit, but does give the student more specific responsibilities.  -Matt

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For younger students, I'm guessing that the problems would be simpler and that the length of the project would be shorter?

We will share primary examples soon! -Nancy

Project length may not be shorter, but frequency of work might be.  Some of the primary projects that I have seen have been semester or year long projects, but they only have project time scheduled once each week.  Additionally, the real-world that kids are exposed to is different for each age group so it is totally acceptable to have different types of problems for kids of different age groups. - Matt

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Do students pose the question or the teacher?  Is it considered PBL if the teacher gives a challenge or open ended question?

-This will be addressed when we talk about creating the Driving Question. -Nancy