Hacking Project Based Learning by Doug Hinko https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77 For our Book Club en-us 2018-08-09 14:54:47 UTC 2018-08-20 15:19:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Hack 6! P.A.T. dhinko1 https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272501115 I really like this model of the Project Assessment Tool as a means for students to collaboratively establish guidlines in a more user-friendly manner than a rubric. I also really like the concept of these being used as ongoing assessment and progress monitoring.]]> 2018-08-09 15:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272501115 Reserve the Right to Minilesson (hack 8) dhinko1 https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272501414 I have long been a proponent of short spurts of direct instruction and trying to do things in a "rule of 5's" or a "rule of 10s" where I teach for no more than 5 or 10 minutes and use slides with very few words, just big ideas. Making thing graphical for the students and using key words I have found is best. I also like the idea of only stepping in and coaching students when they are truly stuck. ]]> 2018-08-09 15:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272501414 Wrapping the learning in Inquiry dhinko1 https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272501800 I love the idea of identifying H.I.T's and umbrella questions. Although we are already doing this work in a lot of different areas, I feel like to teach the skills to students when they are younger will help foster inquiry among them. ]]> 2018-08-09 15:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272501800 Ownership of Assessment dhinko1 https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272502114 I feel like this is an area that is so important but it is always a double edged sword. Certainly we can utilize ongoing assessment to help monitor progress, identify needs of our individual learners, etc., but at the end of the day students ability to "take a test" is still a real need for their futures. I always ponder how to balance the importance of the life skills of summative assessments vs. their real life value in learning. ]]> 2018-08-09 15:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272502114 I think I've gotten better over the years at promoting risk-taking. The shift happened when I stopped grading everything. I also already use high-impact take-aways, or enduring understandings and essential questions (in Understanding by Design language). https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272522490 2018-08-09 17:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272522490 I struggle with wrapping the learning in inquiry and figuring out exactly which content kids need to know when. I tend to front load content or the project ends up being surface-level (not enough content). https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272522941 2018-08-09 17:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272522941 I'm interested in having students develop rubrics for assessments and thinking more critically about assessments in project based learning units. https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272523127 2018-08-09 17:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/272523127 "Joyful, authentic work" https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/273506174 I found this quote so powerful and a guiding objective for all planning going forward. School and learning should be joyful and authentic. PBL allows for students to make authentic decisions and express their own ideas in a joyful manner. ]]> 2018-08-16 15:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/273506174 Mini-lessons https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/273506496 As I've grown as a teacher, I feel that my mini-lessons have gotten "tighter" and are more authentic. I'm making a conscious effort to move away from slide decks and having more engaging and powerful mini-lessons. ]]> 2018-08-16 15:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/273506496 Collaboration skills and Feedback https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/273506833 I feel like these two hacks go hand in hand- I need to work on modeling better collaboration skills through my feedback with student. ]]> 2018-08-16 15:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/273506833 Clear vision https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/273507219 Having a clear vision is key to success. When you start off a bit unsure of something it will lead to students being confused. I need to work on having clear vision on all aspects of the project and the outcomes I'm expecting. ]]> 2018-08-16 15:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/273507219 Modeling collaboration consistently throughout the year https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/274071400 In the beginning of the year, I feel like I have the patience to discuss, model and practice what it looks like to collaborate well and work together. I struggle with reinforcing this throughout the year. Once, I do it a few times, I'm ready to move on and be more content focused. I agree that it is necessary to practice and reinforce collaboration throughout the year, I'd just like to work on how to reinforce those concepts in different ways so the practice doesn't become stale and boring.]]> 2018-08-20 15:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/274071400 Hack 3 - organizing curriculum https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/274072812 I found hack three to be the most helpful to my teaching. Content is usually my number one focus, so when I'm trying to plan out projects, I tend to cater it to the curriculum I already have in place, instead of reworking the curriculum to cater to project based learning. I liked how they organized the content around high impact takeaways]]> 2018-08-20 15:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dhinko1/1c4tj9xtno77/wish/274072812