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Empowering Creative and Critical Thinking with PBL

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Colorado Convention Center, 107/9

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Presenters

Stephanie Howell

Teacher Success Champion

Kami + Gold EDU
@mrshowell24
@mrshowell24

Stephanie is the CEO of Gold EDU, Control the Chaos EDU, and a teacher success champion at Kami. Stephanie has been in education since 2014. Stephanie has spoken at conferences around the world. Some of her achievements are being a part of the team named ISTE’s Distinguished District, ISTE Top 20 to Watch in 2023, and a Google Innovator. Stephanie has a master's in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership. She is also a Best Selling Co-Author of Control the Chaos: Creating Order in the Classroom and Teaching Executive Functioning Skills.

Greta Sandler

Technology & Digital Design Coordinator

St. Catherine's Moorlands School
@gret
@gretsandler

Greta Sandler is a Technology and Digital Design Coordinator from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a 2023 ISTE "20 to Watch" winner, passionate about creating safe learning environments. She believes students should have a voice and choice in their education and that social-emotional well-being is essential for learning. Greta is an ISTE Certified Educator and a Google Certified Trainer. She advocates for student-centered classrooms and project-based learning, aligning projects with the SDGs to empower students to become agents of change. As an ISTE Community Leader, Greta enjoys working alongside educators worldwide, exchanging ideas, and empowering teachers everywhere to elevate their practice.

Session description

Come and explore how Project Based Learning can empower students' creative and critical thinking skills in all curricular areas. Learn how to get started and the process of implementing PBL as we share ready-made activities that provide voice and choice, and empower students to take ownership of their learning.

Purpose & objective

Purpose:
The purpose of this session is to introduce educators to the concept of Project Based Learning (PBL) as a transformative approach to education. It aims to demonstrate how PBL can empower students to develop their creative and critical thinking skills across various subjects. The session also provides practical guidance on initiating and implementing PBL in the classroom. By sharing ready-made activities that emphasize student voice and choice, the session encourages educators to foster a sense of ownership of learning among their students.

Objectives:

Introduction to PBL: Provide an overview of Project Based Learning, highlighting its potential to enhance creative and critical thinking skills.

Empowering Learners: Explain how PBL empowers students by giving them autonomy over their learning, fostering curiosity, and promoting self-directed inquiry.

Cross-Curricular Application: Illustrate how PBL can be applied to diverse curricular areas, emphasizing its versatility as an educational strategy.

Getting Started: Offer practical steps and tips for educators to initiate PBL projects in their classrooms, including planning and resource considerations.

Ready-Made Activities: Share a selection of PBL activities that participants can adapt and use in their classrooms, showcasing how these activities promote student voice and choice.

Assessment and Evaluation: Discuss strategies for assessing and evaluating PBL projects, emphasizing the alignment of assessment with learning objectives.

Peer Collaboration: Encourage educators to collaborate with peers and share experiences, resources, and best practices related to PBL implementation.

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Outline

Introduction
Why PBL?
Gold Standard PBL Essential Elements
- Challenging Problem or Question: Strategies and Ideas
- Sustained Inquiry: Strategies and Ideas
- Authenticity: Strategies and Ideas
- Student Voice & Choice: Strategies and Ideas
- Reflection: Strategies and Ideas
- Critique and Revision: Strategies and Ideas
- Public Product: Straggles and Ideas
Call to Action - Bring PBL to your Classroom: Collaborative Padlet
Q & A + Closing

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Supporting research

Boss, S., & Krauss, J. (2018). Reinventing project-based learning: Your field guide to real-world projects in the digital age, 3rd ed. (Portland, OR: International Society for Technology in Education).
Larmer, J., Mergendoller, J., & Boss, S. (2015). Setting the standard for project based learning: A proven approach to rigorous classroom instruction. (Alexandria, VA: ASCD).
Learn more about shifting your teaching practice in Project Based Teaching: How to Create Rigorous and Engaging Learning Experiences by Suzie Boss with John Larmer (ASCD, 2018).
Gold Standard PBL: Essential Project Design Elements https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl/gold-standard-project-design

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Session specifications

Topic:

Project-, problem- & challenge-based learning

Skill level:

Beginner

Audience:

Coaches, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators

Attendee devices:

Devices useful

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

ISTE Standards:

For Students:
Empowered Learner

Students articulate and set personal learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes.

Knowledge Constructor

Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions.

Innovative Designer

Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.

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Empowering Creative and Critical Thinking with PBL

, Colorado Convention Center, 107/9

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