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Management Tools for PBL Classroom

Management Tools for PBL Classroom. Carrie Grona MFHS Chemistry/Science cgrona@mfisd.txed.net. What does a PBL Teacher Look Like?. Typically do not lead instructional activities Participate in projects as peers than classroom managers Exert less CONTROL (turn it over to the students)

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Management Tools for PBL Classroom

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  1. Management Tools for PBL Classroom Carrie Grona MFHS Chemistry/Science cgrona@mfisd.txed.net

  2. What does a PBL Teacher Look Like? • Typically do not lead instructional activities • Participate in projects as peers than classroom managers • Exert less CONTROL (turn it over to the students) “Unlearn the idea that teaching was about my content; I had to learn it was about their thinking”

  3. PBL Teachers MUST provide: • Mobility and Choice • Group Work and out of Classroom Work • Culminate in a procedurally COMPLEX task • Students to find their OWN sources • Students the opportunity to conduct OWN research • Students with Daily Feedback http://www.bie.org/videos/video/wing_project_overview_2_of_2

  4. Essential Management Tools: • Group Contracts – enforce rules, student developed • Group Roles – identifiable and specific • Progress Charts – Bigger the better • Group Folders • Daily logs – always placed in folders • RUBRICS!!!!!!

  5. Management Tips • Allow 20% over run on allotted time • Teach Adult Time Management – takes 1-2 projects (Daily/Task Logs) • Incorporate Technology • Check points • Early = Daily Checks • 2-4 projects later – report every 2-3 classes

  6. Managing Software • Thinkquest Workspace • Project Foundry • Web Pages • Project Share – ePortfolios

  7. 4 Stages of Successful PBL • Define – Provide Engaging Question • Plan – Break Down into Small Manageable Chunks & Stages • Do – Explore Open Ended Questions • Review – Evaluation & Reflection

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