student driven learning to personalize learning
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Would you like increase student engagement and personalize the learning experiences for your students? What if you could do that and increase the amount of material covered? In this session, join Catlin Tucker as she covers how to facilitate focused student-driven projects using asynchronous, online discussions that engage students in collaborative group work using an online learning platform. She will show how you can create more opportunities for students to work together explore, problem-solve, think critically and create! Catlin will present three different multidisciplinary project structures that can be facilitated in a blended learning model -combining work in the physical classroom with work done online - to increase student engagement and personalize each learning experience.TRANSCRIPT
Catlin Tucker @CTuckerEnglish English Teacher, PD Facilitator & Author
www.CatlinTucker.com
Blended Learning & Student Driven Projectsto Personalize Learning and Increase
Engagement
What is Project Based Learning?
Inquiry driven
Student centered
Relevant & rigorous
Multidisciplinary
Tackles real world challenges
Requires critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration & reflection
Creates something
Project Based Learning
Traditional Instruction vs. PBL
PBL Classroom
Emphasizes communication
Stress real world relevance
Encourage higher-order thinking skills
Value research and problem solving
Weave in technology and media literacy
Common Core & PBL Aligned
Challenges with Traditional Group Work
PBL: Basic Stages
Stage 1: Driving question
Stage 2: Explore & discuss
Stage 3: Research
Stage 4: Design solutions & create something
Stage 5: Reflect
Stage 6: Publish
Ideas for Integrating Technology
Generating Questions
Padlet.com
Stage 2: Exploring the Question
What is the nature of topic, question, problem or dilemma?
What do we already know about this topic?
Are there possible limitations or constraints?
Are there potential options for resolution?
Explore & Discuss
Take Discussions Online
CollaborizeClassroom.com
Face-to-Face Conversations
Checking in…
Google Voice or Voice Memo
Stage 3: Research the Problem
Gathering Information
Ideas for Integrating Technology
Dynamic Research Tool
Step 4: Design Solutions
Making the Most of Basic Tech
Create & Share
Prezi
Step 5: Reflection
Reflecting Online
Step 6: Publish & Share
Challenge Based Learning Project
Goo.gl/kOHgi(*URL is case sensitive)
Questions?
Catlin Tucker
Twitter - @CTuckerEnglish
Education Blog - www.catlintucker.com
Blended Learning in Grades 4-12: Leveraging the Power of Technology to Create
Student-Centered Classrooms (Corwin – June 2012)
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