Deputy Principal at Findon High School
KATRINA AXFORD
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UNbeautiful Project PLanning

Step One: Always have in the forefront of your mind how are you are going to set your students up for success.
Step Two: Plan your projects backwards, you must unpack and map each subjects Achievement Standards and find the connections across each subject (a less is more approach). If this step is skipped the project will most likely become fluff and not meet the learning needs of the students and lose academic rigor. I always have teachers use the three principles/protocols below at beginning to plan help plan a successful project.
Wiggin's Design Process
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DESIGN YOUR PROJECTS BACKWARDS WITH PROJECT TUNINGS (THE POWER OF CRITIQUES AND WORKING WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE YOUR AREA).

DO THE PROJECT YOURSELF
DO THE PROJECT YOURSELF
DO THE PROJECT YOURSELF

DON'T WASTE TIME ON UNIMPORTANT TASKS

MAKE IT 'HARD FUN' AND GET OUT OF THEIR WAY

BE CONSISTENT (DON'T MAKE EXPECTATIONS A MYSTERY) THERE IS POWER IN PROTOCOLS

GIVE IT A REAL WORLD CONNECTION

BE PREPARED TO BE COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED AND IF SOMEONE OFFERS TO HELP SAY YES!!!!

FINALLY 
PROOF IS IN THE PRODUCTS

Plan for project based learning

The resources below are what I use for each school I have taught PBL. They have all been adapted from resources given to me by HTH in the leading schools program. For the original resources please feel free to email me.
Download here

Applied learning and active exploration 


Adult connections

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creating Essential / big questions

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Creating Essential Questions

PROJECT TUNING PROTOCOL

PBL SHOW and Tell for staff reflection

Unboxed Cards


high tech high

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http://www.hightechhigh.org/
http://videos.hightechhigh.org/

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 http://bie.org/ 
  Why Project BasedLearning (PBL)? http://bie.org/about/why_pbl

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Click on logo to view BIE YouTube channel.

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http://www.edutopia.org/video/five-keys-rigorous-project-based-learning
http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning

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Click on logo to view Edutopia YouTube channel.

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https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/
Download the PBL Ideas eBookhttp: //hub.globaldigitalcitizen.org/download-pbl-ebook


pbl related articles/blog posts etc

  • What’s the Difference Between “Doing Projects” and “Project Based Learning”? by Amy Mayer
  • ​What the Heck Is Project-Based Learning? by Heather Wolpert-Gawron
  • ​How School Leaders Set the Stage for PBL Success by Suzie Boss
  • ​Project-Based Learning vs. Problem-Based Learning vs. X-BL
  • ​Inquiry-Based Learning in the Science Classroom
  • Garden-Based Learning by Kristin Stayer
  • 8 Simple Social Media & Project Based Learning Lessons by GDC Team
  • 22 Customizable STEM Project-Based Learning Activities by GDC Team
  • ​How to Create Award-Winning Project-Based Learning [Infographic] by GDC Team
  • Project-Based Learning Activities—on a Budget! by GDC Team
  • ​Putting the Passion in Project-Based Learning by GDC Team
  • ​How To Solve The Biggest Problems With Project-Based Learning by GDC Team
  • ​​My PBL Failure: 4 Tips for Planning Successful PBL by Katie Spear​
  • A Better List Of Ideas For Project-Based Learning by GDC Team
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