PBL Implementation Cycle of Inquiry Workshop

John McCarthy National Faculty BUCK INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION

CHALK TALK

What are the characteristics of a PBL school? What do you see? What are the teachers/school leaders doing? The students? What sorts of conversations are taking place?

Instructional Leaders: You are key players in a large-scale Transformative Project Based Learning initiative. Today, we are going to explore the steps that we need to take to help teachers meet the goals listed in the YCSD Shared Expectations. Today, we have one main outcome, expressed in the following question: How can we promote best practices to ensure the effective implementation and sustainability of Transformative Project Based Learning? Training on key protocols used in the PBL Cycle of Inquiry will be critical. We look forward to reviewing your action items to support your schools in implementing Transformative PBL.

Sincerely,

Eric Williams, Ed.D. Division Superintendent

How can we promote best practices to ensure the effective implementation and sustainability of Transformative Project Based Learning?

In This Workshop o How is Transformative PBL reflected in the 8 Essential Elements? o How can I leverage the PBL Cycle of Inquiry to sustain PBL? o How can I provide opportunities for stakeholders to express “voice and choice” surrounding PBL implementation? o What action steps can I take to support my school in PBL implementation?

Deliverables • Analysis of a school using the PBL School Success Rubric • Personal Action Plan

Outcomes

Transformative Learning Engaging students in rigorous work Mastering the content and skills of the curriculum Making a positive impact on their local, state, national and/or global community Generating a sense of ownership Appealing to students’ desire for significance Utilizing digital tools to improve or amplify the impact of their work (when appropriate)

Expectations

2013-2014: All YCSD Teachers: All staff will implement at least two transformative learning activities. In addition, all teachers will reflect on their PBL 101 colleagues’ work through the PBL Cycle of Inquiry. PBL 101 Cohort One: Implement a minimum of 1 transformative PBL project per semester (1 in the fall and 1 in the spring), participate in protocols looking at student and teacher work, and engage in Post-Project Reflection and the PBL Cycle of Inquiry.

National Faculty

CBP Team

Instructional Leaders

Teachers

In This Workshop o How is Transformative PBL reflected in the 8 Essential Elements? o How can I leverage the cycle of inquiry to sustain PBL? o How can I provide opportunities for stakeholders to express “voice and choice” surrounding PBL implementation? o What action steps can I take to support my school in PBL implementation?

TASK 2.0 PBL School Success Rubric Posters Form 8 teams. Turn to page 4 in the workbook. Collaborate with your team to prepare a poster presentation to teach the whole group about your assigned row of the PBL School Success Rubric. -Presentations should last a maximum of 2 minutes. -Include information about the performance continuum for your assigned row. -Incorporate an image on your poster as a visual aide.

TASK: Claim/Evidence/Reasoning Claim: Definition of the Essential Element

Evidence: Examples from the article and video Reasoning: How does including this element in the unit plan engage students and promote a deeper understanding of the subject matter?

Transformative Learning

Project Based Learning

Engaging students in rigorous work

In-depth Inquiry Driving Question 21st Century Competencies

Mastering the content and skills of curriculum

Significant content

Making a positive impact on local, state, Public Audience national and/or global community Generating a sense of ownership

In-depth Inquiry Voice & Choice Need to Know Revision & Reflection

Appealing to students’ desire for significance

Public Audience Voice and Choice

Utilizing digital tools to improve or amplify students’ work (when appropriate)

Voice & Choice 21st Century Competencies

Transformative Learning Transformative learning engages students in rigorous work that makes a difference. Students master the content and skills of the curriculum while making a positive impact on their local, state, national, and/or global community. Students are more likely to fully commit themselves to their work because transformative learning generates a sense of ownership by appealing to students ’ desire for significance. Students use digital tools to improve and amplify the impact of their work.

In This Workshop o How is Transformative PBL reflected in the 8 Essential Elements? o How can I leverage the cycle of inquiry to sustain PBL? o How can I provide opportunities for stakeholders to express “voice and choice” surrounding PBL implementation? o What action steps can I take to support my school in PBL implementation?

"Running a school…is much more like gardening than engineering. It's about providing the best conditions for growth and development. And, if we get that right, we'll see an abundant harvest of talent, imagination, and creativity in all of our children and in all of our schools." - Sir Ken Robinson

TASK 2.1 CULTIVATING CONDITIONS Conduct an individual brainstorm around the conditions required to create a culture of inquiry, collaboration and transparency in a PBL school. List the conditions needed to cultivate a culture of inquiry among staff. For each condition consider specific action steps you will take. Log these as possible action steps for your action plan.

10 MIN.

BREAK

Plan a project that meets 8 Essential Elements of PBL

Engage in PostProject Reflection to refine this project and set goals for next project

Use Critical Friends protocol to refine project based on feedback

Project Implementation Cycle of Inquiry Conclude project; conduct summative assessment Use Looking at Student Work or Lesson Study protocols* to plan next steps

Launch project; conduct formative assessment at checkpoints

Why Protocols?

Plan a project that meets 8 Essential Elements of PBL

Engage in PostProject Reflection to refine this project and set goals for next project

Use Critical Friends protocol to refine project based on feedback

Project Implementation Cycle of Inquiry Conclude project; conduct summative assessment Use Looking at Student Work or Lesson Study protocols* to plan next steps

Launch project; conduct formative assessment at checkpoints

CRITICAL FRIENDS PROTOCOL

TIME

PRESENTATION Presenters explain their project; Audience listens.

8 min

CLARIFICATION Audience asks short clarifying questions; Presenters respond.

3 min

EVALUATION Audience quietly uses Project Design Rubric to assess the project; Presenters wait.

3 min

“I LIKE…” Audience shares what they liked (Best Practices); Presenters listen.

4 min

“I WONDER…” Audience shares concerns (Lacks Features or Needs Development); Presenters listen.

4 min

REFLECTION Presenters reflect on useful feedback; Audience listens.

4 min

“I HAVE…” Audience shares ideas & resources for the project; Presenters may respond.

4 min TOTAL

30 min

CRITICAL FRIENDS PROTOCOL

TIME

PRESENTATION Presenters explain their artifact to be tuned; Audience listens.

5 min

CLARIFICATION Audience asks short clarifying questions; Presenters respond.

2 min

FEEDBACK Audience quietly reflects on the presenters framing question and the document and/or plan; Presenters wait.

1 min

“I LIKE…” Audience shares what they liked about the document/plan; Presenters listen.

3 min

“I WONDER…” Audience shares concerns or asks probing questions; Presenters listen.

3 min

REFLECTION Presenters reflect on useful feedback; Audience listens.

3 min

“I HAVE…” Audience shares ideas & resources for the document/plan; Presenters may respond.

3 min

TOTAL

20 min

PARTNER SHARE

How will you organize and structure Critical Friends Protocols at your school?

PROBING QUESTION PROTCOL

TIME

DILEMMA Write about a dilemma you are currently facing around PBL implementation.

1 min

FIRST PERSON READS THEIR DILEMMA Audience asks short clarifying questions; Presenter respond.

1 min

TEAM MEMBERS WRITE A PROBING QUESTION Use the Pocket Guide to Probing Questions to help you write a probing question.

1 min

ASKING PROBING QUESTIONS Each team member asks a probing question. The presenter writes the probing questions on the back of the index card.

2 min

REFLECTION Presenter reflects on which questions caused her/him to think more deeply and shift their thinking about the dilemma.

2 min

REPEAT THE PROCESS FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE GROUP

14 min

DEBRIEF What are the attributes of “good” probing questions? How will you use probing questions in your coaching?

3 min

TOTAL

25 min

TASK 2.2 Project Critique Probing Questions Form teams. Create at least 2 probing questions for your assigned rubric category that you could pose during the project planning process. Questions should: Be grounded in the 8 Essential Elements. Elicit critical and reflective thinking.

IT’S

TIME

Plan a project that meets 8 Essential Elements of PBL

Engage in PostProject Reflection to refine this project and set goals for next project

Use Critical Friends protocol to refine project based on feedback

Project Implementation Cycle of Inquiry Conclude project; conduct summative assessment Use Looking at Student Work or Lesson Study protocols* to plan next steps

Launch project; conduct formative assessment at checkpoints

Looking at Student Work o Evaluate the results of formative assessment and plan next steps. o Have healthy conversations about what constitutes high quality work.

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LOOKING AT STUDENT WORK PROTOCOL

TIME

INTRODUCTION

3 min

PRESENTATION

5 min

CLARIFYING QUESTIONS

3 min

EXAMINATION OF STUDENT WORK SAMPLES

15 min

SHARING OF RESULTS

10 min

WARM FEEDBACK

4 min

COOL FEEDBACK

4 min

REFLECTION

4 min

NEXT STEPS

4 min

RUBRIC REVIEW (optional)

5 min

DEBRIEF

3 min

Looking at Student Work

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LOOKING AT STUDENT WORK PROTOCOL

TIME

INTRODUCTION

3 min

PRESENTATION

5 min

CLARIFYING QUESTIONS

3 min

EXAMINATION OF STUDENT WORK SAMPLES

15 min

SHARING OF RESULTS

10 min

WARM FEEDBACK

4 min

COOL FEEDBACK

4 min

REFLECTION

4 min

NEXT STEPS

4 min

RUBRIC REVIEW (optional)

5 min

DEBRIEF

3 min

DEBRIEF TIME

How will you organize and structure LASW protocols at your school?

Plan a project that meets 8 Essential Elements of PBL

Engage in PostProject Reflection to refine this project and set goals for next project

Use Critical Friends protocol to refine project based on feedback

Project Implementation Cycle of Inquiry Conclude project; conduct summative assessment Use Looking at Student Work or Lesson Study protocols* to plan next steps

Launch project; conduct formative assessment at checkpoints

Interviewer captures NTKs that surface

Reflect upon the level of success of the project

o 18 categories

Post-Project Reflection

Interviewer recaps and records reflections

Teachers select 6 on which to focus Interview format

30 Interview format Review the form and select 6 categories for reflection

Repeat the process with partner A

Post-Project Reflection

Partner A captures ideas and NTKs that surface

Partner A interviews partner B in those identified areas

Allow time for each partner to complete their reflections

PARTNER SHARE

How will you organize and structure Post-Project Reflections at your school?

In This Workshop o How is Transformative PBL reflected in the 8 Essential Elements? • How can I leverage the cycle of inquiry to sustain PBL? • How can I provide opportunities for stakeholders to express “voice and choice” surrounding PBL implementation? • What action steps can I take to support my school in PBL implementation?

PARTNER SHARE How can you provide opportunities for stakeholders to express “voice and choice” surrounding PBL implementation? When should this occur? Who should be involved? What action steps can you take?

In This Workshop o How is Transformative PBL reflected in the 8 Essential Elements? • How can I leverage the cycle of inquiry to sustain PBL? • How can I provide opportunities for stakeholders to express “voice and choice” surrounding PBL implementation? • What action steps can I take to support my school in PBL implementation?

TASK 2.3 PBL Work ActionWork Plan Generate an action work plan in response to the driving question. How do we promote and sustain best practices of a PBL school?

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In This Workshop o How is Transformative PBL reflected in the 8 Essential Elements? o How can I leverage the cycle of inquiry to sustain PBL? o How can I provide opportunities for stakeholders to express “voice and choice” surrounding PBL implementation? o What action steps can I take to support my school in PBL implementation?

Fill in the blank: When I am at my best as a PBL Coach, I am _______________. Think about the question: What guidance might this metaphor offer me in tough or sticky situations as I support PBL implementation? For example, if my metaphor is a mirror, the strength might be that I reflect their thinking back to them in ways that help them clarify their thinking and their project/PBL implementation.

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