Powerful+Projects+for+English+&+Social+Studies

9:45-10:45**
 * Tuesday, July 21

Link to wiki

[|Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy] creating is now on the top level.

Project Based Learning--Read Teaching for Tomorrow by Ted McCain

Another book recommendation--Influencer by Patterson, Grenny et al

We've got to stop teaching in ways that do not allow students to practice and gain experience. Think of the Hudson plane--the pilot was prepared through simulated experience and being part of an accident review board that made recommendations after accidents.

When does learning really stick?
 * Direct experience
 * simulated experience
 * vicarious experience
 * instruction

Imaginative Rehearsal--When we read, we need to imagine ourselves as the hero.

Project--digital story where one live person from history interviews a character from the same time period and vice versa.

Medieval project--have to draw to scale to create a castle. Marshmallow mouse trap catapult. This was used to gain background knowledge for book.

What's the Big Ideas videos on Sundance. One minute videos on how to change the world.

Essential Tools for PBLs


 * 1) blogs
 * 2) forums
 * 3) social bookmarking
 * 4) digitial storytelling
 * 5) screencasting
 * 6) place to publish
 * 7) rubrics (rubistar, rubric machine)

What to be prepared for
 * fewer grades
 * diveregence of products
 * differentiation
 * more teacher work in planning
 * less large group instruction
 * flow