Project based learning
Are you stuck getting project-based learning to stick with your teacher teams?
Get access to experts from the field who are not only practitioners of project-based learning, but regularly provide PBL training to educators and other stakeholders.
Get your project-based learning unstuck.
Are you stuck getting project-based learning to stick with your teacher teams? Are you a district leader who supports teachers in implementing project-based learning? Do you help teachers make the connection between what they teach and what’s happening in the real-world?
Project-based learning is an effective core strategy for teaching standards while connecting those standards to the real world. It’s all about designing authentic projects. That said, we also know that implementing the use of authentic student projects is challenging for teachers. That’s why we want to equip you with the material and information needed to support your teachers in the best way possible.
This on-demand course is unique, because its content continues to grow over time with the addition of video modules, resources, and an expanding community of like-minded individuals. These are caring professionals who fill roles similar to yours and share a common goal. They all want to effectively transform teaching and learning in support of our students.
In this course, you will have access to experts from the field who are not only practitioners of project-based learning but regularly provide PBL training to educators and other stakeholders.
Get access to the following video modules and resources, and kick your PBL success into high gear.
Deconstructing Standards
What are consequences of teachers who don’t have a firm grasp on their standards? It means their students won’t know or understand the standards either, and that spells P.A.I.N. for everyone involved!
It means teachers will struggle with how to find common concepts with which to align their standards in other subject areas. This will lead to projects that are not aligned to standards. It will lead to teachers who feel like they are being asked to teach content that is either not theirs or is out of sequence. Why put anyone through this unnecessary struggle when you can simply tap into the power of the Ford NGL Network?
Mapping Standards Made Easy
- Develop Interdisciplinary Projects Using Curriculum Maps – February 21
- Degrees of Interdisciplinary Participation – February 28
During this two-part workshop your district and school team will be introduced to:
- Exploring the Ford NGL Community-connected Learning Framework.
- Strategies to align curriculum maps.
- Protocols for finding curricular connections such as mind mapping and timeline mapping.
- Research-based resources.
- Ready to use templates.
- Samples from the Ford NGL Network.
- A panel from within the Network who have been where you are
Assessments
An evaluation is like asking a customer if she enjoyed the soup. An assessment is like the customer telling the chef that he needs to use a bit more pepper. Evaluation and assessment are two distinct features of measuring progress. Achieving appropriate and effective evaluation is a common challenge for teacher teams when delivering a cross-curricular, standards-based project.
- Know exactly when and what to assess during the project to achieve the best results.
- Learn the method for creating assessments that are authentic.
- Gain the expertise and skill to find the balance of group/team assessments versus individual assessments.
Project Management for Teachers & Students
Have you ever given a collaborative project to a team of students and realized that they don’t know how to self-organize much less organize the project?
Have you ever worked with a team and wondered how the project would ever get off the ground because of the lack of organization?
In this module you’ll learn how project management skills and PBL connect to make a lasting, positive impact on the process, the project, and your students.
Meet the Experts
Kelly Henderson
Professional Development Coach
Beth Grzelak
Beth Grzelak is a professional learning coach with Ford Next Generation Learning. She currently supports four Powered by Ford STEAM academies in Southeast Michigan and works on a variety of projects for the Ford NGL Network. Beth has over 25 years of experience in the fields of K-12 education, teacher preparation, and teacher licensure.
Frequently Asked Questions
This leader series is designed for those district and school leaders who are supporting teacher teams.
In order to get a completion certificate, you must attend all meetups in the series.
You will have access to resources and tools which you can use with your teacher teams.
