GingerLewman is Jul 01, 2008 11:26AM going to be Live Blogging "Innovative Project-Based Learning: Strategies from Kindergarten to College" by Christy Keeler, UNLV
GingerLewman says Jul 01, 2008 03:27PM Session starts at 11am CDT, (approx 1 hr). Plunked butt in seat early, watching set up.
KarinB asks Jul 01, 2008 03:31PM Crazy that you have to get there an hour before presentations start! Are the rooms too small for the demand?
tszanto352 says Jul 01, 2008 03:32PM in Marzano and Web 2.0 an hour early too - crashed another meeting to get a seat early. Room is packed now. with 1/2 an hour to go to start
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 03:36PM We're maybe 1/3 full w 25 minutes to go. Maybe people are just "tool, tool, tool" and don't think of real world application or engagement.
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:01PM watching little student-created (apparently) video called "the mixed up class"
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:05PM 30% transiency, and 100% Free/Reduced lunch. Elem kids doing the same type of thing as prof at UNLV with collegians.
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:07PM PBL is technique where students learn content while constructing an artifact.
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:08PM End product is the "extra." Focus is on learning the content. Artifact driven, content focused, tech infused, collaborative,
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:09PM 21st Cent Skills: core subjects/core content, 21st cent context/tools, learning skills.
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:10PM NETS-S: research, creativity, innovation, communication, collab, critical thinking, prob solving, decision making,
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:11PM digital citizenship, operations/concepts. Those words were the key concepts from an all-text slide.
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:12PM PBL unit needs to be long-term (week or months). Must be student-centered
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:17PM Talked about potential video projects with kids (re-in acting Shakespeare). Now talking mock interview for audio learning.
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:19PM seeing 1st-4th grade kids sing and act out song of gravity to tune of Jingle Bells. They didn't write the lyrics though.
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:21PM Showing mock interview where teacher is doing Day in the Life" with NYCity Draft Riots. bad Irish accent, but could be good idea...?
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:23PM Listening Civil War nurse mock diary. with music and war sounds in background.
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:25PM lady next to me talking loudly to guy 2 ppl away. Wondering if she could just chat him on...oh. no. of course she doesn't have computer.
GingerLewman Jul 01, 2008 04:26PM another project: teacher posts problem on her blog--math or vocab problem--and has kids solve it at nite.
GingerLewman says Jul 01, 2008 04:27PM ok, is anyone watching? Cause if you are, I'll continue. Otherwise, I'm outta here with the paper-distribution of online scavenger hunts.
GingerLewman says Jul 01, 2008 06:01PM I think you can get the entire presentation here: keelerthoughts.blogspot.com/
milobo says Jul 01, 2008 08:41PM Thanks so much for blogging your sessions here - haven't had a lot of luck with finding live streams today, so reading your posts is great!
GingerLewman says Jul 06, 2008 02:35AM This session was terrific for those who don't know anything about PBL, but I do more *Problem* Based Learning at TPLC.
