List of Resources on the Companion Website Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction Letter to Secondary Teachers How to Use This Book Chapter 1: The Why and What of Project-Based Learning An Overview of Project-Based Learning (PBL) Why PBL ? Intro to HQPBL Chapter 2: The Role of the Teacher in PBL The Paradigm Shift Instructional Best Practices Adult Agency PBL Teacher Profile Chapter 3: Project Brainstorming Where to Look for Ideas Collaborative Brainstorming Chapter 4: Planning PBL for Your Year Big Picture and Big Ideas Make Content Connections: Planning Interdisciplinary Projects Pacing Your Project Chapter 5: Planning With the End in Mind Drafting Enduring Understandings Crafting Driving Questions Final Products Culminating Experience Chapter 6: Benchmarking Your Project What Is Benchmarking? Identifying Deliverables Chapter 7: Assessment in PBL Best Practices in Assessment Apply to PBL How to Build Your Project Rubric Planning for Formative Assessment Student Engagement in PBL Assessment Chapter 8: Planning Daily Learning in PBL Create Your Big-Picture Project Calendar Daily Learning Differentiating Project Plans Chapter 9: Classroom Management in PBL Establish a Central Location for Project Resources Make the Project Process Visible Use Group Contracts, Protocols, and Roles Consider the Workshop Method Chapter 10: Launching Your Project The Hook Project Guidelines The Knows/Need to Knows Project Groups Home Communication Chapter 11: Next Steps Prototype Your Project Keep Building Those Reflection Skills Seek Out Collegial Feedback Plan for Exhibiting Student Work Collect Community Connections Scaling and Sustaining HQPBL Appendix Overview Appendix A: Complete Project Plans A1-Sixth-Grade Humanities A2-Ninth-Grade Humanities A3-12th-Grade Entrepreneurship A4-Assessment Tips and Tricks From the Trenches A5-Sample Detailed Integrated Scope and Sequence Appendix B: Blank Project Planning Templates Glossary References Index
Let's Get Real About PBL The book's companion website features an updated guide to help teachers integrate technology into PBL experiences for online and blended learning instruction. Does project-based learning (PBL) feel just out of reach in in your secondary classroom? Is project-planning an overwhelming project in and of itself? Dr. Jennifer Pieratt, a consultant and former teacher, knows firsthand how challenging designing projects can be, especially for secondary teachers with large caseloads and short class periods to engage in meaningful teaching and learning. In this hands-on, interactive guide, Pieratt supports secondary teachers through the iterative process of planning authentic project-based learning experiences. Using backward design, she gives teachers ready to use strategies for identifying the best concepts to tackle in PBL experiences, brainstorming realistic projects, facilitating meaningful learning, and creating formative and summative assessments. The book is visually accessible in style and features #realtalk soundbites that tackle the challenges to implementing PBL Tips and resources to support the project-planning process Planning forms to guide you through planning your projects Key terminology and acronyms in PBL Exercises to help you reflect and process throughout your project plans Master PBL planning with this clear, efficient, and easy-to-use guide to creating enriching experiences for your students!
Jenny Pieratt, Ph.D. is a Progressive Educator and Teacherpreneur. She was a founding staff member at High Tech High North County, a former School Development Coach at New Tech Network, and National Faculty at BIE. In 2016 Jenny became the Founder and President of CraftED - a leading voice for the "mainstream wave" of PBL implementation, through virtual and onsite professional development and coaching, active networking, and practitioner-based publications. With a PhD in educational philosophy, specifically PBL, Jenny prides herself on staying in the trenches with teachers and advocating for teacher support to bring HQPBL to classrooms across the U.S. Jenny is an active blogger and speaker, former teacher of grades 5-10, equity advocate, and proud small business owner. Jenny resides in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA with her husband and two children.