{"id":220,"date":"2015-01-16T00:48:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T04:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/timrollwagen\/?p=220"},"modified":"2015-01-19T22:05:19","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T02:05:19","slug":"personalizing-the-impossible-through-pbl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/timrollwagen\/2015\/01\/16\/personalizing-the-impossible-through-pbl\/","title":{"rendered":"Personalize and Project Based Learning…A Plan in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alright, so personalize learning<\/a> and project based learning<\/a>\u00a0(A great article) isn’t all that new. \u00a0However, if you were one of the many who sat<\/p>\n

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An amazing infographic that explains the ideals of personalized learning.<\/p><\/div>\n

through high school and university biology lectures (you know, the ones you jolt awake from), then you know how boring it can sometimes be. \u00a0In an attempt to change the minds of the few who now sit in front of me in my Grade 12 bio class, I am about to force them on a journey of learning. \u00a0Perhaps force<\/em> is a strong word…\u00a0motivate\u00a0and support<\/em> them. \u00a0In spurts of learning throughout the beginning of this year, my grade 12 bio class has been lectured to only a handful of times (I do see it’s importance), and instead,\u00a0have been challenged to investigate<\/strong> protein transport disorders, play<\/em><\/strong> with lego in a TPACK inspired DNA\/RNA learning challenge, create<\/strong> videos to explain processes of DNA replication, transcription, and protein synthesis, use twitter to share<\/strong> and<\/strong> discuss<\/strong> ethics surrounding biology and technology, and now I am taking them to a new level…I hope. My current and most arduous assignment is what I am calling the Molecular Genetics Challenge;<\/strong>\u00a0a very open, personalized, and project based journey.<\/p>\n

Alright, some background on why first. \u00a0My learning community is pretty amazing.\u00a0Through Cohort 21, colleagues, and those I\u00a0follow on Twitter, I have been exposed to many ideas on project based learning. \u00a0This community is\u00a0what has motivated me to look at things in a new light. \u00a0After some discussion with various people, I gained the confidence to do something different and break away from more traditional biology classroom;\u00a0especially in a grade 12 class where pressure to perform is at all time highs. \u00a0My goal or action plan is to take project based learning and combine it with the ideals of personalized learning. \u00a0It was the infographic to the right that really got me thinking (click to see full size). \u00a0After reading through it I went back to the curriculum and realized that the Molecular Genetics unit in Grade 12 biology is designed perfectly for a personalized project based learning assignment…or journey.<\/p>\n

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Here’s the plan:<\/strong> The Assignment<\/a>\u00a0(Feel free to make a copy!)<\/p>\n

Step 1: Curriculum Documents.<\/strong> Using the curriculum documents and the essential questions for the unit, students will decide on a project\/thesis that will best lead them down their path of learning.<\/em><\/p>\n

Step 2: Proposal:<\/strong> Students will create a one page proposal\u00a0with their thesis and rationale which will be submitted for approval during a conference with me.<\/em><\/p>\n

Step 3: Research<\/strong>. Students will need to compile resources and create an annotated bibliography to demonstrate their research and to mimic expectations that post-secondary institutions\u00a0have.<\/em><\/p>\n

Step 4:\u00a0Project completion<\/strong>. How the project is completed and the final project will be entirely up to the student. I will provide resources and feedback daily.<\/em><\/p>\n

Step 5: Project defence.<\/strong>\u00a0Like with a thesis defence in a Masters program, students will defend their project to another faculty member and myself. \u00a0This will be limited to a 10 minute presentation of their journey and learning.<\/em><\/p>\n

How collaboration<\/strong> will be a part of this process:<\/p>\n

The classroom will be divided into working spaces to ensure that students are directed and that they have support from others who are working on the same stage of the project. They will also be encouraged to share successes, questions, and concerns via their classroom hashtag on\u00a0twitter.<\/p>\n

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Accountability:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Using DocAppender<\/strong>, an add on for Google Forms<\/strong>, the students will submit goals at the begining of each class. \u00a0They will also complete my Reflective Survey at the end of each class. \u00a0Why do I mention DocAppender? By using this add-on, I am able to populate a single Google Document with information from each survey that is specific to a student. \u00a0It’s a great conversation piece for conferencing with my students. Feel free to watch\u00a0the following video on how I am using DocAppender:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nwyeV-a6uEI&feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n

I am continuing to look for ways of making this better for the students. \u00a0Please feel free to comment and share your ideas. \u00a0What are your thoughts on personalized and\u00a0project based learning?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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