Reading Take-Aways 1.Which of the four C’s do you think is most critical for student preparation for PJL? Why? 2.How does a driving question facilitate PBL? 3.Describe the roles of voice and choice in PBL. 4.Describe the purpose of the driving question in PBL. Week 2

Cooperative Learning - shared projects Collaborative Learning - interactive process to achieve outcomes that couldn’t be achieved independently a way to construct knowledge or negotiate meaning, solve problem through mutual engagement in coordinated effort using internet and other electronic communications Definitions

Planning and support for collaboration Skills (interpersonal: giving and receiving criticism, other Space – class and on-line spaces Resistance/skepticism inequitable distribution of tasks group composition one person does most of the work don’t trust others’ level of work need to fix others’ work to keep up grade instructor doesn’t know who’s doing what concerns for the gifted Technological fragility – accessibility, ability of available tools from web 2.0 Obstacles

Students Must learn how to plan together and be accountable to it agree on process for completing work, managing conflict, deciding roles/responsibilities, setting ground rules, etc. create written agreement that summarizes this Teachers Must be a part of the ecosystem create and model climate of trust communicate goals when addressing problems; facilitate problem solving support individuals as well as collective process through constant monitoring, comments, and grading For successful collaborative learning

Assess goals and learning for collaborative process (both collective and individual outcomes and contributions) content knowledge self-evaluation process Formative and summative assessments by student - of individual process/content student - of collaborative process/content instructor – individual process/content instructor – collective process/content Assessing Collaborative Work

Reading Take-Aways 1. In what ways is collaboration supported by the teacher and by technology? 2. What are some ways to categorize technology tools? 3. How is the culture of learning different in classes that engage in collaborative learning on a regular basis? 4. How can assessment support collaborative learning, and what might be technology’s role in that? Week 3

Driving Question: Which social bookmarking site is best for using with my students? Project Outcome: Your group must create an infographic that compares the essential features of three of five given bookmarking sites.

What leadership model will you use (fixed, rotating, shared)? What parts of the project will you complete individually and what tasks will you complete together? How often and where will your team meet? How will you communicate with each other? As a team, spell out a process agreement for how will you learn and work together :

Driving Question: Which social bookmarking site is best for using with my students? What’s behind the scenes? 21st Century Components Collaboration Choice Critical Thinking Creative Problem-solving

Knowledge/Understandings –Conceptual grasp of social bookmarking –How sites work –What are basic features of these sites –What is an inforgraphic –Conceptual grasp of uses of infographic Processes –Compare and contrast –Analyze –Evaluate –Synthesize (Create)

Skills –Technology (use a social bookmarking site) –Planning –Communication (face-to-face and online)

Graphic Organizer

Collaboration Choice Critical Thinking Creative Problem-solving How are these 21st century skills tied in? Project Outcome: Your group must create an infographic that compares the essential features of three of five given social bookmarking sites.

Collaboration Choice Critical Thinking Creative Problem-solving How do these change the context? Project Outcome: Your group must create an infographic that compares the essential features of three of five given social bookmarking sites. Project Outcome: Create a visual that compares the essential features of three social bookmarking sites.