1. Student Choice in the PBL Model
Genny Lambert
Bryn Grosskopf
Becky Carlson

2. History of Student Proposal at STEM
STEM 4.0 (2013/2014 school year)
STEM 5.0 (2014/2015 school year)
Students wanted it!
Started during Trimester 3 in 2014
Project Based Learning template from Buck Institute
Electives learning targets only
Offered all 3 trimesters
Visited other schools
Content and electives learning targets
Cross curricular facilitators
How can we grade students on these standards for content? Since we are only using the Essential 8 Standards? Bryn

3. Why Student Choice? Student interest has a connection with content
Intrinsic motivation
Ownership of their learning
Develop Essential 8 skills
Becky

4. 3 Major components Passion Ideation Process
Intrinsic Motivation
Self-direction
Ideation Process
Time Management
Personal Responsibility
Challenge and perseverance
Collaboration & Communication (w/peers or mentors)
Bryn

5. Activity
Shopping Cart Activity
IDEO video
Genny

6. How does it work? Student Perspective Teacher Perspective Freedom
goal setting
time management
Independence
My Choice
Passion!
Daily goals and reflection (timeline)
PBL Template
STEaM time (3 times a week, 1hr)
Cross curricular
21st Century Skills
All

7. What does it look like? 30 second video
Connor
Arjun
Anthony
Elle & Kaylyn
Gear ratios of rc Cars
Indian Drum Music
extended to other classes
Rubik's cube
edible Water bottle
All

8. Connor - gear ratio of rc-car

9. Dewane’s Jet engine research

10. Abby’s square watermelon design

11. Anthony’s rubik's cube, ukulele, and

12. Photography, TRASH ART, SALEM WITCH TRIALS,
*Several STEaM classes were created due to ideas that sprouted from a Student Proposal idea!
*Photography 101
*Trash Art
*Salem Witch Trials
Becky

13. What did we change for this year?
STEM 6.0
Teacher recommendation
Ensuring students are choosing sustainable projects
Encourage community partnerships
Mentors, financial, community service
ALL

14. What did we change for this year? (conti.)
STEM 6.0
Cross-curricular accountability
Spreading the word for student proposal
inter-school projects
inter-community projects
ALL

15. Q&A session
Resources:
STEM Inc website select the STEaM tab for info.