1. Guided Learning Projects Messy Learning – Real Learning – Successful Learning

2. What is a GLP?  A guided learning project is a Student initiated and created project to demonstrate mastery  Includes presentation to audience of adults  Technology skills – 21 st century skills  Students work in consolation with teacher to plan, execute, and present  High order thinking

3. GLP Process  Step 1 Student brings idea to teacher to create a innovative project  Step 2 Teacher and Student plan and create guidelines for project  Step 3 Working Period – teacher and student communicate during this time as student researches and puts project in action  Step 4 Finalize project and check with teacher  Step 5 Presenting to Adults/worldwide audience

4. Compare Regular Classroom Projects  Majority of work done by teacher  Low-level thinking  Limited to classroom  Small audience  Lacks Key Skill Development GLPs  Student Idea  High order thinking  Unlimited learning  Larger audience  Development of important real world skills

5. Examples  IA weekly IA weekly  Sudan Documentary Sudan Documentary  Moving Cellular Parts film Moving Cellular Parts film  Teaching to 4 th grade class at WES  Kidblog Kidblog

6. Not Limited to the Classroom

7. Questions You Have about GLP’s