Cultural Institute

Historic moments, art projects, and world Wonders

Students can explore and learn on a web based level.

Website 

DI through iPad

Having students choose how they want to produce their knowledge:

slides
iMovie
writing
cartoon creation
keynote
doceri
padlet
powtoon
book creator --> creating their INBs for the year, but cannot take home BUT can put on Edmodo backpack or Drive or Classroom

prezi
show me?
pic collage
story creator ( can only share on FB)


DI through menus for all grade levels Lorie Westphal

Challenge Based Learning

Activities where students engage to solve real problems and work together, using the 4 C's to problem solve.

Challenges


Ideas:

Decreasing Bullying Example

Solving Problems in the School


iTunes U - Course - Searching and finding content, using with students.

Overview

PDF Breakdown

Notes from presentation:

The process starting with a Big Idea and creating an Essential Question and conducting the Challenge.   Daily lesson plans include: guiding questions, activities and resources.  Solutions, Implementation and Evaluation is throughout.  Documentation is important, specifically the reflection itself of the entire process.

Big Idea - Ecosystems --> Problems, make sure there is an overall theme.  How do systems work?
Essentail Questions --> is more specific and what they want/ need to know.


Digital Citizenship Challenge Based Learning? before iPads are deployed

20% of their time is spent on improving their community/school - Google effort and 3M?
Teach them how to organize and plan their efforts.

30 second elevator pitch!