Assessment 101 in the PBL Classroom: Assessing Throughout a Project
November 17, 2020-January 6, 2021 [register here] Fee: $149 for Assessment 101 $275 Bundle Price for both 101 and 201 (save $23!) Assessment in the PBL classroom is daunting for most teachers. Facilitated by Jenn Reid, an expert PBL coach from the Dayton Regional STEM School, this 15-hour asynchronous online course will explore how teachers create and use assessment throughout project-based learning, and not simply view assessment as just a final product. Various forms of formative assessment will be explored as well as tools to use when teaching PBL remotely. It is important to bring a PBL unit idea (with a driving question and final product) to this online workshop so participants can receive support in developing an assessment plan for their PBL unit that measures student growth in content and success skills.
Graduate Credit: One semester-hour of Ashland University graduate credit is available for an additional $249 fee, upon the successful completion of this course. Fairfield County educators may purchase one semester-hour of graduate credit at a reduced fee of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for a graduate credit registration link.
assessment 201 in the pbl classroom: creating student-centered assessments
January 7-January 28, 2021 [register here] Fee: $149 for Assessment 201 $275 Bundle Price for both 201 and 101 (save $23!) Designed for participants that have taken Assessment 101, this 15-hour asynchronous online workshop will focus on creating student-centered assessments. Participants will explore the use of high-quality critique, self-assessment, and reflection as assessment tools during project-based learning. Facilitated by Jenn Reid, an expert PBL coach from the Dayton Regional STEM School, participants will explore examples of each of these assessments and learn best practices for using these successfully to engage students in rich learning. Participants will use voice and choice to develop a final product that is specific to the PBL unit they developed in Assessment 101 that will help them implement student-centered assessments throughout their PBL unit.
Graduate Credit: One semester-hour of Ashland University graduate credit is available for an additional $249 fee, upon the successful completion of this course. Fairfield County educators may purchase one semester-hour of graduate credit at a reduced fee of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for a graduate credit registration link.
PBL SPLASH: An introduction to pbl design
Now-January 3, 2021 | online workshop [register here] January 5-March 15, 2021 | online workshop [register here] Fee: $149 How are "projects" different from "project based learning"? Many people think they mean the same. Want to learn how they are different? PBL Splash is a fantastic introductory course for learning some basic principles for how to designPBL. Using the Driving Question "How might I begin incorporating PBLdesign in my classroom?", participants will engage in a combination of readings and videos that will take them in a deep dive into each of the PBL gold standard design elements. While learning about each design element, participants will draft a rough framework for a PBL unit you could teach in your own classroom. Facilitated by Teresa Dempsey, this 15-hour online course is asynchronous so you can engage in the course anytime from anywhere.
One-hour Ashland University graduate credit is available for $249. Register for graduate credit here. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195.[Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link]
PBL PLUNGE: creating new spaces for pbl to thrive
November 20-December 20, 2020[register here] December 21, 2020-January 24, 2021[register here] Fee: $175 per participant Want to know what it's like to experience PBL as a student in an online classroom? Facilitated by Jenn Reid, this 15-hour asynchronous online course immerses teachers from the start as a student. Teachers will gain unique insights into the student learning experience to consider as they design and implement PBL for their own classroom, including modeling how project-based learning can be facilitated online. The “student project” for this course focuses on using classroom/school design to support social emotional learning for your school community.
One-hour Ashland University graduate credit is available for $249. Register for graduate credit here. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195.[Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link]
PBL DESIGN
Fee: $199 per registrant of a Fairfield County member district $399 per registrant for all other registrations outside Fairfield County Driving Question: How can I design high quality PBL units for my classroom? Want tolearn how to design a high-quality project based learning unit for your in-person or online classroom? This 24-hour online course is composed of 12 hours of asynchronous instruction via Google Classroom as a review of the foundational elements for high quality PBL design and culminates with two days of synchronous instruction with a PBLMatters facilitator to help you put your PBL design into action. Participants will find the course to be very robust with video case studies and engaging feedback protocols. Teachers will leave the course with a high quality PBL design and a treasure chest of PBL res
