Workshop+Details

Topic: This workshop will explore ways to create and deliver interactive and authentic online assignments using project-based learning approaches to foster higher order thinking among middle school students.

Population: This workshop is open to middle school online instructors who wish to make their instruction clear and engaging.

Gap and Focus:

Teachers may already have experience asking questions that promote higher order thinking and facilitating project-based learning modules.

Teachers may need to experience how to make the delivery of online project-based learning modules clear and engaging.

Outcomes: Teachers will
 * 1) Identify a content area that will benefit from a project-based learning approach
 * 2) Develop authentic, interactive, project ideas that fit with the content area teachers have identified
 * 3) Develop a detailed plan that spells out the necessary input, processing, and deliverables for their projects
 * 4) Develop an assessment rubric that will also be useful to students as they complete their project-based assignments
 * 5) Create a multimedia artifact that will assign, explain, and provide a map guiding students in the completion of their assignments

Agenda This will be an online workshop. Session times are indicated for online and offline work.

Session 1 Online: Key Concept Instructional Video: Necessary components of interactive project-based learning modules 20 minutes Offline: Identify Project Ideas 30 minutes

Session 2 Offline: Develop Detailed Project Plan 30 minutes Online: Using Google Docs Instructional Video 10 minutes  Offline: Google Docs Session: Post Detailed Project Plan 10 minutes

Session 3 Online: Using Skype Instructional Video 10 minutes Online: Skype Synchronous Presentation/Question Session: Present Detailed Project Plan 30 minutes Offline: Revise Detailed Project Plan 25 minutes

Session 4 Onlne: Elements of Clear Multimedia Message Instructional Video 20 minutes Offline: Develop Multimedia Message 60 minutes

Session 5 Offline: Google Docs Session: Post Multimedia Message and Rubric 10 minutes Online: Synchronous Presentation Session: Present Multimedia Message 45 minutes