STEM/Project Based Learning

2021-2022

Students learned through a nonfiction lens how to "Eat Their Biggest Frogs" this was a PBL that is real world application and tasks they struggle with on a daily basis. This book helps them learn about time management and how to not procrastinate.

Caldwell ZOO PBL

I used this PBL as a way to review some nonfiction TEKS that some students seemed to struggle with. I also was able to incorporate Argumentative Text in it as well by having student implement rhetorical devices and logical fallacies through their advertisments and essays. This PBL was a fantastic way to keep students engaged and learning through Cross Curriclar lens of Social Studies, Science and ELA. Students had a blast researching their animals, plants and landorms. They were able to apply their reserach knowledge into a creation of an exhibit. They build a model, research slides and an advertisment showing why their exhibit was the best addition to the Caldwell Zoo.

FEVER 1796 PBL : Learn, Prepare, Live

In this PBL students read the novel Fever 1793 while analzying the elements of fiction students studies the historical facts it was based out of. Philidelphia during the Yellow Fever epidemic was one in which they correlated to the current epedimic of COVID-19. They made connections from the past to present day all the while examing the differences and seeing how our new day an age is better prepared during our current epedimic with protocols set in place.

Entry Document

Rubric Built in Schoology:

Artifact:

World Tour PBL

Students created a virtual field trip through Google Sites or other avenues to show the differenences of between scocieties, culture , religion, geographic features as well as location of different world counties. Students used research based information and gathered sources to create their virtual field trip.

Entry Document and Rubric

Wonder.... PBL

Science/Poetry/Reading Comprehension/Writing

Read the Book Wonder -Plot Development

Supports Choose Love Curriculum

Launch: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10wMtE6gornQz-vPGS66bXqvAxHc_t4ArWmSSxHn_mjY/edit?usp=sharing

Rubric: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vtUigsaCMuLy7QCdegYWbNXUQz3fvVUIV9xywDvxJEE/edit?usp=sharing

We became a certified Kind Classroom and completed the Kind Challenge through https://choosekind.tumblr.com/

Save The City

Science/Expository/Reading

Read 5 true stories of natural disasters in history that affected real people through Story Works and analyzed them.

Entry Doc. https://docs.google.com/document/d/12t6226yHAc76h8UpcLEmZ6VemKlhlItdLaOJ8jQLmco/edit?usp=sharing

Rubric: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oTNf2xxdhag2uByDQ7kZQDTOw-jtJJiD7AttHtlA2xI/edit?usp=sharing

OUTDOOR Classroom PBL

ELA/ Nonfiction text structures and text features

SCIENCE / Life

Launch: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L0ajPUkUZLztMpoNpAcZlFwSu7JFTVwAguZzzWvguxY/edit?usp=sharing

Rubric: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10AlrhJblJMAhi2vi6RIC0oXx40Umsnbr8U4wxftbwzw/edit?usp=sharing

Products: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oHYrhMISbgQ7pcK7ThqS_XY_5K6zuU_3dSARw5h1V5Y/edit#slide=id.p

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TqUz9ojJUjrNUA_oQM0yiinpX3ChT8KlboEtu_BWcmg/edit?usp=sharing

American Revolution Wax Museum

Historical Fiction- Dialogue- Plot Development - Research /Nonfiction

Launch Doc: UTTIA Wax Museum.docx

Rubric5th grade American Revolution Wax Museum PBL Rubric.docx

Products :https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-b-9FqILHDhcWk2UFBhMXFXVzQ/view?usp=sharing

Monologue: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pAwk2qTCuuW1eKo4Emh9Pe4eyCVvyc4SjY0T4xcXiAU/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GY439Xxjk84tyHo7sDAWIkprdH4oche_F1CoNqC07As/edit?usp=sharing

digital presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vkMhsLZ0CnaQBeUrq0zXuFe29QaDKcJq2ZLIC7Clie8/edit?usp=sharing

STEM PBL ECLIPSE PBL 2017

We started of the school year with an amazing phenomena that provided a great opportunity for a Launch. This project entwined Science, Engineering and Technology concepts when students had to create a model and a digital presentation over the process of an eclipse and explain it through figurative language to a younger audience.

Entry Document: 2017 PBL1 The Mysterious Eclipse .docx

Rubric: 4th :5th PBL1 Mysterious Eclipse.docx

Final Product : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-b-9FqILHDhNjM4d1A5RWFhTVU

ZOO EXHIBIT PBL

In this PBL students incorporated many STEM Concepts. They focused on creating electronic presentations that incorporated biology, geology, geography and history. Students demonstrated knowledge of what it takes to put an actual zoo exhibit together. They were divided into four roles (climatologist, zoologist, botanist and geologist) in which each job is needed the other to complete their part in the PBL.

Entry Document 5th NEWEXHIBITSandHABITATADDITIONS.pdf

Rubric 5th Grade ZOO EXHIBIT.docx

Student Roles TeamRolesforZooPBL.docx

electronic presentation #1

https://drive.google.com/open?id=127qvItXuYun4TOTAljLhK11ESmutu7LcqxtxM-2d2m4

Electronic Presentation #2

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BJPi2UtVFlMyIwlcgRvHeWaCnPhndTIqe-Vt0m8fezw

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Understanding of the Blueprint Walkthroughs

2021 - 2022 Walkthrough

This walkthrough shows my ability to enage students at a high academic level through 21st century skills.

It mentions several peices of evidence which are quoted below:

Provide examples of content language and vocabulary evidence: "The academic language of the class as a whole is high. Students and Mrs. Woods are using the academic language in every sentence. WOW! Such high academic content language."

observed 21st Century Competencies - "This workshop requires all students to use all 21st Century skills to work towards the same goal."

2020-2021 Director Walkthrough

PBL Practice and implementation

Mrs Woods is truly committed to the PBL model and Personalized Learning. Her strong understanding of PBL allows her to create and implement curricular PBL's.

Today, she launched The US Tour PBL and facilitated the Know/Need to Know Process.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/105SrGuALMPmuE0gONbQkg2r5rYoW9VtM/view?usp=sharing

Coursework focus in PBL for Masters Course Curriculum Foundations :

PROJECT BASED LEARNING PREPARES STUDENT FOR FUTURE REAL WORLD APPLICATION.docx

Director Observation of implementation of a PBL.

Director Observation Equitey and Inclusive Design 4:2017.pdf

PBL Coach Walkthrough 3/2018

PBL Coach Walkthrough 1.png PBL Coach Walkthrough 2.png PBL Coach Walkthrough 3.png

This walkthrough focuses on my strengths of promoting deep reading comprehension as well as my ability to facilitate stations with a deep understanding of content.

21st Century Skills

I have found that implementing Content Specific Roles in the classroom not only help hold accountability for group members, but also introduces real science oriented Careers helping prepare them for 21st Century Skills.

TeamRolesforEarthandSpace (3).docx

PBL3 Invasive Species Entry Doc.docx

4th grade TIMESHARE GROUP ROLES.docx

I also help the students break apart these roles to further their understanding of the 21st Century Skills to begin the research process using DOK levels.

Here are some examples of the questions we created as a class to help them begin the research and hold accountability for each role.

DOK question Facilitation Environmentalist Role.png

DOK question Facilitation Public Awareness Role.png

DOK question Facilitation Species Specialist Role.png

DOK question Facilitation Superintendent Role.png

Action Research PBL implementation

Enhancing Project Based Learning Through Content Specific Roles and Dissection of 21^stCentury Skills to Impact Student Performance and Engagement at the Elementary Level.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yXJVxVhgjeHjqQkoUxvmlOATfl_g6zR9snqxrjHT0aI/edit?usp=sharing

Increasing Masters on STAAR

In 2018/2019 year I had the 5th graders take the Reading STAAR test my 90/60 30 was Approaching 96 , Meets- 88, Masters-56 with the mastery level being at 56%. Then Covid happened and we skipped a year of STAAR testing. I then had that group again as 7th graders taking the 7th grade Reading STAAR, That year the 7th grade 90/60/30 was Approaching- 100%, Meets- 96%, Master-92%. That groups mastery level increased from 56% to 92% being a 36% increase.

Planned Learning Committee

I have met with my grade level Content Team on Wednesdays of this year to discuss the best way help our students by discussing students and classroom management, analyzing student data, PBL reflections, and sharing professional development ideas with our team members.

Grade Level PLC Team Notes 2016-17.pdf

I have also met a few times in the Spring Semester 2017 and in Fall and Spring 2018 with my Vertical ELA/SS Team to discuss best content practices and brainstorm PBL content ideas.

2017 1:18 Vertical Team Meeting PLC.pdf

2018 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gCEVDhPCBjsVmLJn4tVIOU0o5VBowFi5bIqUBVCQTAk/edit?usp=sharing