eResources
Meet the Author
Foreword by Suzie Boss
Introduction
Project Based Learning, the Common Core, and the 4Cs
Experts Weigh In
A Teacher’s Maker Movement
How to Create Your Own PBL UNIT Focusing on Math or Science
How This Book is Different Than Other PBL Books
PART I: PBL Lessons
THE GENIUS UNIT: A unit based on informational reading and scientific lab reports
Facts
Overview
Step-by-Step Lessons
Tip on How to Assess Writing Quickly #1
Student Exemplars
INVENTION UNIT: A unit based on inventing solutions to common, everyday problems using persuasive pitch writing, crowdsourcing, 3D printing, and digital commercial production
Facts
Overview
Step-by-Step Lessons
Tip on How to Assess Writing Quickly #2
Student Exemplars
GALAPAGOS UNIT – A unit committed to funding a mission to save the endangered and unique species of the Galapagos Islands based on student research, role-playing, writing an executive summary of recommendations, and an oral pitch to the "board" of a major institute.
Facts
Overview
Step-by-Step Lessons
Tip on How to Assess Writing Quickly #3
Student Exemplars
THE THEME PARK UNIT: A unit based on the engineering of building a theme park focused on mathematical trial-and-error and various thematic reading genres
Facts
Overview
Step-by-Step Lessons
Tip on How to Assess Writing Quickly #4
Student Exemplars
THE TEACH THEM TO BE TEACHERS UNIT: A unit based on the highest level of communication of all…the ability to teach
Facts
Overview
Step-by-Step Lessons
Tip on How to Assess Writing Quickly #5
Student Exemplars
PART II – Mix and Match Lessons
Cornell Notes
QRF (Question-Response Format)
Norms for Video Conferencing
How to Conduct an Interview
Writing with Numeracy Lesson
The Problem Statement
Collaboration Constitution Assignment
Tips on How to Reach Consensus
Oral Presentation Rubric
Understanding Infographics Lesson
Break-Even Analysis
How to Comment on a Blog
Cover Letter Outline
Executive Summary Outline
Oral Conference Feedback Sheet
Google Advanced Search
Six Steps of Being an Internet Detective
Internet Literacy: Verifying the Evidence Lesson
Developing a Student-Created Assessment
Oral Presentation Timing Sheet
How to Annotate Text
Tips for Choosing a Book
Visual Presentation (PowerPoint) Guidelines
Norms for Backchanneling and Using Twitter
Heather Wolpert-Gawron is an award-winning middle school teacher and a popular blogger through Tweenteacher.com and Edutopia.org. She is also author of DIY Project Based Learning in ELA and History, as well as two other books with Routledge Eye On Education.
"With her DIY Project Based Learning books, Heather opens up her extensive toolkit and invites fellow teachers to take a look—and borrow liberally. It’s a generous move by a teacher who has worked hard to develop her own, deep understanding of PBL and to design projects that resonate with students." --From the Foreword by Suzie Boss, Education Consultant and National Faculty Member for the Buck Institute for Education, Portland, Oregon"This book is worth your time. Heather Wolpert-Gawron’s conversational writing style and step-by-step guidance take you on a magical journey, energize you, and fill your head with new possibilities. These innovative teaching units, mix-and-match lessons, and ready-to-use tools provide a rich array of material to bring your classroom to life. Heather is a truly talented curriculum designer with a gift for inspiring and connecting with her readers." --Anne Jolly, PLC Consultant with Learning Forward and author of STEM by Design (Routledge, 2016) "Heather Wolpert-Gawron is that rare teacher that will go to any length to bring a subject to life. I know so, because as a quantum physicist at Caltech, I am invited to her classroom every year to help her students create powerful superhero origin stories that incorporate real science into their chosen superpowers. In this book, you will find Heather's philosophy on teaching math and science effectively, as well as fully developed lessons from which any teacher can draw to create their own Project Based Learning modules. Perhaps, most importantly, teachers will find here the inspiration and tools they need to unlock their very own superpowers, the ones that make students say years later, 'I had this one math teacher that made me fall in love with math.'" --Spyridon Michalakis, Research Scientist and Manager of Outreach, Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology"...this text would be beneficial for a teacher looking for alternate ways to assess their students in a meaningful way. I would also recommend this book to preservice teachers as it encompasses the NCTM Process Standards that are addressed in some state curricula." -- Katelyn Devine,Virginia Beach City Public Schools
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