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Personalized Learning in Massachusetts

How?

 How do we incorporate projects when we have so much content

to cover?

 Accountability  Performance Gaps  Evaluation  College Entrance  Parental Expectations  That isn’t how we’ve always done it!

How can we not?

Expectations in the standards Create Design Develop Analyze Compare

How can we not?

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A Means to the End

Learner-Centered Teacher as Facilitator Technology as a Tool Authentic Application Collaboration Problem Solving

A Means to an End

Source: Pearson

A Means to an End

Source: Modern Teacher

Visioning

2010: Visioning Committee 2011-2012: PBL Training for Staff 2012-2017: Strategic Plan 2012 and beyond:

School Improvement Plans

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District Strategic Planning School Improvement Plan Implementation

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Flexible

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Thinking Big and Small

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Permission to Play

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Professional Development:

 Pedagogy  Instructional Strategies  Technology  Content 

Turning a Tanker, Not a Sailboat!

Projects!

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Technology as a Tool

Student productivity and creation Assessment Opportunity Audiences Both Local and Global 21st Century Skills Collaboration

Kindergarten

App Smashing for Kindergarten - Drawing Pad + Puppet Pals

Grade 2

Using Explain Everything to demonstrate understanding of telling time

Grade 5 Interactive Book Reviews

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STEM and Math Tech Courses Middle School English

Wanted Poster Charaterization Grammar Tutorial Digital Storyboard

High School Calculus?!

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Math Tech Applied Course Outdoor Learning Area

 Duxburrow Outdoor Learning Area  Multiple Community Organizations  Tech Ed Built  Biology Class Projects  Used By All Subjects  Elementary Reading Project  Butterfly Garden  What Else?

Time and Tides

• Concord-Carlisle Rivers and Revolutions Program
• Pilot August 2015
• Duxbury Education Foundation Funded Pilot
• Thematic
• Student Driven
• Integration
• Classroom and Community
• Now What?

Active Physics

 Year Long Full Physics Course Using PBL  Publisher: It’s About Time  Dr. Arthur Eisenkraft UMASS Boston

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Makerspace

 Teacher Initiatives!!  Alden Elementary School  DMS/DHS Library

Content Based Projects

 All departments are participating in professional development  What does PBL mean in my classroom?  Where is the starting point?  Math Practices  Proficiency  Next Generation Science Standards

MCAS MCAS

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Where Can Strategic Planning Go? More Information

Duxbury Public Schools Web page: www.duxbury.k12.ma.us Laurie Hunter, Assistant Superintendent Email: lhunter@duxbury.k12.ma.us