In episode #10 Erin and Chris are digging into assessment. Standards, rubrics, formative vs. summative and other awesome things.

They discuss the common core state standards and how at first glance they can seem daunting, but with a little work they can be adapted into student friendly, usable by both students and teachers, as power standards. They touch on the importance of transparency in the use of standards and rubrics and the value of student self evaluation in the assessment process.

After discussing standards, Erin and Chris dive into how to create great rubrics based on standards that offer both feedback and a growth model for the students. One specific type of rubric they refer to is the single-point rubric that they learned from Jennifer Gonzalez of Cult of Pedagogy.

*References and links below*

Enjoy.

Some things Erin and Chris discuss in this episode:

Personal Anecdotes: What’d you do last week? (00:30)

Digging deep into assessment (8:06)

Let’s talk standards (9:54)

Narrowing down the standards (12:00)

Students need to see and be able to use the standards (17:55)

Let’s talk rubrics (21:27)

Let’s back-up...what is a rubric? (24:36)

This is the Single-Point Rubric (Jennifer Gonzalez: Cult of Pedagogy) (28:55)

John Hattie’s meta-research (37:14)

Self-Evaluation (40:38)

Until next time...peace.

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References:

Fahrenheit 451

Cult of Pedagogy - Jennifer Gonzalez

”Your rubric is a hot mess; here’s how to fix it” http://www.brilliant-insane.com/2014/10/single-point-rubric.html

The Single-Point Rubric: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/single-point-rubric/

John Hattie - Visible Learning

Music credits:

Song: Two Men From New Jersey Artist: We Is Shore Dedicated

Site: www.freemusicarchive.org

In episode #9

This week, Erin and Chris talk about how technology figures into a PBA unit. They discuss how students having access to technology in a classroom changes the way learning happens. They dig into daily routines in 1:1 settings, specific ways technology can be used by students, the importance of flexibility, a couple specific models that have been used in integrating instructional technology into a classroom setting, and how integrating technology in the right way should transform your teaching and student learning.

Enjoy.

Some things Erin and Chris discuss in this episode:

Personal Anecdotes: Where’d you go to college? (00:40)

Use an LMS (5:20)

The importance of daily routines (13:40)

Google extensions (22:15)

Be flexible (25:42)

Having access to tech/interwebs can (should?) change the way you teach (27:14)

Having access to tech doesn’t discount good teaching (41:06)

Until next time...peace.

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Erin Dickey: www.twitter.com/@ogybuns

Chris Butler: www.twitter.com/@techteachtravel

Website:

www.projectbasedawesome.com

References:

Chrome extensions: Kami, Grammarly, Tab Resize, Screencastify

TPaCK

SAMR

Music credits:

Song: Two Men From New Jersey Artist: We Is Shore Dedicated

Site: www.freemusicarchive.org

In episode #8 of Project Based Awesome, Erin and Chris discuss the process of Project Based Awesome. We’re taking a deep dive into the process of this thing we call Project Based Awesome, from planning to day-to-day implementation to final outcome. These are the three main parts of the process of putting together a unit based on the idea of unit planning with this thing we call Project Based Awesome. We go into detail, giving specific ideas and examples based around planning, day-to-day implementation, and the final outcome of a Project Based Awesome unit.

In episode #7 of Project Based Awesome Erin and Chris discuss  the how(s) and why(s) of trying to incorporate authentic, real world outcomes and a real audience. They discuss how incorporating more authentic learning experiences and a real audience into your classroom it creates More buy-in on the part of the Ss - Students are wondering how your content/skills are relevant to their lives - show them. A chance for Ss to experience what the workforce may be like after school - and isn’t that kinda why we’re here, in a way? Erin and Chris also share some specific examples of authentic tasks and real world audiences from their work in the classroom. Enjoy. Some things Erin and Chris discuss in this episode: Personal Anecdotes: Movies we should have seen but haven't (00:38) Introducing the idea of authentic, real-world tasks, finding an audience more than just the teacher and why it works (7:00) Examples of real-world tasks/audiences and some specific techniques to use these in class (16:50) Until next time...peace. Listen, rate us, and Subscribe on iTunes and other podcast hosting sites. Follow us on Twitter Erin Dickey: www.twitter.com/@ogybuns Chris Butler: www.twitter.com/@techteachtravel Website: www.projectbasedawesome.com References: www.breakoutEDU Music credits: Song: Two Men From New Jersey Artist: We Is Shore Dedicated Site: www.freemusicarchive.org

In episode #6 of Project Based Awesome Erin and Chris explain the idea behind inputs and outputs and how they are related to this curriculum design idea we call Project Based Awesome. Erin and Chris describe what Inputs and Outputs are and how they were able to use these key concepts to marinate their students in a rich stew of information. They take you into the room where the planning process occurred and give some specific examples of Inputs and Outputs in literature based and non-literature based units. Enjoy. Some things Erin and Chris discuss in this episode: Personal Anecdotes: favorite destinations (1:03) Recap of last weeks pod: Driving Questions (6:16) What exactly do we mean by Inputs in relation to Project Based Awesome? (7:20) What do we mean by Outputs in relation to Project Based Awesome? (10:48) Taking you into the room where the process the planning looks like: The whiteboard moment (12:40) Making the connection between relationships between the Inputs & Outputs (16:07) What happens if you have a unit that is not based around a piece of literature? (21:06) Until next time...peace. Listen, rate us, and Subscribe on iTunes and other podcast hosting sites. Follow us on Twitter Erin Dickey: www.twitter.com/@ogybuns Chris Butler: www.twitter.com/@techteachtravel Website: www.projectbasedawesome.com References: Mentor texts Blog: When You Have to Teach Huck Finn

Erin and Chris begin to move away from ideological and philosophical

discussions and into more specific application of the curriculum/unit

design we call Project Based Awesome.

In Episode 4 of Project Based Awesome, Erin and Chris discuss Personalized Learning. For more detailed show notes, head to www.projectbasedawesome.com/podcast

In Episode 3 of Project Based Awesome Erin and Chris discuss what 1 to 1 is all about. For detailed show notes, head to https://www.projectbasedawesome.com/podcast

Chris and Erin share their thoughts on how to not only survive but thrive in a setting that may not be the most progressive-thinking in its views of what teaching and learning could and should look like. For detailed show notes, head to https://www.projectbasedawesome.com/podcast

Chris and Erin talk about their backgrounds, and what this Project Based Awesome thing is all about. For detailed show notes, head to https://www.projectbasedawesome.com/podcast/