Keep It Real With PBL, Secondary

Jenny Pieratt, Ph.D. is a Progressive Educator and Teacherpreneur. She was a founding staff member at High Tech High North County, a former School Development Coach at New Tech Network, and National Faculty at BIE. In 2016 Jenny became the Founder and President of CraftED - a leading voice for the "mainstream wave" of PBL implementation, through virtual and onsite professional development and coaching, active networking, and practitioner-based publications. With a PhD in educational philosophy, specifically PBL, Jenny prides herself on staying in the trenches with teachers and advocating for teacher support to bring HQPBL to classrooms across the U.S. Jenny is an active blogger and speaker, former teacher of grades 5-10, equity advocate, and proud small business owner. Jenny resides in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA with her husband and two children.

List of Resources on the Companion Website Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction Letter to Secondary Teachers How to Use This Book Chapter 1: The Why and What of Project-Based Learning An Overview of Project-Based Learning (PBL) Why PBL ? Intro to HQPBL Chapter 2: The Role of the Teacher in PBL The Paradigm Shift Instructional Best Practices Adult Agency PBL Teacher Profile Chapter 3: Project Brainstorming Where to Look for Ideas Collaborative Brainstorming Chapter 4: Planning PBL for Your Year Big Picture and Big Ideas Make Content Connections: Planning Interdisciplinary Projects Pacing Your Project Chapter 5: Planning With the End in Mind Drafting Enduring Understandings Crafting Driving Questions Final Products Culminating Experience Chapter 6: Benchmarking Your Project What Is Benchmarking? Identifying Deliverables Chapter 7: Assessment in PBL Best Practices in Assessment Apply to PBL How to Build Your Project Rubric Planning for Formative Assessment Student Engagement in PBL Assessment Chapter 8: Planning Daily Learning in PBL Create Your Big-Picture Project Calendar Daily Learning Differentiating Project Plans Chapter 9: Classroom Management in PBL Establish a Central Location for Project Resources Make the Project Process Visible Use Group Contracts, Protocols, and Roles Consider the Workshop Method Chapter 10: Launching Your Project The Hook Project Guidelines The Knows/Need to Knows Project Groups Home Communication Chapter 11: Next Steps Prototype Your Project Keep Building Those Reflection Skills Seek Out Collegial Feedback Plan for Exhibiting Student Work Collect Community Connections Scaling and Sustaining HQPBL Appendix Overview Appendix A: Complete Project Plans A1-Sixth-Grade Humanities A2-Ninth-Grade Humanities A3-12th-Grade Entrepreneurship A4-Assessment Tips and Tricks From the Trenches A5-Sample Detailed Integrated Scope and Sequence Appendix B: Blank Project Planning Templates Glossary References Index

This is the book PBL educators have been waiting for! Whether you are starting out on your PBL journey or have been at it for years, this book is full of helpful ideas, tactics, and exemplars-the kind of book that never even makes it to the shelf because you are constantly using it. Jennifer Pieratt knows how to help educators realize their own potential to facilitate powerful PBL experiences for all students. This book is a window into her years of expertise and experiences. -- Emily Liebtag For someone new to teaching or to project-based learning, this workbook simplifies the process without letting go of essential elements that make the project a valuable educational experience. -- Marcia LeCompte * Dufrocq Elementary School, Baton Rouge, LA * This book is an excellent tool for any educator wanting to implement project-based learning in their classroom. It provides a step-by-step guide that takes you through the thought process-from posing the question for the project, to the planning that is involved before implementing the project, the process for implementing the project, assessment of the project, and the background resources needed to begin the process. -- Ellen Asregadoo * Public School 190, Brooklyn, NY * It is inspiring to see how our students can make a positive impact on our world when we as educators empower them through project-based learning. This book provides the necessary structures, supports, and encouragement to shift to these dynamic practices so that we can better serve all learners. I have witnessed firsthand the incredible transformation when educators shift practice to embrace the complexities of real-world challenges, and I am excited that this resource will help to spread these powerful learning opportunities to better serve all learners. -- Devin Vodicka * AltSchool, Oceanside, CA * In her introduction to Keep It Real With PBL, Jenny Pieratt describes her commitment to be direct with teachers about developing engaging and strong PBL experiences for their students. She has done just that, combining her deep experience from varied perspectives-PBL teacher and colleague, coach, consultant-to provide a straightforward but detailed path to developing high quality PBL opportunities for learners. Jenny is at once optimistic and realistic, encouraging and pragmatic. While this book is designed for teachers just starting out in PBL work, experienced PBL teachers will benefit from the thoroughness of Jenny's descriptions of planning and implementing strong PBL experiences-and will almost surely be introduced to useful new resources as well. -- Rick Lear