Professional Documents
Culture Documents
INQUIRY
Question Formulation Technique The QFT is a research-proven protocol FAQs about QFT
that can be applied to all grade levels.
It show students how to formulate
questions. The Educators Network and
Blog are great resources to build a
culture of inquiry.
CRITIQUE
Ron Bergers Critique - A Video Watch this 5th grade class discuss how to provide high quality critique in writing.
by Melrose Stars
Ron Berger Critique Video (with Ron Berger from Expeditionary Learning demonstrates the transformational
students) power of models, critique, and descriptive feedback to improve student work.
Here he tells the story of Austin's Butterfly. 1st grade students at ANSER Charter
School in Boise, ID, helped Austin take a scientific illustration of a butterfly
through multiple drafts toward a high-quality final product.
Ron Berger Critique Video Ron Berger speaks about Austins butterfly and critique guidelines to help
(speaking at High Tech High) students create beautiful work.
Seven Keys to Effective Use this article to frame the ways in which you provide feedback, not only to
Feedback students, but to your colleagues as well, as you collaborate on projects.
54 Examples of Formative Ensure success with this list of 54 different examples of formative assessments.
Assessment
GALLERY WALK
Gallery Walk - BIE Blog In this blog, John Larmer and Charity Allen discuss how to use gallery walk as a
feedback tool to develop high-quality student work.
Gallery Walk Video This video from the Teaching Channel shows how to use gallery walk as a
grouping strategy.
Gallery Walk - BIE Google Watch this Hangout to learn more about gallery walk from BIE staff.
Hangout
Developing High Quality Student Developing high-quality work is a common challenge for students. Learn how to
Work ensure student success through techniques such as charrettes, gallery walk, and
rubrics from editor-in-chief, John Larmer.
PROTOCOLS/ROUTINES
Visible Thinking Routines Visible Thinking is a flexible and systematic research-based approach to
integrating the development of students' thinking with content learning across
subject matters.
National School Reform Faculty Protocols that go beyond Gallery Walk and Critical Friends
Protocols
School Reform Initiative More protocols that go beyond Gallery Walk and Critical Friends
Tuning Protocol Critical Friends is a revised version of this widely used protocol used by educators
to tune project plans.
BIE RESOURCES
All project videos Project videos on playlist Example Projects and How to Do PBL
BIE Planning Forms Download all of BIEs planning forms here: Project Design, Project Assessment
Map, Project Calendar, and more.
Project Assessment Map Digital version of the PAM, located in the PBL 101 Workbook
BIE Rubrics for 4Cs Great resource for coaching and feedback to students.
BIE Driving Question Webinar Watch this webinar to learn more about how to write DQs that engage students
and launch projects.
Contracts & Other Student Sample contracts help for ways that you can involve students in managing the
Documents work, like in the Aviation video. For more contract samples heres a l ink.
VIDEOS
Courtyard Redesign 4th grade students redesign their school courtyard
5 Year Olds Pilot Their Own Pre-k students engage in inquiry-based learning experiences that begin with Need
Learning to Know questions
Teachers Are Like Gardeners Sir Ken Robinson talks about the role of teachers
What Adults Can Learn from Kids Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas,
wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high
expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children
as much as to teach.
At Charles R. Drew Charter School, third-grade students use PBL to prepare for
STEAM + Project-Based the next Snowpocalypse.
Management
Themespark.net
Newsela (Resource for research)
TuvaLabs (data sets for K-12)