Applying Cognitive Rigor to Project-Based Learning
Excerpts from A Local Assessment Toolkit to Promote Deeper Learning
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Performance Task Development - Hess PLC Tool #20: Use this planning tool to collaboratively design projects or performance tasks
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Rubric Development - Hess PLC Tool #11 - Use to collaboratively design or give feedback on rubrics
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Performance Task Validation - Hess PLC Tool #9A - Use to analyze and validate a project design or performance task
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KID TOOL: Collaborative Inquiry Planning Students use to analyze and plan how they will complete a complex task
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KID TOOL: PBL Activity Log - use as an alternative to a calendar; co-develop with students at first
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BEST Toolkit - Self-Direction Rubrics K-12 Students can use these rubrics to guide PBL goal setting and self-reflection activities
PBL Resources and Examples
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PBL Works: Sample PBL Projects (K-12)
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PBL videos: Choose from a variety of short informative videos on PBL
Building Competency-Based Systems & CB Assessments
Excerpts from Deeper Competency-Based Learning: Making Equitable, Student-Centered, Sustainable Shifts
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Competency-Based Systems - Sample Holistic Proficiency Scale for grading and reporting
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Competency-based Systems - CBE Tool #3: Self-Evaluation Rubric for Competency Statements
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Competency-Based Systems - CBE Tool#4: Developing Competencies Across Grades (NOTE: NH's Model Competencies used this tool during development)
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Competency-Based Systems - CBE Tool#5: Analyzing a Competency (ELA example with development steps. Then use "I can..." statements to create a performance scale for each competency.)
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Competency-based Systems - CBE Tool #6: Performance Scale Development Development Template
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Strategy Example: (Chapter 4 excerpt) Pacing strategies for personalizing on-line learning
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Strategy Example: (Chapter 3 excerpt) Rhetorical Analysis Options across Content Areas