Alternative Assessment and PBL

Kristen's Pinterest board on PBL
10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Giving an Assessment - Justin Tarte

Alternative Assessment Examples from Newtown Friends School:

Lewis and Clark Instagram Mini Project- Kristen Sanchez, Social Studies
Civil War Experience Project - Kristen Sanchez, Social Studies
Election Project - Kristen Sanchez, Social Studies, and Andriana Turcotte, Math
Women's Rights Activists Homework Assignment - Kristen Sanchez, Social Studies

Themes in Holocaust Book Clubs VoiceThread Project - Sarah Hensley, English

Comic Project - Jennie Chiko, Latin
Spanish Civil War Project - Maria Feinman, Spanish

Carbon Footprint Math Project - Andriana Turcotte, Math
Linear Systems Math Project - Andriana Turcotte, Math

Alternative Assessment Examples From Other Schools:

Awesome Chart for Teachers - Alternatives to Traditional Homework
Projects from High Tech High in CA

Understanding By Design Articles and Resources:

Overview of UBD and the Design Template (Grantwiggins.org) <- includes examples! *highly* recommended by KS
UBD Resources (ASCD) <- some links are to samples only

PBL Articles and Resources:

How to Plan a Project (edutopia)
Debunking Five Myths about PBL (edutopia)
7 Essentials for PBL (BIE)
Project Essentials Checklist (BIE)
Driving Question Tubric 2.0 (BIE)
Project Library (BIE)
Project Based Learning Online
Learning in Hand - PBL with Handheld Technologies (Tony Vincent)
PBL Resource Page (Jerry Blumengarten, AKA Cybraryman) <- HUGE collection of links <- Cybraryman is the best! ~ KS

PBL Documents for Students:

Project Team Contract - Elementary (BIE)
Project Team Work Plan - Elementary (BIE)
Project Management Log - MS/HS (BIE)

Self-Reflection on Project Work - MS/HS (BIE)
My Thoughts About the Project - Elementary (BIE)
Audience Feedback Form (BIE)





Rubric Help:

Project Design Rubric for Teachers (BIE)
Collaboration Rubric (BIE)
Teamwork Rubric K-2 (BIE)
Presentation Rubric (BIE)
Presentation Rubric K-2 (BIE)

Videos: