LSA+Conference+--+Long+Island+Lutheran+High+School,+November+7th,+2014

**Learning By Design: Project Based Learning in Practice**
SESSION SLIDES (NOTE: A few edits may be made prior to the session):

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GENERAL RESOURCES:


 * BIE -- A mission-driven non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting project-based learning
 * Planning Forms for Project Based Learning
 * Project Based Learning Pinterest Board

VIDEO CONTENT:
 * Project Based Learning: Explained

SPECIFIC ARTICLES:
 * How to Write Effective Questions for Project Based Learning
 * Five Myths About Project Based Learning
 * Main Course, Not Dessert
 * How to Write Effective Driving Questions for Project Based Learning
 * How to Refine Effective Driving Questions for Project Based Learning

SOLE (Student Organized Learning Experience):

SOLE Tool Kit -- Guidelines for creating engaging SOLE activities Build a School in the Cloud -- TED Talk by Sugata Mitra, creator of the SOLE method

QUESTIONING:

Link to the in-session Padlet activity

**Stepping Up With SAMR**


SAMR VIDEO CONTENT:
 * Video Introduction to the SAMR model for technology integration
 * Examples of the SAMR model in the classroom
 * The SAMR model vs. the latte -- an interesting look at how SAMR works
 * SAMR explained by its inventor

BASIC SAMR INFORMATION:
 * Basic image which shares the SAMR model
 * SAMR model with simple examples
 * The SAMR Ladder: Questions and Transitions -- some stepping stone questions that will help teachers move from one level to another
 * The SAMR model: Google Earth example
 * iPad apps classified by the SAMR model
 * SAMR model explanation in a mind map format
 * Math example of SAMR application
 * The SAMR model applied to everyday learning activities
 * Reading and writing examples with SAMR
 * The SAMR model and internal teacher and school workflow -- an interesting adaptation of teacher work using this technology integration model
 * SAMR model examples -- examples of the use of this model for all ages and across academic disciplines

TEACHER BLOG POSTS ON USING THE SAMR MODEL:
 * Technology Integration and the SAMR model
 * The SAMR Model
 * The SAMR Model -- Math Teacher in Progress
 * A Global Warming example with the SAMR model

OTHER PRESENTATIONS:
 * Technology Integration with iPads -- the SAMR model