Hackin

g

Toward

s Deep

er Learn

ing

and

P

BL in

the

Mid

dle Levels

David

Simp

son, P

h.D

.

Long

Lost Friend

s

Are you?

Hello!

Hello!

I am a “hacker”

My background:￭

13 years as School Adm

inistrator (9 at Middle Level)

￭Currently principal at N

orthern Hills M

S in Forest Hills

￭Partner w

ith Design Education G

roup, LLC￭

School Retool w

/ Stanford d.school

Our learning today:

1. Understanding School R

etool and the “Hack” m

indset2. G

old Standard Project Based Learning 101

3. Hacking in our schools

The M

arshm

allow C

hallen

ge

18 min

utes

20 sp

agh

etti nood

les1 yard

of string

1 yard of tap

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arshm

allow

Source: schoolretool.org

“You are

designers of school culture

Can

you d

esign

cultu

re?

Yes and No

Ch

ang

e Levers

Source: schoolretool.org

Hackin

g an

event

Hackin

g Exam

ples

Big Idea:

Interdisciplinary Teaching

Hack?

Have tw

o teachers sw

ap classes and classroom

s for a day

Big Idea:

Genius H

our

Hack?

Enlist one teacher to give 1 w

eek or 2 days to a

student-led project w

here all students create an artifact

and reflective paragraph

Big Idea:

Unw

all your office

Hack?

Move your desk to

the hallway for a

period, ½ day, or

the entire day. Talk w

ith students w

hile you work!

Source: schoolretool.org

Wh

at PB

L Is and

Isn’t

Deep

er Learnin

g C

omp

etencies

Gold

Stand

ard P

BL

Bracket C

hallen

ge

￭H

ere you have a list of items

￭A

nd some text

￭B

ut remem

ber not to overload your slides w

ith content

You audience will listen to you or read the

content, but won’t do both.

Wh

at’s you

hack

?-H

ow do you aspire

for Deeper Learning?-Start sm

all-N

ext week

Twitter Exit Ticket

The #MEM

SPA18 #pbl

session with

@davidsim

pson512 ...

Than

ks!A

ny questions?