Addressing Multiple StandardsThrough “Omniprojects”
PRESENTERS:LINDSAY VALENCOURT
MONICA PLANTANSEAN SWEENEY
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Omniprojects
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Background Development
Projects Strategies
Omniprojects
Background
Project-Based Learning• Centered on the learner• Rooted in constructivism (Grant, p.1,
2002)
Interdisciplinary Learning• Synthesis of two or more disciplines
(DeZure, p.1, 2009)• Begins with a problem, question, or
issue
Omniprojects• Interdisciplinary approach to project-
based learning• Meets standards in multiple disciplines
Development
StandardsScope and Sequence
The IdeaNatural link
Project DesignWhat students should know and do
ImplementationReevaluation
Projects
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
TESTING
BUILDINGA
COMMUNITY
ECOLOGY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
Building a Community The Project
The Finished Product Map Presentation Constitution Video tour of
community
Core Standards Social studies
Government and citizenship Latitude and longitude/GPS Physical and cultural
characteristics English/Language arts
Writing for different purposes and audiences
Editing and revising Presentation Research process
Math Ratios and proportions Small and large distances Solving complex problems Exact and approximate
solutions
Building a Community
Consumer Products Testing
The Project The Finished Product
Consumer Product Report
Advertisement Commercial
Core Standards Science
Compare consumer products Scientific testing and hypotheses Employers who hire scientists Use of technology and tools Tables and graphs Analyze and interpret findings
English/Language arts Popular media Analysis of informational text Research Persuasive techniques,
compositions, and presentations Concerns and counter-arguments
Math Solving complex problems Graphs and tables Check validity of results in context
Consumer Products Testing
Ecology and the Environment
The Project The Finished
Product Water quality
testing Ecosystems Presentation to
elementary students
Core Standards Science
Depletion and pollution of resources Human impact on environment Recycling and substitutes for
materials Competition for resources within
environments Social studies
Impact of industrialization and urbanization
Impact of human activity on environment
Impact of nature on environment and humans
Actions of consumers and producers create spillovers
English/Language arts Organization and delivery of oral
presentations Informative presentations Problem/solution presentations
Ecology and the Environment
StrategiesBrainstorming
StandardsNatural links
Team PlanningSharing ideas
Scheduling
Project DesignFrontloading
Omniproject
Strategies
Brainstorming
Team
Planning
Sharing
CEU Code: DK2
DeZure, D. (2009). Interdisciplinary teaching and learning. Retrieved from http://oregonstate.edu/ctl/articles/packet1/Interdisciplinary%20Teaching%20&%20Learning.htm
Grant, M.M. (2002). Getting a grip on project-based learning: theory, cases and recommendations. Retrieved from http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/win2002/514/
Tinsley, B. (Artist). (2009). Mallard fillmore [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/ add.php?iid= 37171
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