Common themes We noticed

If we were a child at this school we would be learning to:

• give and use feedback and feedforward
• use technology - Google Drive, iPads, iMovie
• identify experts who can help us learn about different things
• create and refer to a success criteria
• work collaboratively
• use scaffolds to help plan and organise - project planners, project calendars
• to use a variety of spaces - to choose where to work that best fit the task
• to answer questions 
• to reflect on learning 
• work to a deadline 
• solve problems and troubleshoot independently or with a peer 
• be flexible when making decisions 
• take on other students' ideas 
• articulate what they are learning and why 
• use content taught in other subjects to inform project time 

We wonder: 

• if students understand what an authentic audience is?
• if appropriate opportunities for student voice are being utilised? 
• if teachers are consistently identifying learning objectives for PBL that are not content driven?
• if there is a consistent understanding of what we mean when we speak about high expectations? 
• if students value and understand the processes as part of PBL?
• if 'project time' is used consistently and effectively across the school?