Resources include:
*What is PBL?
*Planning a Unit (forms for elementary, middle school and high school)
*6 As of PBL Design
*Structure of PBL
*Culture and PBL
*21st Century Skills
& More
This site is a good support for parents wanting to learn more about 21st Century Learning. There are videos and links to information including Innovations for Parents.
This chart will help you get started with Personalized Learning (PL) - even if you're a bit unsure. It looks at ways you can just dip your toe into PL, put your leg into PL or jump all in!
You choose your path!
his video will explain Sun West's third pillar: skills and knowledge. This video was made in 2017.
This package includes a wealth of valuable resources when preparing to plan and assess using PeBL.
Documents include: starting with the end in mind, unpacking outcomes, developing learning experiences, developing unit plans, developing lesson plans, 9 events of instruction, think aloud to unpack outcomes, steps to unpack outcomes and indicators, including 21st century skills, including REORDER, unit planning template.
My plan for my 21st century competency dealt with critical thinking and creativity in designing a personal skill related fitness plan in my Physical Education 8 class. The assignment I had the students complete was a personal plan in an area, of a sport or activity, that they struggled in. Students were encouraged to develop skills in an activity or sport they enjoyed. This was determined in order to develop a physical education program that was designed for their needs. In order to develop this skill plan, students were taught about the components of skill related fitness, different types of muscle fibers, and different planning methods (i.e. F.I.T.T.) in class one. They were then given two classes to work on their plan. Throughout the year, they were given class time to work on their own plans and practice what they had put down on paper.
The following templates support the implementation of 21st century skills for character and academic skills.
There are two templates available. One template will be used for school-wide implementation, and one will be used for classroom implementation.
Shapes and Space Example Playlist for Grade 4 Math.
Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education has created a collection of Core Thinking Routines as part of their Visible Thinking Project. Teachers can view the entire collection on the Project Zero website (https://pz.harvard.edu/thinking-routines#CoreThinkingRoutines), where each routine is described in detail (e.g., purpose, application, launch) in both English and Spanish.
These routines encourage students to be intentional thinkers.
What do they know or notice?
What is their perspective or position on an issue or idea?
How can they support their position or thinking?
What do they wonder? What are they confused about?
How has their thinking changed? What caused that change?
This is a template younger students can learn to share their learning style, MI, group style etc after completing their inventories.
This can be edited to suit your needs!
This website has been used to develop a number of open-source psychological tests. All are availible under a creative commons licence. This is the full list of such tests, not all have been finalized:
Open Extended Jungian Type Scales (documentation) * Myers Briggs
Open Hemispheric Brain Dominance Scale (documentation)
Open Enneagram of Personality Scales
Exposure Based Face Memory Test
For other open source measures, try the International Personality Item Pool.
These are some options you may want to consider for student learner profiles for older students - especially the Jung/Myers Briggs and Enneagram scales.
Similarities and differences between Problem Based Learning and Project Based Learning
In this PBL students were given the role of meteorologists. Students need to track weather locally and from around the world, create weather instruments, collect local weather data using the instruments they created, and present their findings in a mock weather broadcast.
Students needed to collaborate and think critically to create devices, to decide on what data to track and how to present their weather forecast to the public
The following is a collection of resources & project plans teachers made at the Future Design School Workshop.
From the Wabisabi blog by Lee Wantanabe-Crockett
15 reflection questions for learners of all ages. These are very useful for professional development as well as for students.
The following is a resource for teaching research skills to grades 1 and 2 students. This works with the 21st century skills SECRET framework, but would also easily work with the 7Cs. It looks at teaching them:
How to ask a question
How to search for information
How to evaluate resources
How to take notes
How to share your learning
"The Rethinking Learning Toolkit includes resources that can help you, your school, district, or organization transform teaching and learning for learners of all ages. You can use this toolkit to:
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Rube Goldberg machines are a fun and innovative way to integrate 21st century skills into your math, science, STEM or design learning class.
Rube Goldberg machines involve using a series of complex steps to do a simple task.
Students first begin reflecting on what 21st century skills they will need to pull this activity off. Then they must make an effective plan as a group before they are able to gather their materials and build. The plan can (and likely should!) change as they work and that is fine. Students should reflect on their 21st century skills daily to give them an opportunity to regroup and refocus as needed.
This is really a fun and valuable activity! This version was done a 7/8 Math class.
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The following are a set of daily checklists students can use to reflect on each individual SECRET skill. The log has the students rate themselves on the sub skills of the big skill as well as set a goal for what they need to focus on to improve the next day.
These are cute and useful posters you can use in your classroom to help teach your students 21st century skills using SECRET skills (self-management, effective participation, creativity, reflection, enquiry & teamwork).