Designing Transformative Learning Experiences

Activity 1: Pre-Assessment

• Your Design Process (Google Doc)
• Your Design Process (PDF)

Activity 2: Understanding Transferrable (Tech) Skills

• Grouping skills for assessment (Google Draw)
• IB ATLs
• ICT in the PYP

Activity 3: Rubric Review

• Grade 6
  • Biomes and Adaption Minecraft
  • Biomes (in Minecraft) Research & Blog post & rubric
  • Criterion D (Critical Thinking)
  • Early Humans Research & Skit assignment & rubric
  • MYP Design Rubrics (and projects)
• Grade 7:
  • Effects of Empire Slideshow/VoiceThread
  • Rubric: Criterion C, D
• Grade 8
  • Religion Presentation
  • TSC A and D
  • Development and Infographics
  • TSC – Criteria C (Thinking Critically) and D (Communicating)
  • Gapminder
  • Urbanization
  • What makes a good city Assignment
  • The Pitch (to later be built in Minecraft)
  • The TSC
• Grade 11 DP History
  • Twitter Conference (formative/reflective)

More great rubric examples:

• COETAIL blogging rubric
• COETAIL commenting rubric
• Sample rubrics according to Bloom’s Taxonomy (Andrew Churches)
• Tons of searchable rubrics here and here

Activity 4: Continue developing your unit

• Project Template (Google Doc)
• Project Template (Word Doc for download)
• A great resource as you begin your planning (Scott McLeod)