{"data":{"ID":738,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1509378117,"CreatorID":226,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Assessing Project Based Learning: How Do We Know What They Know?","Handle":"assessing_project_based_learning--how_do_we_know_what_they_know","ShortDescription":"At Synapse, a start-up school in Silicon Valley, we approach learning entirely through projects. In this session we will explore ways we use assessments to show that students learn as much, or more, in this context. Together, we will generate and cultivate a variety of best practices for assessing PBL.","Description":"At Synapse School, a project-based constructivist K-8 school in Silicon Valley, we approach learning entirely through projects. The pushback on project-based learning is often a question around skills. How can we use formative and summative assessments to show that students learn as much, or more, in this context?\r\n\r\nIn this session, we\u2019ll share the model we use to ensure that students are engaged and learning throughout their project experience. We will also share our ideas and experiences in assessing projects, as well as some of the formative and summative tools we use to evaluate student progress. \r\n\r\nFinally, we will engage in a conversation about how best to evaluate learning in a project based context. As a group, we will generate and cultivate a variety of assessment approaches. Using brainstorming, question storming, small group discussions, and sharing out of ideas, we will collect and share ideas, examples, and tools for best practices in assessing PBL.","Link":["http:\/\/www.synapseschool.org","http:\/\/edtechpower.blogspot.com"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"Design Thinking \r\nQuestion Storming\r\nLooks Like Sounds Like Feels Like\r\nPost it note brainstorming","Presenter":["Liz Davis","Stephanie Seto","Katie Morgan"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Synapse School"],"PresenterEmail":["liz.davis@synapseschool.org","stephanie.seto@synapseschool.org","katiem@synapseschool.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":95,"ScheduleLocationID":13,"SubmitterID":226,"AdditionalComments":"Attending the first EduCon conference in 2008 profoundly impacted my ideas about what education can and should be. Following that first experience, I attended and presented at your conference every year until 2012. Since then various life events, including moving from Boston to California have gotten in the way of my ability to return. Since moving to California, I am now working at a school that fully embodies all that I believe education should be. I am excited to share my experiences, along with two of my colleagues, with everyone back in Philly. We would be honored if you would give us the opportunity to do so. - Liz B Davis","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":7}}